Unit 18 Flashcards
(117 cards)
1
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What is the meaning of 节日 (節日)?
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holiday, festival
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What does 舅舅 (舅舅) refer to?
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uncle (mother’s brother)
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Translate 舅妈 (舅媽).
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aunt (mother’s brother’s wife)
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What is a 小区 (小區)?
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residential development, residential complex
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Define 环境 (環境).
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environment, surroundings
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What is 除夕 (除夕)?
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Chinese New Year’s Eve
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What does 年夜饭 (年夜飯) mean?
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Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner
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Translate 墙 (牆).
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wall
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What does 贴 (貼) mean?
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to paste, to glue
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What is the meaning of 福 (福)?
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blessing, good fortune
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What does 倒 (倒) signify?
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to turn upside down, to go backwards
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Translate 奇怪 (奇怪).
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strange, weird
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What does 意思 (意思) mean?
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meaning
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Fill in the blank: 以 means _______.
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with (used as a preposition)
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What does 代 (代) refer to?
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to replace, to substitute
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What is 酒 (酒)?
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alcohol, liquor
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Define 举 (舉).
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to lift, to raise
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What does 顺利 (順利) mean?
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smooth, successful, without a hitch
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What does 进步 (進步) signify?
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to make progress; progressive
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Translate 干杯 (乾杯).
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to drink a toast (lit. to dry the cup)
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What does 成功 (成功) mean?
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to succeed; successful
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What is a 晚会 (晚會)?
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evening gathering, soiree
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What is the meaning of 剩（下） (剩（下）)?
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to leave a surplus, to be left (over)
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Define 浪费 (浪費).
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to waste, to squander; wasteful
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What does **余** (餘) refer to?
surplus; to have a surplus
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What does **传统** (傳統) mean?
tradition; traditional
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What is the **农历** (農曆)?
traditional Chinese lunar calendar (lit. agricultural calendar)
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Fill in the blank: **初** means _______.
first, early part of
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What is **粽子** (粽子)?
sticky-rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
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What does **月饼** (月餅) refer to?
moon cake
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What does **团圆** (團圓) mean?
to reunite (as a family)
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What is **正月** (正月)?
first month of the lunar year
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What does **元宵** (元宵) signify?
night of the fifteenth of the first lunar month; sweet dumplings made of sticky-rice flour
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Translate the particle **嘛** (嘛).
particle used to emphasize the obvious
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What does **计时** (計時) mean?
to count time
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What is the meaning of **拜年** (拜年)?
to wish somebody a happy Chinese New Year, to pay a Chinese New Year call
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What does **恭喜** (恭喜) refer to?
to congratulate
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What does **发财** (發財) mean?
to get rich, to make a fortune
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What is a **红包** (紅包)?
red envelope containing gift money
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What does **热闹** (熱鬧) mean?
lively, buzzing with excitement, bustling with activity (of a place or scene)
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Translate **鞭炮** (鞭炮).
firecracker
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What is the **春节** (春節)?
Spring Festival, Chinese New Year
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What does **端午节** (端午節) refer to?
Dragon Boat Festival
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What is the **中秋节** (中秋節)?
Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival
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What does **感恩节** (感恩節) mean?
Thanksgiving
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Define **元宵节** (元宵節).
Lantern Festival
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What does **以茶代酒** (yǐ chá dài jiǔ) mean?
to substitute tea for wine
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What structure is used in **一边...一边...** (yībiān... yībiān...)?
一边 + Verb 1 + 一边 + Verb 2
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What is the meaning of **年年有鱼，年年有余** (nián nián yǒu yú, nián nián yǒu yú)?
Every year there is fish, every year there is surplus.
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What does **倒计时** (dào jìshí) signify?
countdown
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What does **福倒了，福到了** (fú dào le, fú dào le) mean?
The character '福' is upside down, but it means '福 has arrived.'
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What is the **春节晚会** (春節晚會)?
Spring Festival Gala
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What is a **红包** (紅包) traditionally used for?
symbolizing good luck and prosperity
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What is the significance of **年夜饭** (年夜飯)?
family reunion dinner held on Chinese New Year’s Eve
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What does **放鞭炮** (放鞭炮) refer to?
Setting off Firecrackers
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What does **团圆** (團圓) emphasize during Chinese holidays?
family togetherness
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What does **过马路** (過馬路) mean?
Cross the street
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What is the meaning of **红绿灯** (紅綠燈)?
Traffic light
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What does **十字路口** (十字路口) refer to?
