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农村
nóngcūn ◊ village, countryside
城市
chéngshì ◊ city, town
本科
běnkē ◊ undergraduate course
毕业生
bìyèshēng ◊ (under)graduate
失业
shīyè ◊ be out of work ◊ unemployment
失业率
shīyèlǜ ◊ unemployment rate
远高于
yuǎn gāo yú ◊ be much higher than
智库
zhìkù ◊ think tank
兰德公司
Lándé Gōngsī ◊ the Rand Corporation
官方
guānfāng ◊ official, official side
最新
zuì xīn ◊ newest, latest
调查报告
diàochá bàogào ◊ research report
称
chēng ◊ say, state, announce
就业
jiùyè ◊ gain employment, get a job
苦难
kǔnàn ◊ suffering, misery, difficulty
家庭出身
家庭背景
jiātíng chūshēn
jiātíng bèijǐng
◊ family background
高达
gāodá ◊ as much as …(followed by a number with measurement, percentage, etc.)
应届
yìngjiè ◊ (v) graduating, about to graduate (in the current school year) ◊ (n) current year’s graduating class
总体
zǒngtǐ ◊ total, general, overall
低于
dī yú ◊ be lower than ◊ below, less than
身份
shēnfen ◊ status, identity
e.g. 身份限制 shēnfenxiànzhì identity restriction
限制
xiànzhì ◊ (v) restrict, limit ◊ (n) restriction
隐形歧视
yǐnxíng qíshì ◊ invisible discrimination
看不起
kànbuqǐ ◊ look down upon
求职
qiúzhí ◊ seek employment
成本
chéngběn ◊ cost (of producing a product or providing a service, in contrast to profit or economic benefit)
if higher, add 高 after
面临
miànlín ◊ be confronted with, be faced with, face, be up against
总统
zǒngtǒng ◊ the president
主席
zhǔxí ◊ chairman
元首
yuánshǒu ◊ head of state
首相
shǒuxiàng ◊ prime minister
总理
zǒnglǐ ◊ premier, prime minister, chancellor
李克强
Lǐ Kèqiáng
当地时间
dāngdì shíjiān ◊ local time
中南海
Zhōngnánhǎi ◊ Chinese white house
南海
Nán Hǎi ◊ the South China Sea
人民大会堂
Rénmín Dàhuìtáng ◊ the Great Hall of the People
钓鱼台国宾馆
Diàoyútái guóbīnguǎn ◊ Diaoyutai guest house
会晤
huìwù ◊ meet with, see ◊ meeting
会谈
huìtán ◊ hold talks, negotiate ◊ talks, negotiations
会见
huìjiàn ◊ {formal} meet with, have a meeting with (sb important, e.g. a foreign politician) ◊ meeting, interview
接见
jiējiàn ◊ receive (a guest), grant an interview to
NOTE: subj is higher status than obj
访问
fǎngwèn ◊ visit; call on ◊ {Internet} visit (to) a website
访华
fǎng Huá ◊ visit China
举行
jǔxíng ◊ have, hold (a ceremony, meeting, competition, wedding, etc.) ◊ give (a press conference, test, banquet, etc.)
举行 … 会晤
举行 … 会见
举行 … 仪式
举行 … 开幕式
jǔxíng … huìwù – hold a … meeting
jǔxíng … huìtán – hold a … meeting
jǔxíng … yíshì – hold a … ceremony (e.g. 举行[欢迎]仪式)
jǔxíng … kāimùshì – hold a … opening ceremony
来访
láifǎng ◊ come visiting ◊ a visit ◊ come with a complaint
互访
hùfǎng ◊ to exchange visits
欢迎
huānyíng ◊ to welcome ◊ welcome!
博览会
bólǎnhuì ◊ fair, (international) exposition
表明
biǎomíng ◊ indicate, make clear
立场
lìchǎng ◊ sb’s position, stand, stance, standpoint
态度
tàidu ◊ attitude ◊ manner, bearing, behaviour ◊ approach, position
想法
xiǎngfa ◊ idea, opinion, notion, way of thinking
应—–邀请
yìng…yāoqǐng ◊ responding to … invitation
加州
Jiāzhōu ◊ California (short for Jiālìfúníyà Zhōu 加利福尼亞州/加利福尼亚州)
安纳伯格庄园
Ānnàbógé Zhuāngyuán ◊ Sunnylands, the (former) Annenberg Estate
外交部
Wàijiāobù ◊ Ministry of Foreign Affairs
发言人
fāyánrén ◊ spokesman, spokesperson
宣布
xuānbù ◊ announce, declare, proclaim
出席
chūxí ◊ attend, be present (at) (a meeting, ceremony, banquet, class, lecture, etc.)
