AP chinese - chao yue- lesson 2

gè xìng - 个性

personality

wài biǎo - 外表

appearance

yǒng gǎn - 勇敢

brave

zì xìn - 自信 self

confident

kāi lǎng - 开朗

happy and optimistic

yōu mò-幽默

humorous

suí hé - 随和

easygoing

zhí - 直

straight, straightforward

kāi fàng - 开放

to open; open-minded

kù - 酷 - cool (looks)

nèi xiàng - 内向

introverted

xì xīn - 细心

careful, meticulous

pàn nì - 叛逆

rebellious

ǎi - 矮

short (of stature)

juǎn fà - 卷发

curly hair

wén jìng - 文静

quiet

hài xiū - 害羞

shy

tái wān - 台湾

Taiwan

tái běi - 台北

Taipei

dài yǎn jìng - 戴眼镜

to wear glasses

zhuàng - 壮

strong

cōng ming - 聪明

smart

huó po - 活泼

lively

wài xiàng - 外向

extroverted

jiāo péng you - 交朋友

to make friends

zhì tóng dào hé - 志同道合

have common interests and goals

yīn cǐ - 因此

therefore

chéng - 成

to become

zài wǎng shàng - 在网上

on the internet

diàn zǐ yóu jiàn - 电子邮件

e-mail

zhuàn yǎn jiān - 转眼间

in the blink of an eye

mì mì - 秘密

secret

jiā zhōu - 加州

California

shuài - 帅

handsome

néng gàn- 能干

capable

tán de lái - 谈得来

able to talk to / get along well

zhuān xīn - 专心

to concentrate on

làng fèi - 浪费

to waste

ài qíng - 爱情

romantic love

liǎo jiě - 了解

to understand

rèn zhēn - 认真

to take seriously; earnest

bù rán - 不然

otherwise

fēn shǒu - 分手

break up

shāng xīn - 伤心

to be sad / grieve

yóu yú - 由于

because

yā lì - 压力

pressure

ràng - 让

to let, allow

lǐ xiǎng - 理想

ideal

néng lì - 能力

capability