Integrated Chinese Level 2 Review Ch. 11 - 20 Flashcards
代
dài - to replace; to substitute
减少
jiǎn shǎo - to reduce; to decrease; to lessen
经理
jīng lǐ - manager
既然
jì rán - since; as; now that [See Grammar 3.]
灯笼
dēng long - lantern
者
zhě - -er; -ist
众人
zhòng rén - everybody; the crowd
孙中山
sūn zhōng shān - Sun Yat-sen
录用
lù yòng - to take someone on staff; to employ
初
chū - first
贡献
gòng xiàn - to contribute; to devote; contribution
股市
gǔ shì - stock market
保留
bǎo liú - to remain as before; to retain
闹
nào - to suffer from; to be troubled by; to make a noise; noisy
出汗
chū hàn - to sweat
麻将
má jiàng - mahjong
统一
tǒng yī - to unify; to unite; unified; centralized
汉朝
hàn cháo - Han dynasty
赢
yíng - to win
宫殿
gōng diàn - Palace
服装
fú zhuāng - clothing; apparel
饮食
yǐn shí - diet; food and drink
加班
jiā bān - to work overtime; to work extra shifts
卧铺
wò pù - sleeping berth or hunk on a train
方式
fāng shì - way; method
零食
líng shí - snacks; nibbles
舅妈
jiù mā - wife of of mother’s brother
涨
zhǎng - ( of water; priese; tec.) to rise to surge to go up
可见
kě jiàn - it is obvious that; it can be seen that
故事
gù shi - story; tale
输
shū - to lost; to be defeated
否则
fǒu zé - otherwise
满意
mǎn yì - to be satisfied; to be pleased
同工
tóng gōng - equal pay for equal work
啊
á - eh? what? [See Language Note 5.]
亮
liàng - bright; light
文字
wén zì - characters; written form of a language
表演
biǎo yǎn - to perform; to act; performance
归来
guī lái - to return; to come back
等
děng - and so forth; etc.
筒
tǒng - thick tube shaped object
夫妻
fū qī - husband and wife; couple
随便
suí biàn - casual; careless; to do as one pleases
庆祝
qìng zhù - to celebrate
建筑
jiàn zhù - architecture; to build
空气
kōng qì - air; atmosphere
有益
yǒu yì - beneficial: useful
坟墓
fén mù - grave; tomb
享受
xiǎng shòu - to enjoy; enjoyment; pleasure
老年
lǎo nián - old age
摄氏
shè shì - Celsius; centigrade
抵押
dǐ yā - to mortage
尝
cháng - to taste
退休
tuì xiū - to retire
国家
guó jiā - country; nation
营养
yíng yǎng - nutrition; nourishment
尽可能
jǐn kě néng - as much as possible
打呼噜
dǎ hū lu - to snore
大理
Dàlǐ - Dali
得病
dé bìng - to fall ill; to contract a disease
深
shēn - profound; deep; dark (color); intimate
硬
yìng - hard
欧洲
ōu zhōu - Europe
美
měi - beautiful; good
皇帝
huáng dì - Emperor
留下
liú (xia - to leave behind; to stay behind
展厅
zhǎn tīng - exhibition hall; gallery
面
miàn - noodles
握手
wò shǒu - to shake hands ; to clasp hands
接风
jiē fēng - to give a welcome dinner for a visitor from afar
投资
tóu zī - to invest( money); (financial) investment
与
yǔ - and; with [See Grammar 2.]
