Crossing Paths, Chapter 1

Question 1

留学

Answer 1

liú xué, study abroad

Question 2

兴奋

Answer 2

xīng fèn, excited

Question 3

计划

Answer 3

jì huà, a plan/to plan

Question 4

理想

Answer 4

lǐ xiǎng, ideal/ideal dream

Question 5

实现

Answer 5

shí xiàn, to become a reality

Question 6

学期

Answer 6

xué qī, semester

Question 7

紧张

Answer 7

jǐn zhāng, nervous/anxious

Question 8

利用

Answer 8

lì yòng, to utilize, make good use of

Question 9

碰到

Answer 9

pèng dào, to encounter/to run into (figuratively)

Question 10

大陆

Answer 10

dà lù, Mainland China

Question 11

希望

Answer 11

xī wàng, to hope

Question 12

度假

Answer 12

dù jià, to spend a vacation

Question 13

礼拜

Answer 13

lǐ bài, week (same as 星期）

Question 14

接

Answer 14

jiē, to receive/to pick up (someone)

Question 15

地图

Answer 15

dì tú, a map

Question 16

机场

Answer 16

jī chǎng, airport

Question 17

比较

Answer 17

bǐ jiào, relatively/quite; to make a comparison

Question 18

方便

Answer 18

fāng biàn, convenient

Question 19

要看

Answer 19

yào kàn, it depends on, have to wait and see if

Question 20

市中心

Answer 20

shì zhōng xīn, city center, downtown

Question 21

换

Answer 21

huàn, to change/exchange

Question 22

人民币

Answer 22

rén mín bì, RMB (China’s currency)

Question 23

海关

Answer 23

hǎi guān, customs

Question 24

需要

Answer 24

xū yào, to need

Question 25

倒

Answer 25

dào, on the contrary

Question 26

远

Answer 26

yuǎn, far

Question 27

终于

Answer 27

zhōng yú - finally

Question 28

尽管

Answer 28

jín guǎn - even though

Question 29

离

Answer 29

lí - from (relative to)