AP/IB Chinese 4 CME Unit 2 Vocab

xing (2)

行

carry out

zheng (4)

政

administrative affairs of certain government departments

xing (2) zheng (4)

行政

administrative

xing (2) zheng (4) qu (1)

行政區

administrative area or region

te (4) bie (2) xing (2) zheng (4) qu (1)

特別行政區

special administrative region

dao (3)

島

island

xiang (1) gang (3) dao (3)

香港島

Hong Kong Island

ban (4) dao (3)

半島

peninsula

li (2) dao (3)

離島

islets off a big island

jiu (3) long (2)

九龍

Kowloon

xin (1) jie (4)

新界

New Territories

si (4) zhou (1)

四周

all around

xu (3)

許

expressing extent or amount

xu (3) duo (1)

許多

lots of

ji (1)

積

accumulate

mian (4) ji (1)

面積

area

hua (2)

華

China; prosperous

yi (4)

裔

descendants

hua (2) yi (4)

華裔

foreign citizens of Chinese origin or descent

fan (2) hua (2)

繁華

flourishing; bustling

du (1) shi (4)

都市

city; metropolis

mei (3) shi (2)

美食

delicious food

tian (1) tang (2)

天堂

paradise

jiao (1)

郊

suburbs

ye (3)

野

open country; wild land

jiao (1) ye (3)

郊野

outskirts; countryside

zi (4) ran (2)

自然

nature

du (2) te (4)

獨特

unique

xiang (1) gang (3) zai (3)

香港仔

Aberdeen (a place in Hong Kong)

gong (1) gong (4) jiao (1) tong (1)

公共交通

public transportation

da (2)

達

go through to

si (4) tong (1) ba (1) da (2)

四通八達

extend in all directions

du (4)

渡

cross

du (4) lun (2)

渡輪

ferryboat

qu (4) chu (4)

去處

place

wen (2) ming (2)

文明

civilized; civilization

gu (3) guo (2)

古國

country with a long history

cheng (1)

稱

name

quan (2) cheng (1)

全稱

full name

gong (4) he (2) guo (2)

共和國

republic

li (4)

立

set up

cheng (2) li (4)

成立

establish; found

ping (2) fang (1)

平方

square

gong (1) li (3)

公里

kilometre

pai (2)

排

arrange in order

zhi (1) hou (4)

之後

after; afterwards

mu (4) qian (2)

目前

at present

ren (2) kou (3)

人口

population

chao (1) guo (4)

超過

surpass

yi (4)

億

hundred million

zhan (4)

佔

make up

zu (2)

族

ethnic group

min (2) zu (2)

民族

nationality

han (4) zu (2)

漢族

Han nationality

shao (3) shu (4)

少數

minority

shao (3) shu (4) min (2) zu (2)

少數民族

minority nationality

zong (3)

總

total

sheng (3)

省

province

zhi (4)

治

rule; govern

zi (4) zhi (4) qu (1)

自治區

autonomous region

xia (2)

轄

govern

zhi (2) xia (2) shi (4)

直轄市

municipality directly under the Central Government

shan (1) di (4)

山地

mountainous region

yuan (2)

原

plain; open country

gao (1) yuan (2)

高原

plateau

ping (2) yuan (2)

平原

plain; flatlands

xing (2)

形

form; shape

di (4) xing (2)

地形

terrain

yan (2) hai (3)

沿海

coastal

tai (2) wan (1) dao (3)

台灣島

Taiwan Island

hai (3) nan (2) dao (3)

海南島

Hainan Island

he (2)

河

river

he (2) liu (2)

河流

rivers

hu (2)

湖

lake

po (1)

泊

lake

hu (2) po (1)

湖泊

lake

jiang (1)

江

river

chang (2) jiang (1)

長江

the Yangtze River

huang (2) he (2)

黃河

the Yellow River

ma (2) fan

麻煩

bother (someone)

you (2) xue (2)

遊學

study tour

wen (2) hua (4)

文化

culture

kun (4)

困

difficulty

kun (4) nan

困難

difficulty

chu (1) ji (2)

初級

elementary

fang (1)

方

method

fa (3)

法

method

fang (1) fa (3)

方法

method

nei (4) rong (2)

內容

content

ne

呢

a particle

zheng (1)

箏

ancient Chinese zither

feng (1) zheng (1)

風箏

kite

jian (3)

剪

cut (with scissors)

jian (3) zhi (3)

剪紙

paper-cut

jing (1) ju (4)

京劇

Beijing opera

pu (3)

譜

manuel; guide

lian (3) pu (3)

臉譜

types of facial make-up in Chinese operas

za (2) ji (4)

雜技

acrobatics

biaio (3) yan (3)

表演

performance

an (1) pai (2)

安排

arrange in order

tan (1)

攤

beach

wai (4) tan (1)

外灘

the Bund (in Shanghai)

dong (1) fang (1)

東方

east

zhu (1)

珠

pearl

ming (2) zhu (1)

明珠

bright pearl

ta (3)

塔

tower

dong (1) fang (1) ming (2) zhu (1) dian (4) shi (4) ta (3)

