AP Chinese - Unit 1 - vpcab

体会

tǐhuì to experience/understand

首先

shǒuxiān first of all,

欣赏

xīnshǎng to appreciate

实用性

shíyòngxìng practicality

词汇

cíhuì vocabulary

固然

gùrán certainly, of course

街道

jiēdào street

超市

chāoshì supermarket

篮球场

lánqiúchàng basketball court

自然

zìrán natural

其次

qícì secondly

经验

jīngyàn experience

证明

zhèngmíng to prove

围墙

wéiqiáng surrounding wall

曾

céng ever

留学

liúxué study abroad

姥姥

lǎolao maternal grandma

老爷

lǎoyé maternal grandfather

聊天儿

liáotiāner to chat

火锅店

huǒguōdiàn hotpot restaurant

点菜

diǎncài to order dishes in a restaurant

上街

shàngjiē to go shopping

购物

gòuwù to buy things

开玩笑

kāiwánxiào to joke

否认

fǒurén to deny

小贩

xiǎofàn street vendor

服务员

fúwùyuán salesperson/waitor

队友

duìyǒu teammate

成语

chéngyǔ idiom

方言

fāngyán dialect

俚语

lǐyǔ slang

好像

hǎoxiàng to seem like

不知不觉

bùzhībùjué without realizing

挑战性

tiàozhānxìng challenge

课本

kèběn textbook

进步

jīnbù to improve

意味着

yìwèizhè to mean

勇气

yóngqì courage

师傅领进门修行在个人

shīfu lǐng jìn mén, xiūxíng zài ge rén the master teaches teh trade, but an apprentice is self made

球队

qiúduì team

球星

qiúxīng star athlete

鉴定

jiāndìng to strengthen

害羞

háixiū shy

有害无益

yóuhàiwúyì harmful/not beneficial

淡

dàn bland/tasteless

声调

shēngdiào tone

儿化音

érhuàyīn r-sound

老板

lǎobǎn boss

意识

yìshì to be aware of/to realize

钱币

qiánbì coin

拦路虎

lánlùhǔ obstacle

津津有味

jīnjīnyǒuwèi with great interest

脱口而出

tuōkǒuérchū to blurt out

胸有成竹

xiōngyǒuchéngzhú confidently/have a well thought out plan

捉迷藏

zhuōmícáng hide and seek

兴高采烈

xìnggāocǎiliè in high spirits

无地自容

wúdìzìróng feel extremely ashamed

辅导

fǔdǎo to tutor

侃大山

kǎndàshān spending time with/hanging out

天南海北

tiānnánhǎiběi to talk about wide variety of subjects

市民

shìmín urban resident

见识

jiànshi diverse knowledge

文学家

wénxuéjiā great writer

文学馆

hall of writers

馆长

curator

主持人

mc

来历

origin

繁体

traditional

正巧

by chance

甲，乙，丙，丁

first，second，third，fourth

唯一

sole

望子成龙

to have high expectations for your children

期望

hope，expectation

儿童观

philosophy of raising a child

管

to discipline

规范

standard，the norm

约束

to restrict，restrain

天性

natural disposition

纳闷人

to feel puzzled

安慰

to comfort

向来

always

主张

to advocate

天真

innocent

只身

solitarily

迁

to move

半大小子

teenager

久别重逢

chongfeng to reunite after a long time

打招呼

to greet somebody

铢

to lean on

首长

walking stick

站台

platform

伸

to stretch， to extend

平辈

person of the same generation

郑重其事

to take something seriously

传递

to pass， hand something down

专心

to concentrate hard

撇

to cast aside， neglect

衣食住行

basic necessities

温情

tender

和蔼

amiable