Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 2 Ch. 12 Flashcards
变化
biàn huà - change; to change
末
mò - end
来不及
lái bu jí - not have enough time to do something; too late to do something
竟(然)
jìng (rán) - unexpectedly; contrary to one’s expectation [See Grammar 1.]
表哥
biǎo gē - older male cousin of a different surname
站
zhàn - station; stop; to stand
姑妈
gū mā - father’s sister
拍
pāi - to take pictures; to shoot film; to clap; to pat
变
biàn - to change
总
zǒng - always
熟悉
shú xi - to know something or someone well; to be familiar with; familiar
陌生
mò shēng - unfamiliar; strange; unknown
街
jiē - street
盖
gài - to build; to construct
的确
dí què - indeed
骑
qi - to ride
自行车
zì xíng chē - bicycle
上班
shàng bān - to go to work; to start work; to be on duty
想像
xiǎng xiàng - to imagine; to visualize; imagination
要不是
yào bú shì - if it were not for; but for
游客
yóu kè - tourist
老外
lǎo wài - foreigner
对面
duì miàn - opposite side
快餐
kuài cān - fast food; quick meal
服装
fú zhuāng - clothing; apparel
融入
róng rù - to merge into; to meld into
特色
tè sè - distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic
保留
bǎo liú - to remain as before; to retain
建筑
jiàn zhù - architecture; to build
尝
cháng - to taste
小吃
xiǎo chī - small and inexpensive dishes; snacks
不管
bù guǎn - no matter; regardless of
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - the people think of food as important as heaven
啊
á - eh? what? [See Language Note 5.]
从来
cóng lái - from past till present; always; at all times
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng - common folk; (ordinary) people
尽可能
jǐn kě néng - as much as possible
厦
shà - mansion; tall building
座
zuò - (measure work for buildings and mountains)
声音
shēng yīn - sound; voce
脚步
jiǎo bù - footstep
难过
nán guò - sad; hard to bear
咕噜
gū lū - rumbling sound
法国
fǎ guó - France
夫子庙
fū zǐ miào - Temple of Confucius