交通
jiāo tōng - transportation; traffic
偶尔
ǒu’ěr - occasionally
鞭炮
biān pào - firecracker
理财
lǐ cái - to manage money
一次性
yī cì xìng - one_ time
春节
chūn jié - Spring festival; Chinese New Year
难过
nán guò - sad; hard to bear
同酬
tóng chóu - equal pay
算
suàn - to count as ; to be considered as
千万
qiān wàn - by all means; absolutely must
造纸
zào zhǐ - to make paper
熬夜
áo yè - to stay up late or all night; to burn the midnight oil
值得
zhí (dé) - worthy; worthwhile
聚
jù - to gather; to get together; to congregate
总
zǒng - always
即使
jí shǐ - even if
推
tuī - to push ; to shove
修
xiū - to build; to repair; to mend; to fix
电视剧
diàn shì jù - TV drama; TV series
引起
yǐn qǐ - to give rise to ; to lead to
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn - thousands upon thousands
来往
lái wǎng - to come and go; to have dealings with
往往
wǎng wǎng - more often than not
以来
yǐ lái - situation; condition; circumstances
宋朝
sòng cháo - Song Dynasty
队员
duì yuán - team member
粽子
zòng zi - pyramid- shaped dumplings of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
科学
kē xué - science; scientific; rational
端午节
duān wǔ jié - Dragon Boat Festival
工厂
gōng chǎng - factory
利息
lì xī - interest
砍
kǎn - to cut; to chop
演员
yǎn yuán - actor; actress; performer
法国
fǎ guó - France
元宵节
yuán xiāo jié - Lantern Festival
老太太
lǎo tài tài - elderly lady
转
zhuǎn - to turn; to shift; to change
于
yú - towards; in ;on ;at
阴
yīn - overcast; hidden from the sun
签
qiān - to sign; to autograph
圈
quān - circle; to encircle; to mark with a circle
污染
wū rǎn - to pollute; to contaminate; pollution; contamination
优点
yōu diǎn - merit; strong point; advantagw
因此
yīn cǐ - so; therefore; for this reason; consequently
劝
quàn - to persuade; to advise; to urge
暖气
nuǎn qì - heating
单位
dān wèi - unit
总
zǒng - general; chief
锻炼
duàn liàn - to exercise; to work out; to undergo physical traiing
想法
xiǎng fǎ - idea; opinion
保护
bǎo hù - to protect: to safeguard
车厢
chē xiāng - railway carriage
进行
jìn xíng - to carry on; to carry out; to conduct
变化
biàn huà - change; to change
现象
xiàn xiàng - phenomenon; appearance
墙
qiáng - wall
逗
dòu - to tease; to play with; amusing
赔
péi - to lose( money; etc.); to suffer a loss in a deal
丈夫
zhàng fu - husband
元宵
yuán xiāo - night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of glutinous rive flour
逐渐
zhú jiàn - gradually; little by little
朝代
cháo dài - dynasty
使
shǐ - to make; to cause; to have someone do something [See Grammar 4.]
吓人
xià rén - scary; frightening
其中
qí zhōng - among which/whom; in which/whom; of which/whom
搞
gǎo - to do; to carry on; to be engaged in
妻管严
qī guǎn yán - wife controls (her husband) strictly
老外
lǎo wài - foreigner
酒
jiǔ - alcohol; liquor
必须
bì xū - must; have to; be obliged to
干吗
gàn má - why; why on earth; whatever for
省会
shěng huì - provincial capital
不仅
bù jǐn - not only
随手
suí shǒu - without extra effort or motion; conveniently
早晨
zǎo chen - morning; early morning
声音
shēng yīn - sound; voce
套装
tào zhuāng - suit; a set of matching outer gatments
门票
mén piào - admission ticket; admission fee
曾经
céng jīng - once; at some time in the past
丽江
Lìjiāng - Lijiang
海洋
hǎi yáng - sea and oceans; the ocean
饯行
jiàn xíng - to give a farewell dinner
温度
wēn dù - temperature
互相
hù xiāng - mutually; each other; reciprocally
浪费
làng fèi - to waste; to squander; wasteful
关照
guān zhào - to take care of; to look after
叫做
jiào zuò - to be called; to be known as
队
duì - a row or line of people; column; (measure word for teams and lines)
要不是
yào bú shì - if it were not for; but for
突然
tū rán - sudden; unexpected
回答
huí dá - to reply; to answer
古老
gǔ lǎo - ancient; old
后果
hòu guǒ - consequence; fallout; aftermath
男子
nán zǐ - man; male
平等
píng děng - equal; equality
中华民国
zhōng huá mín guó - Republic of China
公共场所
gōng gòng chǎng suǒ - public place
马克
mǎ kè - mark
博物馆
bó wù guǎn - museum
筷子
kuài zi - chopsticks
周
zhōu - week
节日
jié rì - holiday; festival
巴西
Bā xī - Brazil
技术
jì shù - Technology; technique
产品
chǎn pǐn - product; merchandise
骄傲
jiāo’ào - proud; arrogant; full of oneself; pride
革命
gé mìng - Revolution
风险
fēng xiǎn - risk; danger; hazard
笔
bǐ - ( measure word for sums for money)
贴
tiē - to paste; to glue
善于
shàn yú - be good at ; be adept in
游客
yóu kè - tourist
团
tuán - group
意大利
Yì dà lì - Italy
干杯
gān bēi - to drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up
重视
zhòng shì - to attach importance to; to think much of
超市
chāo shì - supermarket
计时
jì shí - to count time
末
mò - end
不得了
bù dé liǎo - extremely; exceedingly; couldn’t be more
孔子
kǒng zǐ - Confucius
永远
yǒng yuǎn - always; forever
脚步
jiǎo bù - footstep
方面
fāng miàn - aspect; respect
气管炎
qì guǎn yán - tracheitis
成绩
chéng jì - performance; achievement; result; score; grade
亲眼
qīn yǎn - (to see) with one’s own eyes
瓶装水
píng zhuāng shuǐ - bottled water
石头
shí tou - stone; rock; pebble
消费
xiāo fèi - to consume
领导
lǐng dǎo - to lead; to exercise leadership; leadership; leader
拍
pāi - to take pictures; to shoot film; to clap; to pat
幸福
xìng fú - happy; happines
海归
hǎi guī - sea tutrle
中
zhōng - to fit exactly; to hit
福
fú - blessing; good fortune
客人
kè rén - guest; visitor
校友
xiào yǒu - schoolfellow; alumni
规定
guī dìng - to regulate; to specify; rules and regulations; provisions
寄
jì - to mail
太阳
tài yáng - sun
消息
xiāo xi - news; message; information
睡眠
shuì mián - sleep
动作
dòng zuò - movement; action
大男子
dà nán zǐ - male chauvinism
李白
lǐ bái - Li Bai; Li Po(701-762 CE)
吸引
xī yǐn - to attract; to draw; to fascinate
特色
tè sè - distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic
分享
fēn xiǎng - to share (joy; happiness; benefit; etc.)
