Lesson 15 - 男女平等

Question 1

平等

Answer 1

píngděng

equal
equality

Question 2

重男轻女

Answer 2

zhòng nán qīng nǚ

to regard males as superior to females
to privilege men over women

Question 3

妇女

Answer 3

fùnǚ

women
(often has social and political connotations [Women’s Day, women’s movement])
(no corresponding term for men)

Question 4

地位

Answer 4

dìwèi

position
status

Question 5

以来

Answer 5

yǐlái

since

Question 6

情况

Answer 6

qíngkuàng

situation
condition
circumstances

Question 7

逐渐

Answer 7

zhújiàn

gradually
little by little

Question 8

机会

Answer 8

jīhuì

opportunity

Question 9

改革开放

Answer 9

gǎigé kāifàng

to reform and open up
the Chinese Reform and Opening-Up

Question 10

某

Answer 10

mǒu

certain
some
an indefinite person or thing

Question 11

企业

Answer 11

qǐyè

enterprise
business
company
firm

Question 12

单位

Answer 12

dānwèi

unit

Question 13

出现

Answer 13

chūxiàn

to appear
to arise
to emerge

Question 14

现象

Answer 14

xiànxiàng

phenomenon
appearance

Question 15

困难

Answer 15

kùnnan

difficulty
difficult

Question 16

工厂

Answer 16

gōngchǎng

factory

Question 17

同工同酬

Answer 17

tóng gōng tóng chóu

equal pay for equal work

Question 18

女性

Answer 18

nǚxìng

female gender
woman

Question 19

超过

Answer 19

chāoguò

to surpass
to exceed

Question 20

毕竟

Answer 20

bìjìng

after all
all in all
in the final analysis
when all is said and done

Question 21

互相

Answer 21

hùxiāng

mutually
each other
reciprocally

Question 22

体贴

Answer 22

tǐtiē

to care for
to be considerate of (someone)

Question 23

表现

Answer 23

biǎoxiàn

to display
to manifest
performance
manifestation

Question 24

大男子主义

Answer 24

dà nánzǐ zhǔyì

male chauvinism

Question 25

家务

Answer 25

jiāwù household chores household duties

Question 26

模范

Answer 26

mófàn exemplary model fine example

Question 27

丈夫

Answer 27

zhàngfu husband

Question 28

气管炎

Answer 28

qìguǎnyán tracheitis

Question 29

妻管严

Answer 29

qī guǎn yán wife controls (her husband) strictly

Question 30

妻子

Answer 30

qīzi wife

Question 31

得病

Answer 31

dé bìng to fall ill to contract a disease

Question 32

男子

Answer 32

nánzǐ man male

Question 33

讨厌

Answer 33

tǎoyàn to dislike to loathe disgusting disagreeable

Question 34

队员

Answer 34

duìyuán team member

Question 35

骄傲

Answer 35

jiāo'ào proud arrogant full of oneself pride

Question 36

不得了

Answer 36

bù déliǎo extremely exceedingly couldn't be more

Question 37

输

Answer 37

shū to lose to be defeated

Question 38

成绩

Answer 38

chéngjì performance achievement result score grade

Question 39

公平

Answer 39

gōngpíng fair just impartial equitable

Question 40

由

Answer 40

yóu by

Question 41

市场

Answer 41

shìchǎng market

Question 42

职业

Answer 42

zhíyè occupation profession vocation

Question 43

薪水

Answer 43

xīnshuǐ salary pay wages

Question 44

消息

Answer 44

xiāoxi news message information

Question 45

赢

Answer 45

yíng to win

Question 46

冠军

Answer 46

guànjūn champion first place in a competition

Question 47

相信

Answer 47

xiāngxìn to believe to trust

Question 48

比分

Answer 48

bǐfēn score

Question 49

乒乓球

Answer 49

pīngpāngqiú Ping-Pong table tennis

Question 50

巴西

Answer 50

Bāxī Brazil

Question 51

意大利

Answer 51

Yìdàlì Italy

Question 52

计划经济

Answer 52

jìhuà jīngjì planned economy (national economic plans made by the central government)

Question 53

市场经济

Answer 53

shìchǎng jīngjì market economy what Chinese government refers to as a "socialist market economy"

Question 54

男人 女人

Answer 54

nánrén nǚrén men women (used to refer to unfamiliar or indefinite people) (sounds rude to use these terms for a definite person, esp someone you know) (when used as collective nouns (男人的 & 女人的）there is no question of being impolite)

Question 55

男的 女的

Answer 55

nánde nǚde man woman (more neutral use than 男人 & 女人） (better to use when referring to someone you know)

Question 56

男子 女子

Answer 56

nánzǐ nǚzǐ men's women's (often used to refer to gender-specific categories or institutions such as names of competitive sports)

Question 57

男性 女性

Answer 57

nánxìng nǚxìng men women (usually used as collective nouns) (more polite than 男人 & 女人）

Question 58

男生 女生

Answer 58

nánshēng nǚshēng male students female students

Question 59

爱人

Answer 59

àiren spouse (occasional use in mainland China) lover (used in Taiwan)

Question 60

老公

Answer 60

lǎogōng husband (informal term)

Question 61

老婆

Answer 61

lǎopó wife (informal term)