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CHIN 3010. Lesson 12
| Character | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 堕胎 | duò tāi | /to induce an abortion/induced abortion/ |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | /to make better/to improve/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | /level (of achievement etc)/standard/horizontal/ |
| 文明 | wén míng | /civilized/civilization/culture/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 春药 | chūn yào | /aphrodisiac/ |
| 说不定 | shuō bu dìng | /can't say for sure/maybe/ |
| 胡说 | hú shuō | /talk nonsense/drivel/ |
| 孔子 | Kǒng zi | /Confucius (551-479 BC)/ |
| 减少 | jiǎn shǎo | /to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower/ |
| 性病 | xìng bìng | /venereal disease/sexually transmitted disease/VD/ |
| 防止 | fáng zhǐ | /to prevent/to guard against/to take precautions/ |
| 避孕 | bì yùn | /contraception/ |
| 地步 | dì bù | /condition/plight/extent/ |
| 随地 | suí dì | /according to the location/everywhere/any place/from any location/from wherever you like/ |
| 随时 | suí shí | /at any time/ |
| 性 | xìng | /nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex/gender/surname/suffix forming adjective from verb/suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity/essence/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 婚外 | hūn wài | /extramarital/ |
| 婚前 | hūn qián | /pre-marital/pre-nuptial/ |
| 鼓励 | gǔ lì | /to encourage/ |
| 随便 | suí biàn | /as one wishes/as one pleases/willful/at random/casual/ |
| 大惊小怪 | dà jīng xiǎo guài | /much fuss about nothing/ |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | /advanced (technology)/to advance/ |
| 开通 | kāi tong | /to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc)/open-minded/ |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | /thought/thinking/idea/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | /to express/to show/to say/to state/to indicate/to mean/ |
| 该 | gāi | /that/the above-mentioned/most likely/to deserve/should/ought to/owe/ |
| 证明 | zhèng míng | /proof/testimony/to prove/to confirm the truth of/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | /to lift (restrictions)/to open/to make open to the public/to lift a ban/to unfurl/to bloom/ |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | /to reform/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 现代化 | xiàn dài huà | /modernization/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 香烟 | xiāng yān | /cigarette/smoke from burning incense/CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]/ |
| 自动售货机 | zì dòng shòu huò jī | /vending machine/ |
| 自动 | zì dòng | /automatic/ |
| 杂货店 | zá huò diàn | /grocery store/emporium/ |
| 套子 | tào zi | /cap/ |
| 比划 | bǐ huà | /to gesture/to use sign language/to gesticulate/to engage in body combat or martial art/to come to blows/ |
| 安眠药 | ān mián yào | /sleeping pill/CL:粒[li4]/ |
| 艺 | yì | /skill/art/ |
| 玩 | wán | /toy/sth used for amusement/curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wan4)/to play/to have fun/to trifle with/to keep sth for entertainment/ |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | /child/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 不像话 | bù xiàng huà | /unreasonable/shocking/outrageous/ |
| 道德 | dào dé | /virtue/morality/ethics/moral/CL:種|种[zhong3]/ |
| 保险套 | bǎo xiǎn tào | /condom/ |
| 批评 | pī píng | /to criticize/criticism/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | /advanced (technology)/to advance/ |
| 设备 | shè bèi | /equipment/facilities/installations/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 值得 | zhí de | /to be worth/to deserve/ |
| 长处 | cháng chù | /good aspects/strong points/ |
| 短处 | duǎn chù | /shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points/ |
| 对比 | duì bǐ | /contrast/balance/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 鲜明 | xiān míng | /bright/clear-cut/distinct/ |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | /to form/to take shape/ |
| 热 | rè | /heat/to heat up/fervent/hot (of weather)/warm up/ |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | /foreign language/CL:門|门[men2]/ |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | /population/ |
| 由于 | yóu yú | /due to/as a result of/thanks to/owing to/since/because/ |
| 家用电器 | jiā yòng diàn qì | /domestic electric appliance/ |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | /for example/for instance/such as/ |
| 处于 | chǔ yú | /be (in some state, position, or condition)/ |
| 军事 | jūn shì | /military affairs/military matters/military/ |
| 的确 | dí què | /really/indeed/ |
| 强大 | qiáng dà | /large/formidable/powerful/strong/ |
| 既然 | jì rán | /since/as/this being the case/ |
| 领导人 | lǐng dǎo rén | /leader/ |
| 起码 | qǐ mǎ | /at the minimum/at the very least/ |
| 缺乏 | quē fá | /shortage/be lacking/to be short of/to lack/scarcity/ |
| 自大 | zì dà | /arrogant/ |
| 盲目 | máng mù | /blind/aimless/ |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | /quality/mass (in physics)/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 工资 | gōng zī | /wages/pay/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4]/ |