传统
chuán tǒng - tradition; traditional
轻女
qīng nǜ - women
饱
bǎo - full; satiated (after a meal)
剩余
shèng yú - to be left over; surplts
全
quán - entire; whold; complete; completely
而已
ér yǐ - and no more
注意
zhù yì - to pay attention to; attention
拜年
bài nián - to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year; to pay a Chinese New Year’s call
地位
dì wèi - since
杀
shā - to kill
体贴
tǐ tiē - to care for; to be considerate of (someone)
感恩节
gǎn ēn jié - Thanksgiving
企业
qǐ yè - enterprise; business; company; firm
西方
xī fāng - the West
记载
Jì zǎi - to put down in writing; to record; record; account
参观
cān guān - to visit; to look around
放心
fàng xīn - to feel relieved; to be at ease
来不及
lái bu jí - not have enough time to do something; too late to do something
姐妹
jiě mèi - sisters; female friends or co- workers who share a sister- like bond
出现
chū xiàn - to appear; to arise; to emerge
农历
nóng lì - traditional Chinese lunar calendar; lit “agricultural calendar”
团圆
tuán yuán - to reunite( as a family)
比分
bǐ fēn - score
游览
yóu lǎn - to go sightseeing; to tour; excursion
风俗
fēng sú - custom
站
zhàn - station; stop; to stand
烧
shāo - to burn; to set fire to; to cook
余
yú - to surplus; to spare
房东
fáng dōng - landlord or landlady
太极拳
tài jí quán - tai chi; a from of traditional Chinese shadow boxing
接受
jiē shòu - to accept; to take on; to undertake
厦
shà - mansion; tall building
报名
bào míng - to sign up; to register
秦朝
qín cháo - Qin dynasty
一向
Yī xiàng - all along; the whole time; constantry
火
huǒ - thriving; flourishing; fire; flame
红包
hóng bāo - red envelope containing money to be given as a gift
解释
jiě shì - to explain
街
jiē - street
贸易
mào yì - trade
李文
Lǐ Wén - (a personal name)
未婚妻
wèi hūn qī - fiancee
剩
下 - to leave a surplus; to be left( over)
诗人
shī rén - Poet
妇女
fù nǚ - position; status
融入
róng rù - to merge into; to meld into
毕竟
bì jìng - after all; all in all; in the final analysis; when all is said and done [See Grammar 2.]
