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CHIN 3010. Lesson 1
| Character | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 镇江市 | Zhèn jiāng shì | /Zhenjiang prefecture level city in Jiangsu/ |
| 外滩 | wài tān | /Waitan (the Bund), in Shanghai/ |
| 提高 | tí gāo | /to raise/to increase/ |
| 读 | dú | /to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]/ |
| 目的 | mù dì | /purpose/aim/goal/target/objective/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | /capital (city)/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 性格 | xìng gé | /nature/disposition/temperament/character/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | /external/outside/outward appearance/ |
| 兴趣 | xìng qu | /interest (directed towards, not inherent in something)/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 工资 | gōng zī | /wages/pay/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4]/ |
| 浪费 | làng fèi | /to waste/to squander/ |
| 发短信 | fā duǎn xìn | /to text/to send SMS messages/ |
| 世博会 | shì bó huì | /World Exposition/ |
| 文化 | wén huà | /culture/civilization/cultural/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]/ |
| 熊猫 | xióng māo | /panda/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/ |
| 迷路 | mí lù | /to lose the way/lost/labyrinth/labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear)/ |
| 软卧 | ruǎn wò | /soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)/ |
| 西安 | Xī ān | /Xī'ān prefecture level city and capital of Shǎnxī Province 陝西省|陕西省 in central north China/also Xi'an district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin/Xi'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang/ |
| 硬卧 | yìng wò | /hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)/ |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | /to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | /weekend/ |
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | /to test/to put to the test/ |
| 禁 | jīn | /to endure/ |
| 未免 | wèi miǎn | /unavoidable/a bit too much/over the top (you exaggerate)/ |
| 空调 | kōng tiáo | /air conditioning/ |
| 天气 | tiān qì | /weather/ |
| 度 | dù | /capacity/degree/degrees (of temperature)/standard/ |
| 华氏 | Huá shì | /Fahrenheit/ |
| 摄氏 | shè shì | /Celsius/centigrade/ |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | /if only/so long as/ |
| 其实 | qí shí | /actually/that is not the case/in fact/really/ |
| 好玩 | hǎo wán | /fun (to do)/ |
| 刺激性 | cì jī xìng | /thrilling/exciting/stimulating/irritating/provocative/pungent/spicy/ |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | /almost/nearly/more or less/ |
| 生 | shēng | /to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/ |
| 求 | qiú | /to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech/ |
| 野外 | yě wài | /countryside/areas outside the city/ |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | /junior high school/ |
| 总 | zǒng | /always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in every case/ |
| 同样 | tóng yàng | /same/equal/equivalent/ |
| 化 | huà | /to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to transform/abbr. for chemistry 化学/ |
| 尽量 | jìn liàng | /as much as possible/to the greatest extent/ |
| 肤浅 | fū qiǎn | /skin deep/superficial/shallow/ |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | /to understand/to realize/to find out/ |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | /trip/journey/tourism/travel/tour/ |
| 式 | shì | /type/form/pattern/style/ |
| 观光客 | guān guāng kè | /tourist/ |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | /come into contact with/have dealings with/ |
| 机会 | jī huì | /opportunity/chance/occasion/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 完全 | wán quán | /complete/whole/totally/entirely/ |
| 旅馆 | lǚ guǎn | /hotel/CL:家[jia1]/ |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | /father and mother/parents/ |
| 生活 | shēng huó | /life/activity/to live/livelihood/ |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn | /to experience for oneself/ |
| 学习 | xué xí | /to learn/to study/ |
| 计划 | jì huà | /plan/project/program/to plan/to map out/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]/ |
| 次 | cì | /next in sequence/second/the second (day, time etc)/secondary/vice-/sub-/infra-/inferior quality/substandard/order/sequence/hypo- (chem., meaning extra oxygen atom)/classifier for enumerated events: time/ |
| 噢 | ō | /Oh!/ |
| 一样 | yī yàng | /same/like/equal to/the same as/just like/ |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | /modern times/modern age/modern era/Hyundai, South Korean company/ |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | /ancient times/olden times/ |
| 舒服 | shū fu | /comfortable/feeling well/ |
| 房子 | fáng zi | /house/building (single- or two-story)/apartment/room/CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4]/ |
| 住 | zhù | /to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/ |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | /unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in that crazy way/actually/to go as far as to/ |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | /emperor/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 城墙 | chéng qiáng | /city wall/ |
| 墙 | qiáng | /wall/CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]/ |
| 围 | wéi | /to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)/a surname/ |
| 千 | qiān | /thousand/ |
| 懂 | dǒng | /to understand/to know/ |
| 建筑 | jiàn zhù | /building/to construct/Taiwan pr. jian4 zhu2/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | /ancient/old/age-old/ |
| 故宫 | gù gōng | /The Imperial Palace/ |
| 长城 | Cháng chéng | /the Great Wall/ |
| 参观 | cān guān | /to look around/to inspect/visit and observe/ |
| 难忘 | nán wàng | /unforgettable/ |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | /profound/deep/deep-going/ |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | /impression/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 趟 | tàng | /classifier for times, round trips or rows/a time/a trip/ |
| 跟 | gēn | /heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and (in addition to)/ |
| 生意 | shēng yi | /business/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/ |
| 谈 | tán | /to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss/surname Tan/ |
| 路上 | lù shang | /on the road/on a journey/road surface/ |
| 小时候 | xiǎo shí hou | /in one's childhood/ |
| 上海 | Shàng hǎi | /Shanghai/a municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪/ |
| 累 | lèi | /implicate/tired/ |
| 还 | hái | /still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in addition/fairly/passably (good)/as early as/even/also/else/ |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | /airport/airfield/CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]/ |
| 等 | děng | /class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once/ |
| 顺利 | shùn lì | /smoothly/without a hitch/ |
| 再 | zài | /again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth, and not until then)/ |
| 转机 | zhuǎn jī | /(to take) a turn for the better/to change planes/ |
| 东京 | Dōng jīng | /Tōkyō, capital of Japan/ |
| 飞 | fēi | /to fly/ |
| 直 | zhí | /straight/vertical/frank/directly/straightly/upright/ |
| 纽约 | Niǔ Yuē | /New York/ |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | /Beijing/capital of People's Republic of China/one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市/fig. PRC government/ |
| 刚 | gāng | /hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly/ |