Integrated Chinese Level 2 Review Ch. 11 - 15 Flashcards
退休
tuì xiū - to retire
熬夜
áo yè - to stay up late or all night; to burn the midnight oil
从来
cóng lái - from past till present; always; at all times
声音
shēng yīn - sound; voce
余
yú - to surplus; to spare
机会
jī huì - opportunity
重视
zhòng shì - to attach importance to; to think much of
成功
chéng gōng - to succeed; successful
古老
gǔ lǎo - ancient; old
发财
fā cái - to get rich; to make a fortune
正月
zhēng yuè - first month of the lunar year; first moon
厦
shà - mansion; tall building
关
guān - to close; to turn off
奇怪
qí guài - strange; odd
男子
nán zǐ - man; male
李文
Lǐ Wén - (a personal name)
之
zhī - (literary counterpart of 的)
风俗
fēng sú - custom
中秋节
zhōng qiū jié - Mid-Autumn Festival;Moon Festival
保留
bǎo liú - to remain as before; to retain
自行车
zì xíng chē - bicycle
分享
fēn xiǎng - to share (joy; happiness; benefit; etc.)
队
duì - a row or line of people; column; (measure word for teams and lines)
报名
bào míng - to sign up; to register
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - the people think of food as important as heaven
留下
liú (xia - to leave behind; to stay behind
餐
cān - meal
计时
jì shí - to count time
舅妈
jiù mā - wife of of mother’s brother
干杯
gān bēi - to drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up
啊
á - eh? what? [See Language Note 5.]
太极拳
tài jí quán - tai chi; a from of traditional Chinese shadow boxing
方面
fāng miàn - aspect; respect
毕竟
bì jìng - after all; all in all; in the final analysis; when all is said and done [See Grammar 2.]
某
mǒu - certain; some; an indefinite person or thing [See Grammar 1.]
出现
chū xiàn - to appear; to arise; to emerge
继续
jì xù - to continue; to go on with
环境
huán jìng - environment; surroundings
卧铺
wò pù - sleeping berth or hunk on a train
幽默
yōu mò - humorous
老外
lǎo wài - foreigner
讲
jiǎng - to speak; to tell
元宵节
yuán xiāo jié - Lantern Festival
陌生
mò shēng - unfamiliar; strange; unknown
表哥
biǎo gē - older male cousin of a different surname
结束
jié shù - to end; to finish
拥抱
yōng bào - to embrace; to hug
想像
xiǎng xiàng - to imagine; to visualize; imagination
贴
tiē - to paste; to glue
身材
shēn cái - stature; figure
美
měi - beautiful; good
舅舅
jiù jiu - mother’s brother; maternal uncle
习惯
xí guàn - habit; to be accustomed to
平等
píng děng - equal; equality
快餐
kuài cān - fast food; quick meal
塔
tǎ - tower; pagoda-shaped structure
补充
bǔ chōng - to supplement; to replenish
逐渐
zhú jiàn - gradually; little by little
营养
yíng yǎng - nutrition; nourishment
盒饭
hé fàn - box lunch
尝
cháng - to taste
游客
yóu kè - tourist
同酬
tóng chóu - equal pay
福
fú - blessing; good fortune
以来
yǐ lái - situation; condition; circumstances
困难
kùn nán - difficulty; difficult
随便
suí biàn - casual; careless; to do as one pleases
红包
hóng bāo - red envelope containing money to be given as a gift
吸烟
xī yān - to smoke a cigarette
职业
zhí yè - occupation; profession; vocation
春节
chūn jié - Spring festival; Chinese New Year
同工
tóng gōng - equal pay for equal work
进步
jìn bù - to make progress; progressive
顿
dùn - (measure word for meals)
酒
jiǔ - alcohol; liquor
相信
xiāng xìn - to believe; to trust
门票
mén piào - admission ticket; admission fee
成为
chéng wéi - to become; to turn into
逗
dòu - to tease; to play with; amusing
活力
huó lì - vitality; energy
面
miàn - noodles
末
mò - end
团圆
tuán yuán - to reunite( as a family)
单位
dān wèi - unit
参加
cān jiā - to participate; to take part; to attend
科学
kē xué - science; scientific; rational
来不及
lái bu jí - not have enough time to do something; too late to do something
排
pái - to line up; row; line; (measure word for rows)
早晨
zǎo chen - morning; early morning
旅客
lǚ kè - passenger; voyager; traveler
晚会
wǎn huì - evening gathering; soiree
骄傲
jiāo’ào - proud; arrogant; full of oneself; pride
纪念品
jì niàn pǐn - souvenir; keepsake; memento
深
shēn - profound; deep; dark (color); intimate
冠军
guàn jūn - champion; first place in a competition
河
hé - river
偶尔
ǒu’ěr - occasionally
否则
fǒu zé - otherwise
表现
biǎo xiàn - to display; to manifest; performance; manifestation