地球
dì qiú - the earth; the globe
云
yún - cloud
攒
zǎn - to accumulate; to hoard; to sae to scrape together
关系
guān xì - relation; relationship; connection
餐具
cān jù - eating utensils; tableware
取之不尽
qǔ zhī bú jìn - (of resources) inexhaustible
咕噜
gū lū - rumbling sound
昆明
Kūnmíng - Kunming (capital of Yunnan Province
部分
Bù fèn - portion; part
思考
sī kǎo - to think deeply; to ponder over; contemplation; cogiration
诗
shī - Poetry; poem
纪念品
jì niàn pǐn - souvenir; keepsake; memento
通知
tōng zhī - notice; to notify; to inform
发明
fā míng - Invention; to invent
热闹
rè nào - (of a place or a scene) lively; buzzing with excitement; bustling with activity
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng - fitness center; gym
流
liú - class; level; rank; category
发财
fā cái - to get rich; to make a fortune
旅客
lǚ kè - passenger; voyager; traveler
散步
sàn bù - to take a walk; to go for a walk
石林
Shílín - The Stone Forest
上衣
shàng yī - upper outer garment; jacket
表哥
biǎo gē - older male cousin of a different surname
变
biàn - to change
省吃
shěng chī - to be frugal ( with food and other living expenses)
不管
bù guǎn - no matter; regardless of
合同
hé tong - agreement; contract
优秀
yōu xiù - outstanding; excellent
中秋节
zhōng qiū jié - Mid-Autumn Festival;Moon Festival
缺点
quē diǎn - shortcoming; defect; weakness
舅舅
jiù jiu - mother’s brother; maternal uncle
薪水
xīn shuǐ - salary; pay; wages
除夕
chú xī - Chinese New Year’s Eve
清朝
qīng cháo - Qing Dynasty
顺利
shùn lì - smooth; successful; without a hitch
称呼
chēng hu - term of address; to address as
顿
dùn - (measure word for meals)
参加
cān jiā - to participate; to take part; to attend
不堪设想
bù kān shè xiǎng - ( of consequences) too ghastly to contemplate; unimaginable; extremely bad or dangerous
模范
mó fàn - exemplary; model; fine examlpe
小吃
xiǎo chī - small and inexpensive dishes; snacks
熊猫
xióng māo - panda
河
hé - river
气氛
qì fēn - atmosphere; ambiance
煤
méi - coal
关
guān - to close; to turn off
家
jiā - (measure word for families and commercial establishments such as restaurants; hotels; shops; companies; etc)
扔
rēng - to throw; to toss to throw away
继续
jì xù - to continue; to go on with
盖
gài - to build; to construct
拥抱
yōng bào - to embrace; to hug
段
duàn - (measure word for section; segment;or part)
座
zuò - (measure work for buildings and mountains)
孙子
sūn zi - son’s son; grandson
从来
cóng lái - from past till present; always; at all times
软
ruǎn - soft
节约
jié yuē - to economiz: to save: to conserve
严肃
yán sù - stern; serious
主义
zhǔ yì - …
家务
jiā wù - household chores; household duties
年夜饭
nián yè fàn - Chinese New year’s Eve dinner
能力
néng lì - ability; capacity; competence
出门
chū mén - to go out; to leave home
加油
jiā yóu - to make an extra effort; to work harder; to refuel
熟悉
shú xi - to know something or someone well; to be familiar with; familiar
树林
shù lín - woods; forest
职业
zhí yè - occupation; profession; vocation
乒乓球
Pīng Pāng qiú - Ping-Pong; table tennis
基础
jī chǔ - foundation; basis
表现
biǎo xiàn - to display; to manifest; performance; manifestation
炒
chǎo - to stir- fry; to saute; to speculate
短期
duǎn qí - short term
稳定
wěn dìng - stable; steady; to stabilize; to be steady
股票
gǔ piào - stock; share
月饼
yuè bǐng - moon cake
好在
hǎo zài - fortunately; luckily
成为
chéng wéi - to become; to turn into
活字印刷
huó zì yìn shuā - moveable-type printing; letterpress
机会
jī huì - opportunity
秦始皇
qín shǐ huáng - First Emperor of the Qin dynasty
茶馆
chá guǎn - teahouse
快餐
kuài cān - fast food; quick meal
纷纷
fēn fēn - one after another; in succession
石油
shí yóu - petroleum; oli
爬山
pá shān - to hike in the mountains: to climb mountains
感情
gǎn qíng - feeling; emotion; affection
出差
chū chāi - to be away on official business or on a business trip
餐
cān - meal
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - the people think of food as important as heaven
出发
Chū fā - to set out; to depart
活力
huó lì - vitality; energy
排
pái - to line up; row; line; (measure word for rows)
塔
tǎ - tower; pagoda-shaped structure
联系
lián xì - to contact; to get in touch; connection; relation
幸苦
xīn kǔ - hard; strenuous; toilsome ; laborious; to work ; hard; to go to trouble
跌
diē - to fall
晴
qíng - sunny
郁闷
yù mèn - gloomy; depressed
先进
xiān jìn - advanced
的确
dí què - indeed
风
fēng - wind
唐朝
táng cháo - Tang Dynasty
树
shù - tree
意思
yì si - meaning
只
zhī - (measure word for one of certain paired things and some animals)
想像
xiǎng xiàng - to imagine; to visualize; imagination
海外
hǎi wài - overseas; abroad
文明
wén míng - civilization; civilized
减肥
jiǎn féi - to lose weight
补充
bǔ chōng - to supplement; to replenish
发展
fā zhǎn - to develop
恭喜
gōng xǐ - to congratulate
造成
zào chéng - to cause; to give rise to
回收
huí shōu - to recycle
改革
gǎi gé - to reform and open up; Reform and
环境
huán jìng - environment; surroundings
发电
fā diàn - to generate electricity
分别
fēn bié - separately; respectively; to part from each other
冠军
guàn jūn - champion; first place in a competition
市场
shì chǎng - market
妻子
qī zi - wife
嘛
ma - (particle used to emphasize the obvious)
盒饭
hé fàn - box lunch
火锅
huǒ guō - hotpot
习惯
xí guàn - habit; to be accustomed to
讲
jiǎng - to speak; to tell
结束
jié shù - to end; to finish
某
mǒu - certain; some; an indefinite person or thing [See Grammar 1.]