Intersection
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What does **路口** (路口) mean?
Road junction
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What is **开车** (開車)?
Drive a car
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Translate **骑自行车** (騎自行車).
Ride a bicycle
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What does **骑摩托车** (騎摩托車) refer to?
Ride a motorcycle
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What does **坐公共汽车** (坐公共汽車) mean?
Take a bus
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What does **坐地铁** (坐地鐵) signify?
Take the subway
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What does **坐火车** (坐火車) mean?
Take a train
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What is the meaning of **打的** (打的)?
Take a taxi
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What does **搭飞机** (搭飛機) refer to?
Take a plane
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What is a **地下通道** (地下通道)?
Underground passage
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Fill in the blank: **危险** means _______.
Dangerous
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What does **安全** mean?
Safe
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What is the meaning of **方便**?
Convenient
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What does **很挤** (很擠) refer to?
Very crowded
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What is **刷卡** (刷卡)?
Swipe a card
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What does **现金** (現金) mean?
Cash
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What does **买票** (買票) signify?
Buy a ticket
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What does **进站** (進站) refer to?
Enter the station
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What does **上车** (上車) mean?
Get on (a vehicle)
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What is the meaning of **下车** (下車)?
Get off (a vehicle)
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What does **转车** (轉車) signify?
Transfer (transportation)
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What does **经常** (經常) mean?
Often
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What does **偶尔** (偶爾) refer to?
Occasionally
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What does **不常** (不常) signify?
Not often
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What does **从不** (從不) mean?
Never
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Fill in the blank: **离** means _______.
Away from / Distance from
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What does **远** (遠) refer to?
Far
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What is the meaning of **近** (近)?
Near
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What does **距离** (距離) mean?
Distance
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What is the significance of **我的通勤方式**?
commuting method
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What does **我家离公司不算远** imply about the distance?
not far
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Fill in the blank: **我一般骑自行车到地铁站** means _______.
I usually ride a bike to the subway station
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What does **如果遇到地铁太挤** indicate?
If the subway is too crowded
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What does **我会打的或者坐公共汽车** mean?
I will take a taxi or take the bus
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What does **周末的时候，我偶尔会开车去郊区** signify?
On weekends, I occasionally drive to the suburbs
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What does **在城市里过马路一定要小心** advise?
Be careful when crossing the street in the city
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What does **行人必须等红绿灯变绿才能走** imply?
Pedestrians must wait for the traffic light to turn green
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What does **如果是地下通道，就更安全一些** mean?
If it's an underground passage, it's safer
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What does **我家附近的路口没有红绿灯** indicate?
The intersection near my home does not have traffic lights
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What does **骑自行车或者骑摩托车时要特别注意** advise?
Be particularly careful when riding a bicycle or motorcycle
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What does **妈妈经常提醒我** mean?
Mom often reminds me
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Fill in the blank: **只要遵守交通规则** means _______.
As long as you obey traffic rules
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What does **去外地旅行** mean?
Traveling to other places
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What does **我们选择搭飞机** imply?
We chose to take a plane
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What does **目的地距离我们城市很远** indicate?
The destination is far from our city
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What does **坐公共汽车去酒店** mean?
Take a bus to the hotel
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What does **出行非常方便** signify?
Traveling is very convenient
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What does **我们经常转车** mean?
We often transfer
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What does **当地人很热情** imply?
The locals are very warm and friendly
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What does **买票可以用现金或者刷卡** mean?
You can buy tickets with cash or by card
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What does **交通比较拥挤** indicate?
Traffic is relatively crowded
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What does **我们的旅程非常愉快** mean?
Our journey was very pleasant
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What is the Chinese term for 'Theater'?
剧院
## Footnote
The Pinyin for '剧院' is 'xìjù yuàn'.
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What is the Pinyin for 'Gymnasium / Sports Stadium'?
tǐ yù guǎ n
## Footnote
The Chinese term is '体育馆'.
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What does '市政府' mean in English?
City Hall
## Footnote
The Pinyin for '市政府' is 'shì zhèng fǔ'.
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What is the Chinese term for 'Embassy'?
大使馆
## Footnote
The Pinyin for '大使馆' is 'dàshǐ guǎ n'.
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What is the Pinyin for 'Parking Lot'?
tíng chē chǎ ng
## Footnote
The Chinese term is '停车场'.
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What does '公厕' translate to in English?
Public Restroom
## Footnote
The Pinyin for '公厕' is 'gōng cè'.
