Zhong wen 4/25

1. 博士 / 硕士 / 学士学位 (bóshì / shuòshì / xuéshì xuéwèi) – Doctorate / Master’s degree / Bachelor’s degree

2. 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē) – Mexico

3. 移民 (yímín) – Immigrant / Immigration / To immigrate

4. 设计 (shèjì) – Design / To design

5. 管理 (guǎnlǐ) – Management / To manage

6. 嫂子 (sǎozi) – Older brother’s wife / Sister-in-law

7. 留学 (liúxué) – To study abroad

8. 生活幸福 (shēnghuó xìngfú) – To live a happy life

9. 在……问题上 (zài…wèntí shàng) – On the issue of…

10. 意见 (yìjiàn) – Opinion / View

11. 厉害 (lìhài) – Severe / Powerful / Intense / Amazing

12. 吵架吵得很厉害 (chǎojià chǎo de hěn lìhài) – To argue fiercely

13. 一天 / 有一天 (yì tiān / yǒu yì tiān) – One day / A day / One day (in the past or future)

14. 侄女 (zhínǚ) – Niece (brother’s daughter)

15. 挂电话 (guà diànhuà) – To hang up the phone

16. 安排 / 安排得满满的 (ānpái / ānpái de mǎn mǎn de) – Arrangement / To arrange / Fully scheduled

17. 钢琴 / 小提琴 / 中提琴 / 大提琴 (gāngqín / xiǎotíqín / zhōngtíqín / dàtíqín) – Piano / Violin / Viola / Cello

18. 严重 (yánzhòng) – Serious / Severe

19. 抱怨 (bàoyuàn) – To complain

20. 孩子 / 儿童 (háizi / értóng) – Child / Children

21. 选择 (xuǎnzé) – Choice / To choose

22. 尊重 (zūnzhòng) – To respect

23. 尊重……的选择 (zūnzhòng…de xuǎnzé) – To respect (someone’s) choice

24. 会说话 (huì shuōhuà) – To be articulate / To know how to talk

25. 这些话 (zhèxiē huà) – These words / This speech

26. 整天 (zhěng tiān) – All day long

27. 反对 / 支持 (fǎnduì / zhīchí) – To oppose / To support

28. 认为 (rènwéi) – To think / To believe (opinion-based)

29. 最重要的 (zuì zhòngyào de) – The most important

30. 童年 / 快乐的童年 (tóngnián / kuàilè de tóngnián) – Childhood / A happy childhood

31. 轻松 / 没压力 (qīngsōng / méi yālì) – Relaxed / No pressure

32. 看法 / 做法 / 想法 (kànfǎ / zuòfǎ / xiǎngfǎ) – Viewpoint / Way of doing things / Thought or Idea

33. 完全同意 (wánquán tóngyì) – Completely agree

34. 理解 (lǐjiě) – To understand (deeply)

35. 望子成龙，望女成凤 (wàng zǐ chéng lóng, wàng nǚ chéng fèng) – To hope one’s son becomes a dragon and one’s daughter becomes a phoenix (i.e., to have great expectations for one’s children)

36. 事业 (shìyè) – Career / Undertaking

37. 做出一番大事业 (zuò chū yì fān dà shìyè) – To achieve great things in one’s career

38. 不是…, 而是… (bú shì…, ér shì…) – Not…but rather…

39. 社会 (shèhuì) – Society

40. 对社会有用 (duì shèhuì yǒu yòng) – Useful to society

41. 知识 (zhīshì) – Knowledge

42. 哲学家 / 科学家 / 音乐家 / 专家 / 画家 / 历史学家 (zhéxuéjiā / kēxuéjiā / yīnyuèjiā / zhuānjiā / huàjiā / lìshǐxuéjiā) – Philosopher / Scientist / Musician / Expert / Painter / Historian

43. 他们的贡献 (tāmen de gòngxiàn) – Their contributions

44. 促进社会发展 (cùjìn shèhuì fāzhǎn) – Promoting social development

45. 文化 (wénhuà) – Culture

46. 各种形式 (gèzhǒng xíngshì) – Various forms