purple book unit 2 vocab Flashcards
粽子
zong zi
划
hua, to row
龙舟
long zhou, dragon boat
奖杯
jiang bei, cup (prize)
举办
ju ban, to hold an event
名
ming, position
面子
mian zi, to face/reputation
输
shu, to lose
赢
ying, to win
农历
nong li, Chinese lunar calendar
由来
you lai, origin
纪念
ji nian, to commemorate
古代
gu dai, ancient times
伟大
wei da, great
诗人
shi ren, poet
赶
gan, to drive away
衰落
shuai luo, to decline
失望
shi wang, to lose hope/disappointed
江
jiang, river
自杀
zi sha, to commit suicide
尊敬
zun jing, to respect
救
jiu, to save/rescue
扔
reng, to throw
以免
yi mian, to avoid
美味
mei wei, delicious
形状
xing zhuang, shape
三角
san jiao, triangle
三角形
san jiao xing, triangular shape
枕头
zhen tou, pillow
口味
kou wei, flavor/taste
红枣
hong zao, red date
豆沙
dou sha, sweetened bean paste
蛋黄
dan huang, yolk
便利店
bian li dian, convenience store
技术
ji shu, skill/technique
习俗
xi su, custom
传
chuan, to spread
东南亚
dong nan ya, southeast asia
韩国
han guo, south korea
疯狂
feng kuang, crazy
球迷
qiu mi, ball game fan
狂欢节
kuang huan jie, carnival
亚洲
ya zhou, Asia
期间
qi jian, period/course
打瞌睡
da ke shui, to doze off
加油
jia you, to cheer someone on
寡妇
gua fu, widow
纸上谈兵
zhi shang tan bing, to be an armchair strategist (idiom) - meaning someone who talks about something as though they’re an expert when they’re not actually doing it