Y12 Vocab

天安门广场(tian1 an1 men2 guang3 chang3)

Tiananmen Square

北海公园(bei3 hai3 gong1 yuan2)

Beihai Park

颐和园(yi2 he2 yuan2)

Summer Palace

参观(can1 guan1)

visit, sightsee

故宫/紫禁城(gu4 gong1/zi3 jin4 cheng2)

Imperial Palace museum / Forbidden City

天坛(tian1 tan2)

Temple of Heaven

一点儿都不/也不~

not ~ at all

地图(di4 tu2)

map

爬(pa2)

to climb

长城(chang2 cheng2)

Great Wall

风景(feng1 jing3)

scenery

美丽(mei3 li4)

beautiful

壮观(zhuang4 guan1)

spectacular/magnificent

王府井(wang2 fu3 jing3)

Wangfujing shopping district

小吃(xiao3 chi1)

street food

西安(xi1 an1)

Xi'an

博物馆(bo2 wu4 guan3)

museum

兵马俑(bing1 ma3 yong3)

Terracotta Warriors

上海(shang4 hai3)

Shanghai

外滩(wai4 tan1)

Bund in Shanghai

还是(hai2 shi4)

or

成都(cheng2 du1)

Chengdu

熊猫(xiong2 mao1)

panda

人口(ren2 kou3)

population

外国人(wai4 guo3 ren2)

foreigner

观光(guan1 guang1)

to sightsee

城市(cheng2 shi4)

city

特别(te4 bie2)

special, especially

古老(gu3 lao3)

ancient

交通工具(jiao1 tong1 gong1 ju4)

means of transportation

交通卡(jiao1 tong1 ka3)

transportation swipe card

高铁(gao1 tie3)

high-speed rail

地铁(di4 tie3)

subway

月台(yue4 tai2)

station platform

食品(shi2 pin3)

food

当地(dang1 di4)

local

特色菜(te4 se4 cai4)

specialty dishes

觉得(jue2 de2)

to feel, think

味道(wei4 dao4)

flavour

平常(ping2 chang2)

usually

三餐(san1 can1)

three meals of the day

面条(mian4 tiao2)

noodles

米饭(mi3 fan4)

rice

寄宿家庭(ji4 su4 jia1 ting2)

host family

阿姨(a1 yi2)

aunty

叔叔(shu1 shu)

uncle

客气(ke4 qi4)

curteous

~不下了

cannot do ~ anymore

多吃一点

to eat a little more

礼貌(li3 mao4)

polite

经验(jing1 yan4)

experience

游学(you2 xue2)

study and travel tour

留学(liu2 xue2)

to study abroad

留学生(liu2 xue2 sheng1)

overseas student

交换学生(jiao1 huan4 xue2 sheng1)

exchange student

礼物(li3 wu4)

gift

送(song4)

to give a gift

纪念品(ji4 nian4 pin3)

souvenir

明信片(ming2 xin4 pian4)

postcard

冰箱贴(bing1 xiang1 tie1)

fridge magnet

中国结(zhong1 guo2 jie2)

Chinese knot

剪纸(jian3 zhi3)

paper cutting

茶叶(cha2 ye4)

tea leaves

旗袍(qi2 pao2)

traditional Chinese dress

毕业(bi4 ye4)

to graduate

典礼(dian3 li3)

ceremony

辛苦(xin1 ku3)

hard, exhausting, thanks for your trouble

感谢(gan3 xie4)

gratitude, grateful, thankful, thanks

帮助(bang1 zhu4)

aid, to help, assist

进步(jin4 bu4)

to improve

刚(gang1)

just

高考(gao1 kao3)

university entrance exam

压力(ya1 li4)

pressure, stress

努力(nu3 li4)

to strive, to try hard

放松(fang4 song1)

to relax

舞会(wu3 hui4)

dance party

马上(ma3 shang4)

immediately

毕业旅行(bi4 ye4 lv3 xing2)

graduation trip

上大学(shang4 da4 xue2)

to attend university

技术学校(ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4)

TAFE

休息一年(xiu1 xi2 yi1 nian2)

gap year

打工度假(da3 gong1 du4 jia4)

Working holiday

好处(hao3 chu4)

advantage, benefit

坏处(huai4 chu)

disadvantage, harm

大学(da4 xue2)

university

课程(ke4 cheng2)

course

专业(zhuan1 ye4)

major, profession

经济(jing1 ji4)

economics, economy

法律(fa3 lv4)

law

医学(yi1 xue2)

medicine

药学(yao4 xue2)

pharmacy

生物医学(

biomedical science

商业管理

business management

教育

education

设计

design

科技

technology

工程

engineering

建筑

architecture

护理

nursing, nurse

语言

language