生词1 Flashcards
与
and/together with
气候
climate
中华人民共和国
People’s Republic of China
简称
abbreviation
位于
to be located/situated at
东南亚
Southeast Asia
国家
country/nation
面积
area
大约
approximately
平方公里
square-kilometre
俄罗斯
Russia
蒙古
Mongolia
北韩
North Korea
印度
India
尼泊尔
Nepal
越南
Vietnam
其他
other
邻国
bordering country/surrounding countries
包括
to include/to involve/to consist
哈萨克斯坦
Kazakhstan
吉尔吉斯斯坦
Kirghizstan/Kyrghizstan
塔吉克斯坦
Tajikistan
老挝
Laos
缅甸
Myanmar (Burma)
不丹
Bhutan
巴基斯坦
Pakistan
阿富汗
Afghanistan
人口
population
目前
currently/at present
超过
to exceed/to surpass
亿
a hundred million
民族
ethnic group
其中
among/within
汉族
Han Ethnic Group
占
to constitute/to occupy
省
province/to save/frugal
自治区
autonomous region
直轄市
directly governed city
以及
and/as well as
特別行政区
special administrative region
首都
capital city
政治
political/politics
经济
economic/economy
中心
centre/core
城市
city/town
商业
business/commerce/trade
地形
landform/terrain/topography
种类
type/kind/variety
及其
extremely
广泛
extensive/wide range
高原
plateau
丘陵
hills
盆地
basin (geography)
平原
field/plain
沙漠
desert
山脉
mountain range
喜马拉雅山
Himalayas
圣母峰
Mt. Everest
西藏
Tibet
主要
main/primary/principle
河流
river
黄河
Yellow River
长江
Yangtze River
文明
civilisation
摇篮
cradle
因此
for that reason/therefore
如同
as/like
多变
fickle changing
干
dry
气温
air temperature
低于
be lower than
属于
to be classified as/to belong to
热带
tropical
地区
area/region
一年四季
all year round
时常
frequently/often
台风
typhoon
高达
reach up to
汉字
Chinese characters
由来
origin
传说
legend
仓颉
Cang Jie (legendary figure)
皇帝
emperor
宫
palace
史馆
official in charge of recording history
忍不住
cannot help/unable to bear
聪明
smart/bright/intelligent
重用
to be put in an important position/favoured
愁眉苦脸
to look upset
事情
affair/matter/thing
己
to remember/to record/mark/sign
年纪
age
原来
originally/actually
古
ancient/old
文字
character (writing)
绳子
rope/cord/string
打结
to tie a knot
方法/法子
method/way
提醒
to remind/to warn
回答
to answer/to reply
启禀
phrase used when answering/or informing royalty in ancient times
小的
phrase used to address self in front of royalty or somebody more prominent than you in ancient times
处理
to deal with
一定
certainly/surely
从早到晚
from morning till night
成
to become/to accomplish
连
even/to link
点子
idea
快要
almost/nearly
放弃
to give up/to abandon
奇妙
amazing
发生
to happen/to occur/to take place
同样
same/equivalent
突然
suddenly/sudden/abrupt/unexpected
凤凰
Phoenix (legendary bird)
留
to leave behind/to remain/to retain
印子
imprint/mark
好奇
curious/inquisitive
手中
in one’s hand
骨头
bone
而来
has come from
最后
finally/at last
猎人
hunter
发现
to discover/to find
貔貅
Pi Xiu (legendary animal)
。。。起
from that point on…
灵感
inspiration
每一样
every kind/every type
造
to invent/to build/to make
图案
design/pattern
演变
to evolve/to develop
凯文
Kevin
对话
to converse/dialog/conversation
散步
to go for a walk
走狗
traitor
别的
other/else
直美
Naomi
发音
pronunciation
马丁
Martin
成语
idiom
使用
to use/to apply
前几天
a few days ago
