Lesson 9 Flashcards
architecture, buildings; build
jiànzhù 建筑
novel, original
xīnyǐng 新颖
bird’s nest; Beijing Olympic stadium (nickname)
niǎocháo 鸟巢
form, shape, pattern, mold
xíng 型
stadium
tǐyùchǎng 体育场
egg shell; nickname for Beijing National Grand Theatre
dànké 蛋壳
theatre, playhouse
jùyuàn 剧院
totally different
dàxiāngjìngtíng 大相径庭
Imperial Palace
Gùgōng 故宫
Temple of Heaven
Tiāntán 天坛
associate, connect in one’s mind
liánxiǎng 联想
long, extensive
yōujiǔ 悠久
style, manner, ethos
fēngmào 风貌
abbreviation for 评审委员会 - evaluation committee
píngwěihuì 评委会
invite bids for
zhāobiāo 招标
principle, tenet
yuánzé 原则
project, scheme
fāng’àn 方案
above-mentioned
shàngshù 上述
entire, in the end, end
zhōng 终
objective, target, goal, aim
mùbiāo 目标
idea, concept
lǐniàn 理念
break, smash
dǎpò 打破
dream
mèngxiǎng 梦想
soul, heart, spirit
línghún 灵魂
outer covering or casing, shell, case
wàiké 外壳
life
shēngmìng 生命
grain, granule, pellet; grain-like-things
lì 粒
pregnant with
yùnyù 孕育
vitality, vigour, energy
huólì 活力
coincidentally
wúdú-yǒu’ǒu 无独有偶
Switzerland
Ruìshì 瑞士
cradle, place of origin
yáolán 摇篮
entrust to the care of
jìtuō 寄托
mankind
rénlèi 人类
totally different
jiǒngyì 迥异
criticise; criticism
pīpíng 批评
cost, expenditure, expense, charges
fèiyòng 费用
concern
kānyōu 堪忧
spread out, arrange
bǎi 摆
whole, entirety
zhěngtǐ 整体
harmonise, fit
xiétiáo 协调
suffer, meet with (something unfortunate)
zāodào 遭到
degree, rate, hierarchy
děngjí 等级
imitate, copy, model oneself on
mófǎng 模仿
co-exist, exist together
gòngcún 共存
Ming emperor’s tomb name
Míngxiàolíng 明孝陵
Big Dipper
Běidǒu 北斗
configuration, form, appearance, shape
xíngzhuàng 形状
set each other off, add to each other’s glory
jiāoxiāng-huīyìng 交相辉映
village, hamlet
cūnluò 村落
embody, reflect, give expression to
tǐxiàn 体现
concept, conception, notion, idea
gàiniàn 概念