AP中文 - CB AP Classroom Unit 2 生词

咕噜肉 / 古老肉

咕噜肉 / 古老肉

sweet and sour pork (a Cantonese dish)

元宵节

Lantern Festival (yuán xiāo jié)

正月

(zhēng yuè) first month in the lunar calendar

传统

traditional, tradition (chuán tǒng)

风俗

traditional custom

福

good fortune, a blessing (fú)

感恩节

Thanksgiving

火锅

hot pot

身份

(shēn fèn) status, identity

气氛

vibes (qì fen)

农历

lunar calendar (aka 阴历)

团圆

to reunite (as a family) (tuán yuán) （中国人特别讲究一家团圆。）

联欢会

a party

酒

alcohol （similar hanzi: 洒 sǎ something spilled）

聚会

a gathering

晚会

a party

快餐

fast food

筷子

chopsticks

清淡

light in flavor (qīng dàn)

清蒸

to steam (food without heavy sauce) （qīng zhēng）

庆祝

celebrate

祝贺

to congratulate

热闹

lively, energetic, bustling (rè nɑo) (过节了，外面人山人海，很热闹。)

粽子

rice dumplings made and eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival

欣赏

to admire, to enjoy (xīn shǎng)

盐

salt (yán)

传播

to broadcast, to spread

背景

(bèi jǐng) background

表现

(biǎo xiàn) to show, display of certain behavior (他今天的表现很不错。He behaved quite well today.)

性格

personality, character

条件

(tiáo jiàn) requirements, conditions

部

bù - part; section （美国的东西部都有非常好的大学。）

出版

chū bǎn - to publish

卡拉OK

kǎlā OK -- karaoke

民族

mín zú - ethnic group

人才

rén cái - talent person, handsome

银行

yín háng - bank

感觉

gǎn jué - to feel, feeling

感情

gǎn qíng - emotion, feeling, affection

钢琴

gāng qín - piano ( 弹钢琴 to play the piano)

冠军

guàn jūn - champion (similar to 第一名)

国家

guó jiā - country

国外

guówài - overseas; abroad

海龟

hǎi guī - sea turtle (sounds the same as 海归，so this word is used in China to refer to those returning from overseas)

海外

overseas, abroad

骄傲

jiāo ào - proud, arrogant

开朗

kāi lǎnɡ - extroverted; open and sunny in disposition

考虑

kǎo lǜ - to think over; to consider; consideration

可靠

kě kào reliable

可怕

(kěpà) awful; terrible; fearful

跨国

(kuà guó) transnational; multinational

老百姓

(lǎo bǎixìng) Common folk; (ordinary) people

老外

foreigner (slang)

情况

qíng kuàng - circumstances

缺点

quē diǎn - weakness, fault

讨论

tǎo lùn - discuss

讨厌

tǎo yàn - nasty, to dislike

体贴

tǐ tiē - show consideration for

伟大

wěi dà - great, mighty

吓人

(xià rén) scary; frightening

嫌

xián - to dislike (他嫌写汉字太麻烦了，总是用电脑打字。)

优秀

(yōu xiù) outstanding; excellent

优点

yōu diǎn - strong point, advantage

幽默

yōu mò - humour, humorous

友谊

yǒu yì - companionship; fellowship; friendship

真心

zhēn xīn - sincere; wholehearted

着急

zháo jí - anxious, to worry

心事

xīn shì - something weighing on one's mind

心情

xīn qíng - mood

态度

tài du - manner, attitude

习惯

xí guàn - habit, to be accustomed to

重男轻女

zhònɡ nán qīnɡ nǚ - regard man as superior to woman

特长

talents

选择

xuǎn zé - choice, to choose

参观

cān guān - to visit, look around

读书

dú shū - to attend school; to study; to read aloud

队员

duì yuán - team member

标准

biāo zhǔn - standard, requirement

教授

jiào shòu - professor

留学生

student studying abroad

交换生

jiāo huàn shēng - exchange student

高中

gāozhōng - high school

教育

jiào yù - education

... 系

(...xì) department (of a college or university)

望子成龙

To hope that one's child becomes a "dragon", a chengyu showing parents holding high expectations of their children

哲学

zhé xué - philosophy

政府

government (zhèng fǔ)

新生

xīn shēng - new student

影响

yǐng xiǎng - effect, influence

申请

shēn qǐng - application, to apply

顺利

shùn lì smoothly; without a hitch

说服

shuō fú - persuade

学有所成

to have achieved academic success (xué yǒu suǒ chéng)

压力

yā lì pressure

一干二净

yì gān èr jìng - completely; thoroughly

管

guǎn - to control, manage; to mind, to care about

管理学院

guǎnlǐ xuéyuàn - school of management

工学院

gōng xué yuàn--school of engineering

提条件

to request something as a 条件 (premise, condition)

学分

academic credit