Eyes on China 1

PiB 2026

雾霾

smog/haze (wùmái)

认的

to know/to recognize (rèndé)

近几年

in recent years (jìn jǐ nián)

罕见

seldom seen/rare (hǎnjiàn)

空气

air (kōngqì)

污染

pollution (wūrǎn)

雾

fog (wù)

灰蒙蒙

dusky/overcasting (huī méngméng)

远处

a distant place (yuǎnchù)

高楼

tall building/skyscraper (gāo lóu)

抽烟

to smoke/a cigarette or a pipe (chōuyān)

喉咙

throat (hóulong)

咳嗽

to cough (késòu)

劝

to urge/try to persuade (quàn)

戴

to put on/eyewear,headwear,clothing,accessories (dài)

口罩

gauze mask (kǒuzhào)

显然

obviously/evidently (xiǎnrán)

伤害

harm (shānghài)

遮

to cover (zhē)

认

try to recognize (rèn)

放学

of school/let out or close/school ends (fàngxué)

家长

parent or guardian of a child (jiāzhǎng)

接

to pick up/from school,airport,etc (jiē)

恋人

loved one/girlfriend or boyfriend (liànrén)

约会

to date (yuēhuì)

对象

target/a potential marriage partner (duìxiàng)

陌生人

stranger (mòshēng rén)

亲嘴

to kiss/no object so you use 跟sb~ (qīnzuǐ)

夸张

exaggerated/overstated (kuāzhāng)

表现

to display/to show (biǎoxiàn)

幽默

humorous/humor (yōumò)

幽默感

sense of humor (yōumò gǎn)

民族

a people/nationality (mínzú)

恶劣

hostile (èliè)

苦中作乐

to have fun amidst hardships (kǔzhōng zuòle)

无奈

grudgingly/have no alternative (wúnài)

风趣

witty (fēngqù)

态度

attitude (tàidù)

面对

to face/to confront (miànduì)

遇到

to encounter (yùdào)

活动

event/activity (huódòng)

突然

suddenly/abruptly (tūrán)

蓝天

blue sky (lántiān)

白云

white cloud (báiyún)

奥运会

Olympic Games (Àoyùn huì)

会议

conference/meeting (huìyì)

举行

to hold/a meeting/ceremony/etc (jǔxíng)

难得

rare/hard earned/chance,opportunity (nándé)

意外

be surprised/taken by surprise (yìwài)

瞧

look! (qiáo)

咱们

we/us (zánmen)

共产党

the/Communist Party (Gòngchǎndǎng)

行

capable/competent (xíng)

党

political part/here it’s short for the CPC (dǎng)

领导

lead/to exercise leadership (lǐngdǎo)

科学

science (kēxué)

分析

to analyze/analysis

形成

to form/to come into being (xíngchéng)

工业

industry (gōngyè)

排放

emit/discharge (páifàng)

废气

waste gas or steam/exhaust (fèiqì)

销售量

sales (xiāoshòu liàng)

超过

to exceed/to surpass (chāoguò)

瘫痪

to be paralyzed (tānhuàn)

退步

retrogress/to lag behind (tuìbù)

品质

quality/of life, of a product or service (pǐnzhì)

恶化

deteriorate/worsen (èhuà)

作为

as (zuòwéi)

代价

cost (dàijià)

值得

be worth (zhídé)