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CHIN 3010. Lesson 33
| Character | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 艺术 | yì shù | /art/CL:種|种[zhong3]/ |
| 民间习俗 | mín jiān xí sú | /folk customs/ |
| 仔细 | zǐ xì | /careful/attentive/cautious/ |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | /brave/ |
| 追求 | zhuī qiú | /to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly/to seek after/to woo/ |
| 流行 | liú xíng | /to spread/to rage (of contagious disease)/popular/fashionable/prevalent/(math.) manifold/ |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | /to absorb/to assimilate/to ingest/ |
| 同时 | tóng shí | /at the same time/simultaneously/ |
| 抛弃 | pāo qì | /discard/dump/abandon/ |
| 模式 | mó shì | /mode/method/ |
| 自古 | zì gǔ | /(since) ancient times/(from) time immemorial/ |
| 六经 | liù jīng | /Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼, the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经, Book of Changes 周易|周易, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋|春秋/ |
| 乐经 | yuè jīng | /Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经/ |
| 失传 | shī chuán | /not transmitted/no longer extant/lost in transmission/ |
| 若 | ruò | /to seem/like/as/if/ |
| 乐器 | yuè qì | /musical instrument/CL:管[guan3]/ |
| 胡 | hú | /what?, why?, how?/surname Hu/non-Han people, esp. from central Asia, also called Persians or Barbarians/reckless/outrageous/ |
| 胡琴 | hú qin | /huqin/family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring/ |
| 说明 | shuō míng | /to explain/to illustrate/explanation/directions/caption/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 琵琶 | pí pa | /pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard/ |
| 笛 | dí | /flute/ |
| 横 | héng | /horizontal/across/(horizontal character stroke)/ |
| 唢呐 | suǒ nà | /suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes/also written 鎖吶|锁呐/also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]/ |
| 深思 | shēn sī | /to ponder/to consider/ |
| 值得 | zhí de | /to be worth/to deserve/ |
| 饮食 | yǐn shí | /food and drink/ |
| 阅读 | yuè dú | /to read/reading/ |
| 笔记 | bǐ jì | /take down (in writing)/notes/a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches/CL:本[ben3]/ |
| 相似 | xiāng sì | /to resemble/similar/like/resemblance/similarity/ |
| 炒 | chǎo | /saute/pan-fry/to fry/fried/ |
| 烹饪 | pēng rèn | /cooking/culinary arts/ |
| 清代 | Qīng dài | /the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)/ |
| 形容 | xíng róng | /to describe/appearance/look/ |
| 历史悠久 | lì shǐ yōu jiǔ | /established (tradition)/time-honored/ |
| 实际上 | shí jì shàng | /in fact/in reality/as a matter of fact/in practice/ |
| 宫保鸡丁 | gōng bǎo jī dīng | /Kung Pao Chicken/spicy diced chicken/ |
| 具有 | jù yǒu | /to have/to possess/ |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | /to lift (restrictions)/to open/to make open to the public/to lift a ban/to unfurl/to bloom/ |
| 试 | shì | /to test/to try/experiment/examination/test/ |
| 中世纪 | zhōng shì jì | /medieval/Middle Ages/ |
| 文明 | wén míng | /civilized/civilization/culture/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 和平 | hé píng | /peace/ |
| 大规模 | dà guī mó | /large scale/extensive/wide scale/broad scale/ |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | /result/achievement/gain/profit/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
| 佛教 | Fó jiào | /Buddhism/ |
| 基本上 | jī běn shang | /basically/on the whole/ |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | /more than/above/over/the above-mentioned/ |
| 固有 | gù yǒu | /intrinsic to sth/inherent/ |
| 延伸 | yán shēn | /to extend/to spread/ |
| 笔者 | bǐ zhě | /the author/the writer/ |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | /trend/tendency/orientation/ |
| 有助于 | yǒu zhù yú | /to contribute to/to promote/ |
| 融合 | róng hé | /a mixture/an amalgam/fusion/welding together/be in harmony with (nature)/harmonize with/fit in/ |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | /(politically) conservative/to guard/to keep/ |
| 仅 | jǐn | /barely/only/merely/ |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | /situation/occasion/ |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | /dress/clothing/costume/clothes/CL:身[shen1]/ |