東方明珠電視塔

Oriental Pearl TV Tower

miao (4)

廟

temple

cheng (2) huang (2) miao (4)

城隍廟

town god's temple

shi (1) zi

獅子

lion

shi (1) zi tou (2)

獅子頭

large meatball

se (4)

色

kind

te (4) se (4)

特色

distinctive feature

hao (3)

好

so that

nuan (3) huo

暖活

warm

liang (2)

涼

cool; cold

liang (2) kuai

涼快

nice and cool

pu (3)

普

general; common

pu (3) tong (1)

普通

ordinary; common

pu (3) tong (1) hua (4)

普通話

putonghua, common speech (of the Chinese Language)

guan (1)

管

government official

guan (1) fang (1)

官方

official

lu (4)

陸

land

da (4) lu (4)

大陸

continent; mainland

ma (3) lai (2) xi (1) ya (4)

馬來西亞

Malaysia

shi (3)

使

use

shi (3) yong (4)

使用

use

du (2) yin (1)

讀音

pronounciation

pin (1)

拼

put together

pin (1) yin (1)

拼音

Pinyin

shi (4)

示

show

biao (3) shi (4)

表示

express; show

sheng (1)

聲

tone

diao (4)

調

tone

sheng (1) diao (4)

聲調

tone

que (4)

確

TRUE

zheng (4) que (4)

正確

correct

fa (1) yin (1)

發音

pronunciation

ci (2)

詞

word

duo (1) shu (4)

多數

majority; most

da (4) duo (1) shu (4)

大多數

great majority

you (2)

由

by

zu (3) cheng (2)

組成

consist of

li (4) ru (2)

例如

for example

dang (1)

當

when; while

ju (4)

句

sentence

ju (4) zi

句子

sentence

cai (1)

猜

guess

da (4) yi (4)

大意

general idea; main points

wen (2) zi (4)

文字

characters

jian (3) ti (3) zi (4)

簡體字

simplified Chinese characters

fan (2) ti (3) zi (4)

繁體字

traditional Chinese characters

zong (3) shu (4)

總數

total

dong (3)

懂

understand

shu (1) bao (4)

書報

books and newspapers

zhang (1)

章

chapter

wen (2) zhang (1)

文章

article

duan (3) xun (4) ban (1)

短訓班

short-term training course

qiang (2)

強

strong

hua (4)

化

-ize; -ify

qiang (2) hua (4)

强化

strengthen

shui (3) ping (2)

水平

standard; level

ti (2) gao (1)

提高

improve; to raise

ju (4) ti (3)

具體

specific

jiang (3) ke (4)

講課

teach; lecture

da (2)

答

answer

hui (2) da (2)

回答

answer

ting (1) xie (3)

聽寫

dictation

kou (3) tou (2)

口頭

oral

bao (4) gao (4)

報告

report

ban (4)

辦理

handle

ting (1) li (4)

聽力

listening comprehension

kou (3) yu (3)

口語

spoken language

neng (2) li (4)

能力

ability

xia (4) lai

下來

end

li (4)

利

smooth

liu (2) li (4)

流利

fluent

zhun (3)

凖

accurate

zao (4)

造

make

zao (4) ju (4)

造句

make sentences

fan (1) yi (4)

翻譯

translate; interpret

pian (1)

篇

a measure word (used for writing)

sheng (1)

生

not familiar

sheng (1) ci (2)

生詞

new word

chao (1)

抄

copy

bian (4)

遍

time; a measure word (denoting an action from beginning to end)

zuo (4) wen (2)

作文

composition

xue (2) fei (4)

學費

tuition fee

zhi (2)

值

be worth

zhi (2) de (2)

值得

be worth

shou (1) huo (4)

收穫

gains

bi (1)

逼

force

ren (4) shi

認識

understand; know

xing (4)

性

a noun-forming suffix

zhong (4) yao (4) xing (4)

重要性

importance

ku (1)

哭

cry; weep

yi (3) wei (2)

以爲

think; believe

lang (4)

浪

unrestrained

lang (4) fei (4)

浪費

waste

xiao (4)

效

effect

xiao (4) guo (3)

效果

effect; result

you (3) xiao (4)

有效

effective

yuan (2) lai (2)

原來

as it turns out to be

ti (3) hui (4)

體會

know (from experience)

fa (1) xian (4)

發現

find

xiang (4)

項

a measure word (used of itemized things)

ji (4) neng (2)

技能

skill

xiang (1) dang (1)

相當

quite

yue (4)

閱

read

yue (4) du (2)

閲讀

read

xie (3) zuo (4)

寫作

writing

hui (4)

彚

collection

ci (2) hui (4)

詞彚

vocabulary

zeng (1)

增

increase

jia (1)

加

increase

zeng (1) jia (1)

增加

increase

cuo (4) bie (2) zi (4)

錯別字

wrongly written character

yang (3)

養

form; cultivate

cheng (2)

成

complete

guo (4) cheng (2)

過程

course; process

bei (4)

背

recit

dan (1) ci (2)

單詞

word

jian (1)

堅

firm

jian (1) chi (1)

堅持

persist in; persever in

xia qu

下去

indicate the continuation of an action