斯文
gently/polite/refined
厉害
capable/fierce/devastating
野兽
beast
人面兽心
(idiom) used to describe a person who looks kind on the outside but is actually evil or wicked
尴尬
awkward/embarrassed
传统
tradition
节庆
festival
春节/过年
Spring Festival/Chinese New Year
阴历/农历
lunar calendar
重要
important/major/significant
进入
to enter/to go into
大扫除
Spring clean/big clean up
年货
New Year items
春联
Spring couplets
迎接
to welcome/to greet
当天
that day/the same day
年夜饭
New Year’s Eve dinner
许多
many
家庭
family/household
联欢晚会
New Year’s Gala
初
first
亲戚
relative (family)
拜年
pay a New Year call
吉利
auspicious/good luck
恭喜发财
congratulatory phrase used to wish somebody prosperity (for the new year)
万事如意
congratulatory phrase used to wish somebody prosperity (for the new year)
长辈
elder
压岁钱 (红包)
New Year Money (Red Packet)
习俗
custom
娘家
a wife’s original family
元宵节
Lantern Festival
相信
to believe
祖先
ancestor
灵魂
spirit/soul
点
to light/dot/o’clock
灯笼
lantern
宋朝
Song Dynasty
时期
period in time/phase
人们
people
贴
paste
谜题
riddle
答案
answer
主人
master/owner
汤圆/元宵
glutinous rice ball (with or without filling) cooked in water
清明节
Tomb Sweeping Festival
阳历
solar calendar
扫墓
tomb sweeping
通常
normally/usually
坟墓
tomb/grave
打扫
clean up
献
to offer
纸钱
paper money (used in ancestral worship)
民间宗教
folk religion
基督徒
Christian
庆祝
celebrate
近年
recent years
祷告
pray/prayer
端午节
Dragon Boat Festival
纪念
to commemorate
诗人
poet
屈原
Qu Yuan (a historical figure)
节日
festival/holiday
战国时代
Warring States Period
楚国
State of Chu
宰相
Prime Minister (in feudal China)
中心
loyal
适逢
to serve
国王
king
怀王
King Huai (State of Chu)
忌妒/妒忌
to be jealous/jealousy
流放
to be banished/to be exiled
外地
foreign land
感人
touching/moving
诗词
poetry and prose
秦国
State of Qin
占领
to occupy (a territory)
跳
to jump/to skip
农民
peasant/farmer
百姓
common people
敬爱
to respect and love
划
to row (a boat)
龙舟
dragon boat
尸体
corpse
原因
reason
中秋节
Mid-Autumn Festival
月亮
moon
自杀
suicide
圆形
circle
代表
to represent/to stand for
团圆
to have a reunion
老家
home state or region/place of origin
欣赏
to admire/to appreciate/to enjoy
当然
of course/certainly
少不了
a must (cannot be missing)
包
to wrap/to cover/to include/bag/bundle/package
商店
shop/store
巧克力
chocolate
宁宁
Ning Ning
圣诞节
Christmas
寄宿家庭
homestay family
抱怨
to complain/to grumble
西门
Simon
chai
to open/to tear
牙
[word ending]
拒绝
to decline/to reject/to refuse
围
to circle/to surround
树
tree
满满
overflowing/filled
还好
fortunately/not bad
忘记
forget
大家
everybody
诺拉琼斯
Norah Jones
辆
[m.w. for vehicles]
玩具
toy
卡片
card
教会
church
从来没有
never before
耶稣
Jesus
故事
story/tale
意义
purpose/meaning/significance
节礼日
Boxing Day
退掉
to return
毕业晚会
formal (Graduation Gala)
杰克
Jack
听说
to hear told
燕尾服
tuxedo
礼服
formal dress/formal wear
然后
and then/after that/afterwards
长型跑车
limousine
高级
classy/high level/advanced
酒店
hotel
上台
to go on stage
句
sentence
答应
to promise
门票
entrance ticket/entrance fee
考虑
to consider/to think over/consideration