Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 2 Ch. 12

Question 1

变化

Answer 1

biàn huà - change; to change

Question 2

末

Answer 2

mò - end

Question 3

来不及

Answer 3

lái bu jí - not have enough time to do something; too late to do something

Question 4

竟（然）

Answer 4

jìng (rán） - unexpectedly; contrary to one’s expectation [See Grammar 1.]

Question 5

表哥

Answer 5

biǎo gē - older male cousin of a different surname

Question 6

站

Answer 6

zhàn - station; stop; to stand

Question 7

姑妈

Answer 7

gū mā - father’s sister

Question 8

拍

Answer 8

pāi - to take pictures; to shoot film; to clap; to pat

Question 9

变

Answer 9

biàn - to change

Question 10

总

Answer 10

zǒng - always

Question 11

熟悉

Answer 11

shú xi - to know something or someone well; to be familiar with; familiar

Question 12

陌生

Answer 12

mò shēng - unfamiliar; strange; unknown

Question 13

街

Answer 13

jiē - street

Question 14

盖

Answer 14

gài - to build; to construct

Question 15

的确

Answer 15

dí què - indeed

Question 16

骑

Answer 16

qi - to ride

Question 17

自行车

Answer 17

zì xíng chē - bicycle

Question 18

上班

Answer 18

shàng bān - to go to work; to start work; to be on duty

Question 19

想像

Answer 19

xiǎng xiàng - to imagine; to visualize; imagination

Question 20

要不是

Answer 20

yào bú shì - if it were not for; but for

Question 21

游客

Answer 21

yóu kè - tourist

Question 22

老外

Answer 22

lǎo wài - foreigner

Question 23

对面

Answer 23

duì miàn - opposite side

Question 24

快餐

Answer 24

kuài cān - fast food; quick meal

Question 25

服装

Answer 25

fú zhuāng - clothing; apparel

Question 26

融入

Answer 26

róng rù - to merge into; to meld into

Question 27

特色

Answer 27

tè sè - distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic

Question 28

保留

Answer 28

bǎo liú - to remain as before; to retain

Question 29

建筑

Answer 29

jiàn zhù - architecture; to build

Question 30

尝

Answer 30

cháng - to taste

Question 31

小吃

Answer 31

xiǎo chī - small and inexpensive dishes; snacks

Question 32

不管

Answer 32

bù guǎn - no matter; regardless of

Question 33

民以食为天

Answer 33

mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - the people think of food as important as heaven

Question 34

啊

Answer 34

á - eh? what? [See Language Note 5.]

Question 35

从来

Answer 35

cóng lái - from past till present; always; at all times

Question 36

老百姓

Answer 36

lǎo bǎi xìng - common folk; (ordinary) people

Question 37

尽可能

Answer 37

jǐn kě néng - as much as possible

Question 38

厦

Answer 38

shà - mansion; tall building

Question 39

座

Answer 39

zuò - (measure work for buildings and mountains)

Question 40

声音

Answer 40

shēng yīn - sound; voce

Question 41

脚步

Answer 41

jiǎo bù - footstep

Question 42

难过

Answer 42

nán guò - sad; hard to bear

Question 43

咕噜

Answer 43

gū lū - rumbling sound

Question 44

法国

Answer 44

fǎ guó - France

Question 45

夫子庙

Answer 45

fū zǐ miào - Temple of Confucius