AP Chinese Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity

英语 yīngyǔ

English

教 jiāo

to teach

适合 shìhé

to suit

级 jí

grade

地点 dìdiǎn

location

内容 nèiróng

content

新生 xīnshēng

new student

座谈会 zuòtán huì

forum

家乡 jiāxiāng

hometown

全球的 quánqiú de

global

汉语热 hànyǔ rè

Chinese fever

... 真是太遗憾了...zhēnshi tài yíhànle

what a pity that...

参加 cānjiā

to participate

关于 guānyú

about

邮局 yóujú

post office

开门 kāi mén

to open the door

申请护照 shēnqǐng hùzhào

to apply for a passport

银行 yínháng

bank

旅行支票 lǚxíng zhīpiào

travel check

商量 shāngliang

to discuss

组织 zǔzhī

organization

募捐 mù juān

fundraising

义卖 yìmài

charity sale

明信片 ming xin pian

postcard

自从 zì cóng

since

高中 gāozhōng

high school

将来 jiānglái

future

申请 shēnqǐng

to apply

课外活动 kèwài huódòng

extracurricular activities

加入 jiārù

to join

俱乐部 jùlèbù

club

数学 shùxué

math

本来 běnlái

originally

辩论队 biànlùn duì

debate team

够好 gòu hǎo

good enough

努力 nǔlì

hard-working

争取 zhēngqǔ

to strive for

义工 yìgōng

volunteer

艺术 yìshù

art

教 jiāo

to teach

小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu

children

画画 huà huà

to draw

享受 (xiǎngshòu)

to enjoy

睡个懒觉 shuì gè lǎn jiào

to sleep in

毕业 bìyè

to graduate

语言 yǔyán

language

内容 nèiróng

content

讲故事 jiǎng gù shì

tell a story

交流信息 jiāoliú xìnxī

exchange of information

玩游戏 wán yóu xì

to play games

安装 ānzhuāng

to install

装费 zhuāng fèi

installation fee

首月 shǒu yuè

first month

最少 zuìshǎo

at least

合约 héyuē

contract

社区大学 shèqū dàxué

community college

吸引 xīyǐn

to attract

博览

展示 zhǎnshì

to show off

画作品 huà zuòpǐn

表演 biǎoyǎn

performance

太极拳 tàijíquán

tai chi

整齐 zhěngqí

tidy

场观众 chǎng guānzhòng

audience

赞赏 zànshǎng

to admire

好评 hǎopíng

praise

教授 jiàoshòu

professor

法语 fǎyǔ

French

动物医生 dòngwù yīshēng

veterinarian

开高中了 kāi gāozhōngle

start high school

体贴

considerate, show consideration for (tǐ tiē)

顺利

smoothly; without a hitch (shùn lì)

推销

to market; to promote the sale (of goods/merchandise) (tuī xiāo)

说服

persuade, convince (shuō fú)／(shuì fú)

申请

application, to apply (shēn qǐng)

态度

manner, attitude (tài du)

碰见

to bump into; to run into (pèng jiàn)

职业

occupation; profession; professional (zhí yè)

众人

everybody; the crowd (zhòng rén)

重男轻女

to regard males as superior to females; to privilege men over women (zhòng nán qīng nǚ)

活力

energy, vitality (huó lì)

重视

to value, to attach importance to (zhòng shì )

知音

someone who truly understands; soulmate

(zhī yīn)

友谊

friendship; fellowship (yǒu yì)

真心

sincere; wholehearted (zhēn xīn)

优秀

outstanding; excellent (yōu xiù)

优点

merit, strong point, advantage (yōu diǎn)

缺点

weakness, defect, shortcoming (quē diǎn)

幽默

humor, humorous (yōu mò)

学有所成

to have achieved academic success (xué yǒu suǒ chéng)

一干二净

completely; thoroughly (yì gān èr jìng)

选择

choice; to choose (xuǎn zé)

新生

new student (xīn shēng)

嫌

to dislike, mind, complain (xián)

伟大

great; mighty (wěi dà)

律师

lawyer (lǜ shī)

工程师

engineer (gōng chéng shī)

软件

software (ruǎn jiàn)

高中

high school (gāo zhōng)

初中

middle school (chū zhōng)