10.2: Facts About China (2)

Question 1

书面语

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shūmiànyǔ: (n.) written language

Question 2

口语

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kǒuyǔ: (n.) colloquial language; spoken language

Question 3

却

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què: (conj.) but; yet

Question 4

方言

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fāngyán: (n.) dialect

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标准

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biāozhǔn: (n.) standard

Question 6

国语

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guóyǔ: (n.) Mandarin Chinese

Question 7

广东

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guǎngdōng: (p.n.) Guangdong

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福建

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fújiàn: (n.) Fujian

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规定

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guīdìng: (n./v.) to stipulate; to provide; rule; regulation

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广播

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guǎngbò: (n./v.) broadcast; to broadcast

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播音

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bòyīn: (v.o.) to transmit; to broadcast

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水平

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shuǐpíng: (n.) level

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平衡

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pínghéng: (v.) balance; equilibrium

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差别

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chābié: (n.) difference

Question 15

相当

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xiāngdāng: (adv.) quite; correspond to

Question 16

学龄儿童

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xuélíng értóng: school-aged children

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儿童

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értóng: (n.) children

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贫困

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pínkùn: (adj.) impoverished; in pinching poverty

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而

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ér: and, moreover

Question 20

严格

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yángé: (adj.) strict

Question 21

负担

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fùdān: (n./v.) burden; to shoulder

Question 22

功课

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gōngkè: (n.) assignment; homework

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就业

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jiùyè: (v.o.) to obtain employment; to take up an occupation

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长大

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zhǎng dà: (v.) to grow up

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强迫

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qiǎngpò: (v.) to force

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宪法

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xiànfǎ: (n.) constitution

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公民

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gōngmín: (n.) citizen

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宗教

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zōngjiào: (n.) religion

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教

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jiào: (n.) religion

Question 30

信仰

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xìnyǎng: (n./v.) belief; to believe in; faith

Question 31

信

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xìn: (v.) to believe

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佛教

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fójiào: (n.) Buddhism

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道教

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dàojiào: (n.) Taoism

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随着

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suízhe: (prep.) along with

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思想

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sīxiǎng: (n.) thought; idea

Question 36

基督教

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jīdūjiào: (n.) Christians; Christianity

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天主教

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tiānzhǔjiào: (n.) Catholicism

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寺庙

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sìmiào: (n.) temple

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教堂

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jiàotáng: (n.) church

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古老

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gǔlǎo: (adj.) ancient; old

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秦始皇

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qínshǐhuáng: (n.) The first Qin Emperor

Question 42

兵马俑

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bīngmǎyǒng: (n.) wood or clay figures of troops and horses buried with the dead

Question 43

十三陵

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shísān líng: (p.n.) Ming Tombs

Question 44

陵

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líng: (n.) emperor’s tomb

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苏州

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sūzhōu: (n.) Suzhou

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繁荣

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fánróng: (n.) boom; flourish; glory

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园林

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yuánlín: (n.) gardens

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强大

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qiángdà: (adj.) big and powerful; powerful

Question 49

强

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qiáng: (adj.) strong

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多彩

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duōcǎi: colourful

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汉代

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hàndài: (n.) Han Dynasty

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汉朝

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hàncháo: (n.) Han Dynasty

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唐代

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táng dài: (n.) Tang Dynasty

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公元

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gōngyuán: (n.) A.D.

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曾经

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céngjīng: (adv.) once

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保持

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bǎochí: (v.) to keep; to maintain; to preserve

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自从

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zìcóng: (conj.) since

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加入

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jiārù: (v.) to join

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几乎

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jīhū: (adv.) almost

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先后

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xiānhòu: (adv.) successively; one after another

Question 61

投资

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tóuzī: (v.o./n.) to invest; investment

Question 62

工厂

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gōngchǎng: (n.) factory

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消费

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xiāofèi: (v./n.) to consume; consumed

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不得不

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bùdé bù: (aux. v.) to have no other choice but; to have to; cannot but

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过去

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guòqù: in the past; previously

Question 66

球

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qiú: (n.) globe; ball