Conversation 2 Flashcards
莎士比亚
Shakespeare
Shāshìbǐyà
拜访
to pay a visit
bàifǎng
民宿
guesthouse / bed-and-breakfast / homestay
mínsù
冰沙
bingsu
bīngshā
芒果
mango (loanword)
mángguǒ
正宗的
authentic / genuine
zhèngzōngde
闪卡
flashcard
shǎnkǎ
业余
in one’s spare time / outside working hours
yèyú
(弹)古筝
guzheng
tán gǔzhēng
传记
biography
zhuànjì
思考
to reflect on / to ponder over
sīkǎo
即使
even if / even though
jíshǐ
沉重
heavy / hard / serious / critical
chénzhòng
查
to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
chá
来自
to come from (a place) / From: (in email header)
láizì
移民
to immigrate / to migrate / emigrant / immigrant
yímín
本地
local / this locality
běndì
粤语
cantonese language
Yuèyǔ
健身
to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise
jiànshēn
焦虑
anxious / worried / apprehensive
jiāolǜ
地区
a district
dìqū
取决
to depend upon / to hinge upon
qǔjué
发达
developed (country etc) / flourishing / to develop
fādá
一线城市
top tier cities (北京,上海,广州,深圳)
yīxiànchéngshì
跨国公司
transnational corporation / multinational corporation
kuàguógōngsī
整体
whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc)
zhěngtǐ
物价
(commodity) prices
wùjià
成本
costs
chéngběn
压力
pressure
yālì
困境
dilemma
kùnjìng
房价
house price / cost of housing
fángjià
超过
to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
chāoguò
平均
average
píngjūn
价格
price
jiàgé
火灾
fire (that burns buildings etc)
huǒzāi
禁止
to prohibit / to forbid / to ban
jìnzhǐ
流行
popular / fashionable
liúxíng
复杂
complicated / complex
fùzá
骗局
a scam
piànjú
国徽
national emblem
guóhuī
景点
place of interest (tourism)
jǐngdiǎn
实际上
in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact
shíjìshàng
凉快
nice and cold / pleasantly cool
liángkuai
凉爽
cool and refreshing
liángshuǎng
负三十度
minus 30 degrees
fù
供油系统
heating (chauffage à la maison)
油means:oil, gasoline 暖means warm
gōngyóuxìtǒng
可喜可贺
congratulations
kěxǐkěhè
恭喜
congratulations / greetings
gōngxǐ
分数
(exam) grade / mark / score
fēnshù
成长
to mature / to grow / growth
chéngzhǎng
业余时间
spare time
yèyú shíjiān
产假
maternity leave
chǎnjià
丢掉
to lose / to throw away / to discard / to cast away
diūdiào
遗憾
regret / to regret / to be sorry that
yíhàn
稳定
steady / stable / stability / to stabilize / to pacify
wěndìng
一辈子
(for) a lifetime
yībèizi
刺激
stimulation
cìjī
追求
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
zhuīqiú
我希望你会去英国追求你的爱情。
忙碌
busy
mánglù
大英博物馆
British Museum
Dàyīng Bówùguǎn
以色列
Israel
Yǐsèliè
特色
distinguishing feature or quality
tèsè
卢浮宫
Louvres
Lúfúgōng
悠久
long (tradition, history etc)
yōujiǔ
悠久的历史
现代化
modernization
xiàndàihuà
品牌
brand name / trademark
pǐnpái
甜品
dessert (à manger)
tiánpǐn
情人
VS
爱人
lover (affair) qíngrén
VS
loved one / spouse
系统
system
xìtǒng
教育系统
义务的
mandatory, compulsive
yìwùde
服兵役是义务的.
瑞士的成年男子有义务加入军队
退役
to retire from the army
退役 is especially used for retiring from army, it is can not be used for quitting some random job
tuìyì
sheng’zhi
升职 (shēngzhí) is to be promoted in job
职业 (zhíyè) means job
升值 (shēngzhí) means appreciation of value, money or things are becoming more valuable
for example: 我们家的房子升值了 人民币升值了。
服兵役
to serve in the army
fúbīngyì