Integrated Chinese Lesson 18 Vocabulary

Sports: Getting in Shape and Watching American Football

当然

dāngrán

of course

胖

pàng

fat

怕

pà

to fear, to be afraid of

简单

jiǎndān

simple

跑步

pǎobù

running (n), to jog

跑

pǎo

to run

难受

nánshòu

hard to bear, uncomfortable

网球

wǎngqiú

tennis

拍

pāi

racket

篮球

lánqiú

basketball

游泳

yóu yǒng

to swim

危险

wēixiǎn

dangerous

淹死

yān sǐ

to drown

愿意

yuànyì

to be willing

上大学

shàng dàxué

to attend college/university

为了

wèile

for the sake of

提高

tígāo

to improve, to raise, to heighten

水平

shuǐpíng

level, standard

足球

zúqiú

soccer, football

比赛

bǐsài

game, match, competition; to compete

国际

guójì

international

美式

Měishì

American-style

应该

yīnggāi

should, ought to

脚

jiǎo

foot

踢

tī

to kick

手

shǒu

hand

抱

bào

to hold or carry in the arms

压

yā

to press, to hold down, to weigh down

被

bèi

by

担心

dān xīn

to worry

棒

bàng

fantastic, super (colloq.)

运动服

yùndòngfú

sportswear, athletic clothing

半天

bàntiān

half a day, a long time