| 教练 | jiào liàn | /instructor/sports coach/trainer/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]/ |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | /amazed/astonished/to surprise/amazing/astonishment/awe/ |
| 录取 | lù qǔ | /to recruit/to enroll/ |
| 优先 | yōu xiān | /priority/ |
| 招收 | zhāo shōu | /to hire/to recruit/ |
| 闹事 | nào shì | /to cause trouble/to create a disturbance/ |
| 砸 | zá | /smash/smashed/to fail/to get it wrong/ |
| 输 | shū | /to transport/to lose/ |
| 庆祝 | qìng zhù | /celebrate/ |
| 赢 | yíng | /to beat/to win/to profit/ |
| 体育馆 | tǐ yù guǎn | /gym/gymnasium/stadium/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 疯狂 | fēng kuáng | /madness/extreme popularity/ |
| 所谓 | suǒ wèi | /so-called/ |
| 赶上 | gǎn shàng | /to keep up with/to catch up with/to overtake/to chance upon/in time for/ |
| 巧 | qiǎo | /opportunely/coincidentally/as it happens/skillful/timely/ |
| 反对 | fǎn duì | /to fight against/to oppose/to be opposed to/opposition/ |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | /to make friends/to start an affair with sb/ |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | /ideal/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 目光短浅 | mù guāng duǎn qiǎn | /shortsighted/ |
| 地位 | dì wèi | /position/status/place/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | /to lead/to be in front/ |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | /to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve/ |
| 欧洲 | ōu zhōu | /Europe/European/ |
| 亚洲 | Yà zhōu | /Asia/Asian/ |
| 科学家 | kē xué jiā | /scientist/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | /to find/to discover/ |
| 总之 | zǒng zhī | /in a word/in short/in brief/ |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | /angle/point of view/ |
| 心理学 | xīn lǐ xué | /psychology/ |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | /abstract/ |
| 人类学 | rén lèi xué | /anthropology/ |
| 社会学 | shè huì xué | /sociology/ |
| 工具 | gōng jù | /tool/instrument/utensil/means/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 购物 | gòu wù | /shopping/ |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | /to be on the internet/to stretch a net (in a sports game or for covering sth)/to be netted (of fish)/ |
| 毕业 | bì yè | /graduation/to graduate/to finish school/ |
| 通过 | tōng guò | /by means of/through/via/to pass through/to get through/to adopt/to pass (a bill)/to switch over/ |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | /junior high school/ |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | /level (of achievement etc)/standard/horizontal/ |
| 理工科 | lǐ gōng kē | /science and engineering as academic subjects (abbr. for 理科, 工科)/ |
| 生物 | shēng wù | /organism/living creature/life form/biological/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 文科 | wén kē | /liberal arts/humanities/ |
| 自由 | zì yóu | /freedom/free/liberty/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | /opposite/contrary/ |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | /just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to chance to/by chance/it just so happens that/ |
| 科学 | kē xué | /science/scientific knowledge/scientific/CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]/ |
| 自然 | zì rán | /nature/natural/naturally/ |
| 重视 | zhòng shì | /to attach importance to sth/to value/ |
| 发达 | fā dá | /developed (country etc)/flourishing/to develop/ |
| 科技 | kē jì | /science and technology/ |
| 重文轻武 | zhòng wén qīng wǔ | /to value letters and belittle arms (成语 saw); to stress civil matters and neglect the military/to prefer the pen to the sword/ |
| 存在 | cún zài | /to exist/to be/ |
| 阶段 | jiē duàn | /stage/section/phase/period/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 本科 | běn kē | /undergraduate course/regular college course/ |
| 说明 | shuō míng | /to explain/to illustrate/explanation/directions/caption/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | /clear/distinct/obvious/ |
| 素质 | sù zhì | /inner quality/basic essence/change over time/ |
| 完美 | wán měi | /perfect/perfection/perfectly/ |
| 想像 | xiǎng xiàng | /imagine/visualize/ |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | /fear/to dread/I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe/ |
| 坦率 | tǎn shuài | /frank (discussion)/blunt/open/ |
| 梦想 | mèng xiǎng | /to dream of/to hope in vain/ |
| 留学 | liú xué | /to study abroad/ |
| 意见 | yì jiàn | /idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint/CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]/ |
| 交换 | jiāo huàn | /to exchange/to swap/to switch (telecom)/commutative (math)/to commute/ |
| 访问 | fǎng wèn | /to visit/to call on/to interview/CL:次[ci4]/ |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | /impression/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 高等教育 | gāo děng jiào yù | /higher education/ |
| 机会 | jī huì | /opportunity/chance/occasion/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
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