聚会
jù huì - to get together; to congregate; party; get-together; social gathering
接着
jiē zhe - to follow; to continue
旗袍
qí páo - chi-pao; mandarin gown
指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn - Compass
姑妈
gū mā - father’s sister
超过
chāo guò - to surpass; to exceed
发达
fā dá - Developed; flourishing; to develop
友谊
yǒu yì - friendship; companionship; fellowship
思想
sī xiǎng - thinking; ideology; institute
伟大
wěi dà - great; outstanding; magnificent
身材
shēn cái - stature; figure
合
hé - to combine; to join
塑料袋
sù liào dài - plastic bag
世纪
shì jì - century
开放
kāi fàng - Opening-Up
度
dù - ( measure wod for degree of temperature; heat; hardness; humidity; etc.)
公平
gōng píng - fair; just; impartial; equitable
跨国
kuà guó - transnational; multinational
包括
bāo kuò - to include; to consist of
赞成
zàn chéng - to approve
利用
lì yòng - to use; to utilize; to take advantage of; to exploit
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng - common folk; (ordinary) people
只要
zhǐ yào - only if; as long as
自行车
zì xíng chē - bicycle
晚会
wǎn huì - evening gathering; soiree
年轻
nián qīng - young
存款
cún kuǎn - bank savings
重男
zhòng nán - to regard males as superior to females; to privilege men over women
正月
zhēng yuè - first month of the lunar year; first moon
危机
wēi jī - crisis
由
yóu - by
本来
běn lái - original; originally; at first
太阳能
tài yáng néng - solar energy; solar power
倒
dào - to turn upside down; to go backwards
上班
shàng bān - to go to work; to start work; to be on duty
建立
jiàn lì - to build; to establish
增加
zēng jiā - to increase; to add
终于
zhōng yū - at last; in the end; finally; eventually
孙女
sūn nü - son’s daughter; granddaughter
举
jǔ - to lift; to raise
骑
qi - to ride
瑜伽
yú jiā - yoga
奇怪
qí guài - strange; odd
推销
tuī xiāo - to market; to promote the sale (of goods/merchandise)
说服
shuō fú - to persuade; to convince
吸烟
xī yān - to smoke a cigarette
以
yǐ - with [See Grammar3.]
火药
huǒ yào - Gunpowder
讨厌
tǎo yàn - to dislike; to loathe; disgusting; disagreeable
学有所成
xué yǒu suó chéng - to have achieved academic success
相信
xiāng xìn - to believe; to trust
幽默
yōu mò - humorous
枕头
zhěn tou - pillow
销售
xiǎo shòu - to sell; to market
丝绸
sī chóu - silk; silk fabric
女性
nǚ xìng - female gender; woman
竟(然)
jìng (rán) - unexpectedly; contrary to one’s expectation [See Grammar 1.]
兵马俑
bīng mǎ yǒng - Terracotta warriors and horses
同事
tóng shì - colleague; co- worker
学院
xué yuàn - college; academy; institute
成功
chéng gōng - to succeed; successful
进入
jìn rù - to enter; to get into
陌生
mò shēng - unfamiliar; strange; unknown
矛盾
máo dùn - contradiction; contradictorys conflicting
国外
guó wài - overseas; abroad
小区
xiǎo qū - residential development; residential complex
美丽
měi lì - beautiful
对面
duì miàn - opposite side
困难
kùn nán - difficulty; difficult
之
zhī - (literary counterpart of 的)
湿
shī - wet
面熟
miàn shú - familiar-looking
热水器
rè shuǐ qì - water heater
能源
néng yuán - energy: energy source
夫子庙
fū zǐ miào - Temple of Confucius
等于
děng yú - to equal; to be equivalent to; to amount to
进步
jìn bù - to make progress; progressive
显得
xiǎn de - to appear (to be); to seem
可怕
kě pà - awful; terrible; fearful