Conversation 5

Question 1

国庆节

Answer 1

PRC National Day (October 1st)
National Day of the People’s Republic of China
Guóqìngjié
国庆节 一周
春节 两周
清明节三天 (Qīngmíngjié, Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April))
端午节天 (Duānwǔjié - Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month))

Question 2

年假

Answer 2

annual leave / New Year holidays

niánjià

Question 3

抱怨

Answer 3

to complain

bàoyuàn

Question 4

看情况

Answer 4

depending on the situation

kànqíngkuàng

Question 5

职员

Answer 5

office worker / staff member
zhíyuán
银行的职员

Question 6

加班费

Answer 6

overtime pay

jiābānfèi

Question 7

做出

Answer 7

to put out / to issue

zuòchū

Question 8

勇敢

Answer 8

brave / courageous
yǒnggǎn
你做出了勇敢的尝试

Question 9

闲人

大闲人

Answer 9

lazy people
xiánrén
very lazy people, people who slack off the whole day

Question 10

美术

美术
音乐
体育
文科 - liberal arts / humanities
理科 - the sciences (as opposed to the humanities)

Answer 10

art / fine arts / painting
měishù

我高中的时候是理科生
我在高中的时候是理科生

Question 11

飞行员

Answer 11

pilot / aviator

fēixíngyuán

Question 12

度假区

Answer 12

resort
dùjiàqū
我们有很多受欢迎的度假区

Question 13

薄

Answer 13

thin
báo
很薄的雪

Question 14

厚

Answer 14

thick

hòu

Question 15

尖叫

Answer 15

to screech / to shriek

jiānjiào

Question 16

越南

Answer 16

Vietnam

Yuènán

Question 17

凉爽

Answer 17

cool and refreshing
liángshuǎng
我最喜欢凉爽的天气

Question 18

现实

Answer 18

reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested
不太现实 - Not very realistic

Question 19

初恋

Answer 19

first love
chūliàn
我的初恋甩我

Question 20

甩

Answer 20

to throw / to fling / to swing / to leave behind / to throw off / to dump (sb)
shuǎi
我的初恋甩我

Question 21

恋爱

Answer 21

(romantic) love

liàn’ài

Question 22

积极

Answer 22

active / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive
jījí

Question 23

让人羡慕

Answer 23

enviable / to be admired

ràngrénxiànmù

Question 24

缘分

Answer 24

fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny
yuánfèn

Question 25

图片

Answer 25

image, picture, photograph

túpiàn

Question 26

繁体

简体 (opp)

Answer 26

traditional chinese
fántǐ
simplified chinese
jiǎntǐ

Question 27

屋顶

Answer 27

roof

wūdǐng

Question 28

高等教育

Answer 28

higher education

gāoděngjiàoyù

Question 29

大部分

Answer 29

in large part / the greater part / the majority

dàbùfen

Question 30

待

Answer 30

to stay (in a place)
dāi
我大部分时间都待在这里

Question 31

洗澡

Answer 31

to bathe / to take a shower

xǐzǎo

Question 32

海蒂

Answer 32

Heidi

hǎidì

Question 33

幽默

Answer 33

(loanword) humor / humorous

yōumò

Question 34

清单

Answer 34

list of items

qīngdān

Question 35

列出

Answer 35

to list / to make a list

lièchū

Question 36

即将

Answer 36

to be about to / to be on the verge of

jíjiāng

Question 37

研究生

Answer 37

graduate student / postgraduate student / research student

yánjiūshēng

Question 38

建设

Answer 38

to build / to construct / construction / constructive

jiànshè

Question 39

信息

Answer 39

information / news / message

xìnxī

Question 40

速度

Answer 40

speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo

sùdù

Question 41

憔悴

Answer 41

thin and pallid / haggard

qiáocuì

Question 42

论文

Answer 42

paper / thesis

lùnwén

Question 43

导师

Answer 43

tutor / teacher / academic advisor

dǎoshī

Question 44

糟糕

Answer 44

too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad
zāogāo
我的论文很糟糕

Question 45

瞎说

Answer 45

not to know what one is talking about
xiāshuō
你瞎说

Question 46

反正

Answer 46

anyway / in any case

fǎnzhèng

Question 47

杀

杀人

Answer 47

to kill / to murder
shā
他杀死了我
他杀死了我的感情

Question 48

表白

Answer 48

to explain oneself / to express

biǎobái

Question 49

犯法

Answer 49

犯法

fànfǎ

Question 50

气疯

Answer 50

to be mad

他被我气疯了