Chapter 15 Flashcards by bob liang

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好久不見

hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn

Long time no see

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亞洲

Yà zhōu

Asia

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日本

Rì běn

Japan / Japanese

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泰國

Tài guó

Thailand

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韓國

Hán guó

Korea

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怪不得

guài bu de

Adv: no wonder

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假期

jià qī

vacation

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論文

lùn wén

thesis, dissertation

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實驗室 or 实验室

shí yàn shì

laboratory

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用功

yòng-gōng

diligent / industrious (in one’s studies) / to study hard / to make great effort

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難受 or 难受

nán shòu

to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear

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印象

yìn xiàng

impression

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有趣

yǒu qù

interesting / fascinating / amusing

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現象 or 现象

xiàn xiàng

appearance

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習慣 or 习惯

xí guàn

V: to be accustomed to
N: habit, what (one) is accustomed to generally speaking

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一般說來 or 一般说来

yī bān shuō lái

generally speaking / in general

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抽水馬桶 or
抽水马桶

chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng

“pump water horse bucket”
toilet

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蹲

dūn

to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere)

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用不慣

yòng bú-guàn

cannot get used to using

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衛生 or 卫生

wèi shēng

health / hygiene / sanitation

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除非

chú fēi

Adv: unless

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設備

shè bèi

facilities

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住家

zhù jiā

N: residence

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公共

gōng gòng

public / common / communal

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What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 澡堂

zǎo táng bathhouse

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 走路

zǒu lù VO: to walk

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 交通

jiāo tōng traffic; transportation (systems)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 情況 or 情况

qíng kuàng condition

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 好像...似的

hǎo xiàng shì de it seems that...

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 怕

pà to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 計程車 or 计程车

jì chéng chē "measure distance vehicle", taxicab

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 橫衝直獞

héng chōng zhí zhuàng "to charge vertically and horizontally", to drive recklessly

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 好像...的樣子

hǎo xiàng...de yàng zi It seems like...

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 規則

guī zé rules, regulations (traffic)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 紅綠燈

hóng lǜ dēng traffic light

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 斑馬線

bān mǎ xiàn "zebra line", pedestrian crosswalk

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 看

kān V: keep an eye on

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 發生不了作用

fā shēng bù-liǎo zuò yòng RV: cannot be effective

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 作用

zuò yòng N: effect; function, usefulness

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 停

tíng V: to stop / to halt / to park (a car)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 照你這麼說來...

zhào nǐ zhè me shuō-lái... according to what you are saying...

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 千萬

qiān wàn Adv: by all means

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 誤會

wù huì V: to misunderstand N: misunderstanding

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 特色

tè sè characteristic (often used in a positive sense)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 首都

shǒu dū "head city", (nation's) capital

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 所在地

suǒ zài dì location

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 中心

zhōng xīn center

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 古老

gǔ lǎo ancient

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 之一

zhī yī one of the...

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 明朝

míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 清朝

qīng cháo Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 建築

jiàn zhù building, architectural construction

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 參觀

cān guān To visit (an organization, a famous site, etc.)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 貿易

mào yì trade

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 市中心

shì zhōng xīn center of town, downtown

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 歐洲

Ōu zhōu Europe

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 風味 or 风味

fēng wèr style, flavor (abstract)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 世紀

shì jì century

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 末年

mò nián the last years (of a century of dynasty)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 初年

chū nián the beginning of a period of years

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 侵略

qīn lüè V: to invade N: invasion

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 西化

Xī huā westernized

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 吸引

xī yǐn to attract

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 成千上萬

chéng qiān shàng wàn "reach thousand upon ten thousand", very many

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 觀光客

guān'guāng kè tourists

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 從前

cóng qián in the past, before

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 開放

kāi fàng Adj: unrestricted, open V: to open

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 據...說

jù shuō according to...

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 生產

shēng chǎn N: production V: to produce

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 倍

bèi times (as in: five times as big)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 農民

nóng mín peasant

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 收入

shōu rù income

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 提高

tí gāo to raise

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 改善

gǎi shàn to refine, to improve

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 缺貨 or 缺货

quē huò "short of goods", to be out of stock, to be sold out

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 物價

wù jià commodity prices

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 治安

zhì'ān public security

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 方式

fāng shì style (of), mode

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 大致

dà zhì approximately, generally, in broad terms

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 髮型 or 发型

fà xíng hairstyle

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 服裝 or 服装

fú zhuāng clothing (formal)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 小說

xiǎo shuō novel, fictional writings

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 選擇

xuǎn zé N: a selection V: to select

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 誘惑 or 诱惑

yòu huò N: temptation V: to tempt, to lure

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 因此

yīn cǐ Conj: therefore (formal)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 搶劫 or 抢劫

qiǎng jié robbery (formal)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 案子

àn zi (court) case

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 比較

bǐ jiào to compare

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 資本主義 or 资本主义

zī běn zhǔ yì capitalism

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 道路

dào lù route, road

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 共產主義 or 共产主义

gòng chǎn zhǔ yì communism

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 言論自由 or 言论自由

yán lùn zì yóu freedom of speech

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 在...內

zài...nèi within...

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 範圍 or 范围

fàn wéi scope, range

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 批評

pī píng to criticize / criticism

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 提出

tí chū to raise(issue), to bring up

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 與 or 与

yǔ and (written)

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 絕對 or 绝对

jué duì absolutely; definitely

What is the meaning and pinyin of this character? 允許 or 允许

yǔn xǔ V: to allow, to permit N: permission

Chapter 15 Flashcards

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