第十二课

Question 1

biàn huà

change; to change

Answer 1

变化

Question 2

mò

end

Answer 2

末

Question 3

lái bu jí
not have enough time to do something;
too late to do something

Answer 3

来不及

Question 4

jìng（rán）

unexpectedly; contrary to one’s expectation

Answer 4

竟（然）

Question 5

biǎo gē

older male cousin of a diff. surname

Answer 5

表哥

Question 6

zhàn

station; stop; to stand

Answer 6

站

Question 7

gū mā

father’s sister

Answer 7

姑妈

Question 8

pāi

to take pictures; to shoot film; to clap; to pat

Answer 8

拍

Question 9

biàn

to change

Answer 9

变

Question 10

zǒng

always

Answer 10

总

Question 11

shú xi
to know something or someone well;
to be familiar with; familiar

Answer 11

熟悉

Question 12

mò shēng

unfamiliar; strange; unknown

Answer 12

陌生

Question 13

jiē

street

Answer 13

街

Question 14

gài

to build; to construct

Answer 14

盖

Question 15

dí què

indeed

Answer 15

的确

Question 16

qí

to ride

Answer 16

骑

Question 17

zì xíng chē

bicycle

Answer 17

自行车

Question 18

shàng bān
to go to work; to start work;
to be on duty

Answer 18

上班

Question 19

xiǎng xiàng

to imagine; to visualize; imagination

Answer 19

想象

Question 20

yào bú shì

if it were not for; but for

Answer 20

要不是

Question 21

yóu kè

tourist

Answer 21

游客

Question 22

lǎo wài

foreigner

Answer 22

老外

Question 23

duì miàn

opposite side

Answer 23

对面

Question 24

kuài cān

fast food; quick meal

Answer 24

快餐

Question 25

fú zhuāng | clothing; apparel

Answer 25

服装

Question 26

róng rù | to merge into; to meld into

Answer 26

融入

Question 27

tè sè | distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic

Answer 27

特色

Question 28

bǎo liú | to remain as before; to retain

Answer 28

保留

Question 29

jiàn zhù | architecture; to build

Answer 29

建筑

Question 30

cháng | to taste

Answer 30

尝

Question 31

xiǎo chī | small and inexpensive dishes; snacks

Answer 31

小吃

Question 32

bù guǎn | no matter; regardless of

Answer 32

不管

Question 33

mín yǐ shí wéi tiān | the people think of food as important as heaven

Answer 33

民以食为天

Question 34

á | eh? what?

Answer 34

啊

Question 35

cóng lái | from past till present; always; at all times

Answer 35

从来

Question 36

lǎo bǎi xìng | common folk; (ordinary) people

Answer 36

老百姓

Question 37

jǐn kě néng | as much as possible

Answer 37

尽可能

Question 38

shà | mansion; tall building

Answer 38

厦

Question 39

zuò | M.W. for buildings and mountains

Answer 39

座

Question 40

shēng yīn | sound; voice

Answer 40

声音

Question 41

jiǎo bù | footstep

Answer 41

脚步

Question 42

nán guò | sad; hard to bear

Answer 42

难过

Question 43

gū lū | rumbling sound

Answer 43

咕噜

Question 44

fǎ guó | France

Answer 44

法国

Question 45

fū zǐ miào | Temple of Confucius

Answer 45

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