金砖国家
Jīnzhuān Guójiā ◊ BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)
巴西
Bāxī ◊ Brazil
俄国
俄罗斯
俄罗斯联邦
Éguó / Éluósī / Éluósī Liánbāng ◊ Russia
印度
Yìndù ◊ India
南非
Nánfēi ◊ South Africa
国家领导人
guójiā lǐngdǎorén ◊ state leaders
拜登
Bàidēng ◊ Biden
将于
jiāng yú ◊ will (do sth) on…
普京
Pǔjīng ◊ Putin
亚太经合组织
Yàtài Jīnghé Zǔzhī ◊ Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC; short for Yàtài Jīngjì Hézuò Zǔzhī亞太經濟合作組織/亚太经济合作组织)
非正式会议
fēizhèngshì huìyì ◊ informal meeting
联合国
Liánhéguó ◊ United Nations
国会
Guóhuì ◊ Parliament, National Assembly
峰会
fēnghuì ◊ summit (meeting)
二十国集团
Èrshí Guó Jítuán ◊ Group of Twenty, G20 (Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors)
领导人
lǐngdǎorén ◊ leader(s)
重要
zhòngyào ◊ important, significant
讲话
jiǎnghuà ◊ speak, talk ◊ deliver an address, give a speech
上述
shàngshù ◊ the above (mentioned, listed, etc.)
会议
huìyì ◊ conference, meeting
视频
shìpín ◊ video frequency ◊ video ◊ {colloquial} chat/connect/etc. by video, video call, video chat
音频
yīnpín ◊ {electronics} acoustic frequency, audio frequency, audio
方式
fāngshì ◊ way, pattern, form, fashion, mode
以—–方式
yǐ—fāngshì ◊ with, by means of […] way/pattern/mode
e.g. 上述会议将以视频方式[举行] the above-mentioned conference will be held via video call (lit.: the aforementioned conference will be held in video frequency fashion)
国际
guójì ◊ international
进口
出口
进出口
jìnkǒu ◊ import
chūkǒu ◊ export
jìn-chūkǒu ◊ import and export, import-export
国事访问
guóshì fǎngwèn ◊ state visit
对—-进行
Duì—jìnxíng — to [subj] carry on / conduct [action]
e.g. 对中国进行国事访问
conduct a state visit to China
华
Huá ◊ China
电讯
电讯
diànxùn
◊ electronic dispatch
电视台
电视台
diànshìtái
◊ TV station
广播电台
广播电台
guǎngbō diàntái
◊ radio station, broadcast station, transmitter
此间
此间
cǐjiān
◊ here, around here
中共
中共
Zhōng-Gòng
◊ the Communist Party of China
中国共产党
中国共产党
Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng
◊ the Communist Party of China
考虑
考虑
kǎolǜ
◊ consider, think over, reconsider ◊ thoughts, deliberations
立法
立法
lìfǎ
◊ make/enact laws; legislate ◊ legislation
处以
处以
chǔyǐ
◊ punish/penalize with, inflict (a punishment on sb), sentence (sb) to
死刑
死刑
sǐxíng
◊ death penalty, capital punishment ◊ incurable disease, hopeless case ◊ hopelessness, despair
处以死刑
处以死刑
chǔyǐ sǐxíng
sentence sb. to death / the death penalty
根据
根据
gēnjù
◊ according to, on the basis of ◊ basis, grounds
中国日报
中国日报
Zhōngguó Rìbào
◊ China Daily
报导
报导
bàodǎo
◊ report (the news) ◊ (news) report
全国人民代表大会
全国人民代表大会
Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
◊ the National People’s Congress (NPC)
不肖商人
不肖商人
bùxiào shāngrén
unscrupulous businessman
from:
bùxiào ◊ {written} unlike one's parent, unfilial ◊ unworthy, wayward, not commendable
shāngrén ◊ merchant, businessman, trader外交部长
外交部长
wàijiāobùzhǎng
◊ Minister of Foreign Affairs
布置
布置
bùzhì
◊ arrange, set up, lay out, decorate ◊ make arrangements for, assign ◊ deploy (troops) ◊ move (chess pieces) ◊ {IT} configure
发布
发布
fābù
◊ issue, release, proclaim, promulgate
公布
公布
gōngbù
◊ make public, announce, issue, publish (a report, a list, figures), promulgate, proclaim (a resolution)
