2.2 Vocab Flashcards
结束
Jie2 shu4
To end, to finish
继续
Ji4 xu4
To continue, to go on with
舅舅
Jiu4 jiu
Mother’s brother, maternal uncle
舅妈
Jiu4 ma1
Wife of mother’s brother
节日
Jie2 ri4
Holiday, festival
小区
Xiao3 qu1
Residential development; residential complex
环境
Huan2 jing4
Environment; surroundings
除夕
Chu2 xi1
Chinese New Year’s eve
年夜饭
Nian2 ye4 fan4
Chinese New Year’s eve dinner
感情
Gan3 qing2
Feeling; emotion; affection
墙
Qiang2
Wall
贴
Tie1
To paste; to glue
幸福
xing4 fu2
Happy; happiness
福
Fu2
Blessing; good fortune
倒
Dao4
To turn upside down; to go backwards
奇怪
Qi2 guai4
Strange; odd
意思
Yi4 si
Meaning
餐
Can1
Meal
本来
Ben3 lai2
Original; originally; at first
家
Jia1
Measure word for families and commercial establishments such as restaurants, Hotels, shops, companies, etc.
气氛
Qi4 fen1
Atmosphere; ambience
以
Yi3
With
代
Dai4
To replace; to substitute
酒
Jiu3
Alcohol; liquor
举
Ju3
To lift; to raise
顺利
Shun4 li4
Smooth; successful; without a hitch
进步
Jin4 bu4
To make progress; progressive
干杯
Gan1 bei1
To drink a toast; cheers!; Bottoms up
成功
Cheng2 gong1
To succeed; successful
晚会
Wan3 hui4
Evening gathering; soirée
剩(下)
Sheng4 (xia)
To leave a surplus; to be left (over)
浪费
Lang4 fei4
To waste; to squander; wasteful
余
Yu2
To surplus; to spare
传统
Chuan2 tong3
Tradition; traditional
农历
Nong2 li4
Traditional Chinese lunar calendar; lit. “agricultural calendar”
初
Chu1
First
粽子
Zong4 zi
Pyramid-shaped dumplings of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
月饼
Yue4 bing3
Moon cake
团圆
Tuan2 yuan2 To reunite (as a family)
正月
Zheng1 yue4
First month of the lunar year; first moon
元宵
Yuan2 xiao1
Night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour
嘛
Ma
Particle used to emphasize the obvious
计时
Ji4 shi2
To count time
拜年
Bai4 nian2
To wish somebody a happy Chinese new year; to pay a Chinese New Year’s call
恭喜
Gong1 xi3
To congratulate
发财
Fa1 cai2
To get rich; to make a fortune
红包
Hong2 bao1
Red envelope containing money to be given as a gift
热闹
Re4 nao
(Of a place or a scene) lively; buzzing with excitement; bustling with activity
鞭炮
Bian1 pao4
Firecracker
春节
Chun2 jie2
Spring Festival; Chinese new year
端午节
Duan1 wu3 jie2
Dragon boat Festival
中秋节
Zhong1 qiu1 jie2
Mid autumn festival; Moon Festival
感恩节
Gan3 en1 jie2
Thanksgiving
元宵节
Yuan2 xiao1 jie2
Lantern Festival
变化
Bian4 hua4
Change; to change
末
Mo4
End
来不及
Lai2 bu ji2
Not have enough time to do something; too late to do something
竟(然)
Jing4 (ran2)
Unexpectedly; contrary to one’s expectation
表哥
Biao3 ge1
Older male cousin of a different surname
站
Zhan4
Station; stop; to stand
姑妈
Gu1 ma1
Father’s sister
拍
Pai1
To take pictures; to shoot film; to clap; to pat
变
Bian4
To change
总
Zong3
Always
熟悉
Shu2 xi
To know something or someone well; to be familiar with; familiar
陌生
Mo4 sheng1
Unfamiliar; strange; unknown
街
Jie1
Street
盖
Gai4
To build; to construct
的确
Di2 que4
Indeed
骑
Qi2
To ride
自行车
Zi4 xing2 che1
Bicycle
上班
Shang4 ban1
To go to work; to start work; to be on duty
想像
Xiang3 xiang4
To imagine; to visualize; imagination
要不是
Yao4 bu2 shi4
If it were not for; but for
游客
You2 ke4
Tourist
老外
Lao3 wai4
Foreigner
对面
Dui4 mian4
Opposite side
快餐
Kuai4 can1
Fast food; quick meal
服装
Fu2 zhuang1
Clothing; apparel
融入
Rong2 ru4
To merge into; to meld into
特色
Te4 se4
Distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic
保留
Bao3 liu2
To remain as before; to retain
建筑
Jian4 zhu4
Architecture; to build
尝
Chang2
To taste
小吃
Xiao3 chi1
Small and inexpensive dishes; snacks
不管
Bu4 guan3
No matter; regardless of
民以食为天
Min2 yi3 shi2 wei2 tian1
The people think of food as important as heaven
啊
A2
Eh? What?
从来
Cong2 lai2
From past till present; always; at all times
老百姓
Lao3 bai3 xing4
Common folk; (ordinary) people
尽可能
Jin3 ke3 neng2
As much as possible
厦
Sha4
Mansion; tall building
座
Zuo4
Measure word for buildings and mountains
声音
Sheng1 yin1
Sound; voice
脚步
Jiao3 bu4
Footstep
难过
Nan2 guo4
Sad; hard to beat
咕噜
Gu1 lu1
Rumbling sound
法国
Fa3 guo2
France
夫子庙
Fu1 zi3 miao4
Temple of Confucius
分别
fen1 bie2
separately; respectively; to part from each other
出发
chu1 fa1
to set out; to depart
美丽
mei3 li4
beautiful
留(下)
liu2 (xia)
to leave behind; to stay behind
深
shen1
profound; deep; dark (color); intimate (of relations or feelings)
分享
fen1 xiang3 to share (joy, happiness, benefit, etc.)
之
zhi1
literary counterpart of 的
报名
bao4 ming2
to sign up; to register
参加
can1 jia1
to participate; to take part; to attend
团
tuan2
group; organization
包括
bao1 kuo4
to include; to consist of
交通
jiao1 tong1
transportation; traffic
门票
men2 piao4
admission ticket; admission fee
旅客
lv3 ke4
passenger; voyager; traveler
硬
ying4
hard
卧铺
wo4 pu4
sleeping berth or bunk on a train
车厢
che1 xiang1
railway carriage
枕头
zhen3 tou
pillow
软
ruan3
soft
关
guan1
to close; to turn off
打呼噜
da3 hu1 lu
to snore
顿
dun4
measure word for meals
盒饭
he2 fan4
box lunch
面
mian4
noodles
拥抱
yong1 bao4
to embrace; to hug
幽默
you1 mo4
humorous
逗
dou4
to tease; to play with; amusing
省会
sheng3 hui4
provincial capital
美
mei3
beautiful; good
亲眼
qin1 yan3
(to see) with one’s own eyes
饮食
yin3 shi2
diet; food and drink
风俗
feng1 su2
custom
习惯
xi2 guan4
habit; to be accustomed to
游览
you2 lan3
to go sightseeing; to tour; excursion
石头
shi2 tou
stone; rock; pebble
树林
shu4 lin2
woods; forest