AP CHINESE VOCAB

浪费

làng fèi

to waste/wasteful

顺利

shùn lì

smooth/successful

继续

jì xù

to contiue

农历

nóng lì

lunar calendar

粽子

zòng zi

zongzi

月饼

yuè bîng

mooncake

贴

tiē

to stick

体贴

tî tiē

to be considerate

墙

qiáng

wall

正月初一

zhèng yuè chū yī

the beginning

计

jì

strategize/plan

传统

chuán tông

tradition/traditional

老百姓

lâo bâi xìng

common folk

服装

fú zhuāng

clothing/apparel

咕噜

gū lū

rumbling (onomonopia)

变化

biàn huà

change (noun)

融入

róng rù

to merge

竟然

jìng rán

unexpectedly

陌生

mò shēng

unfamiliar/foreign

尝

cháng

to taste/try a taste

骑

qí

to ride

建筑

jiàn zhù

achitecture

挤

jí

to squish

满

mân

full

盖

gài

to build

孔子

kóng zî

Confucious

庙

miào

temple

民以食为天

mín yî shí wéi tiān

food is as impactful as the heavens

站

zhàn

to stand

幸福

xìng fú

happy/happiness

保留

bâo liú

remain as before/preserve

分别

fēn bié

to divide/distinguish between

respectively

美丽

mêi lì

beautiful

深

shēn

deep in depth

deep/dark in hue

分享

fēn xiâng

to share (always pos. connotation)

参加

cān jiā

to participate

团圆

tuán yuán

reunion (of family members)

旅行团

lv xíng tuán

travel group

包括

bāo kuò

to include

交通

jiāo tōng

transportation/traffic

硬

yìng

hard (in texture)

卧铺

wò pù

sleeper car/polar express vibes

车厢

chē xiāng

railway carriage

枕头

zhên tóu

pillow

关

guān yû

to close/to turn off

打呼噜

dâ hū lū

to snore

盒饭

hé fàn

box meal

拥抱

yōng bào

to embrace

幽默

yōu mò

humorous

逗

dòu

to tease

省会

shêng huì

capital of a province

亲眼

qīn yân

(saw with) the naked eye

饮食

yîn shī

of someone’s diet

风俗

fēng sú

custom

习惯

xí guàn

habit/to be accustomed to

游览

yóu lân

to tour

石头

shí tóu

stone/rock

讲故事

jiâng gù shì

to tell a story

塔

tâ

tower

古老

gú lâo

old/ancient

纪念品

jì niàn pîn

souvenir

千万

qiān wàn

by all means

灯笼

déng lông

lantern

来往

lái wâng

to have dealings with

景点

jíng diân

tourist spot

了解

liáo jié

to understand

抱怨

bào yuàn

to complain

少数民族

shâo shù mín zú

ethnic minority group

风景

fēng jîng

scenery

逐渐

zhú jiàn

gradually

改革开放

gâi gé

reform or change

开放

kāi fàng

open up

某

môu

“one” (grammar structure, to refer to something sarcastically/mockingly)

企业

qí yè

industry

单位

dān wèi

unit of measurement (for work or math)

现象

xiàn xiàng

phenomonon

困难

kùn nán

difficulty

工厂

gōng châng

factory

同工同酬

tóng gōng tóng chóu

equal work, equal pay

超过

chāo guò

to exceed/surpass

毕竟

bì jìng

after all (grammar structure)

互相

hù xiáng

mutually

大男子主义

dà nán zi zhû yì

male chauvinism

家务

jiā wù

household chores

模范

mó fàn

model example (of a person)

丈夫

zhàng fu

妻子

qī zî

气管炎

qì guân yán

tracheitis (any illness that involves coughing or similar)

妻管严

qī guân yán

wife controls (husband) strictly

讨厌

tâo yàn

to dislike

队员

duì yuán

team member

骄傲

jiāo ào

proud

输

shū

to lose

赢

yíng

to win

成绩

chéng jì

grade/achievement

市场

shì cháng

market

职业

zhí yè

occupation/profession

薪水

xín shuî

salary

由

yóu

by (grammar stucture)