Integrated Chinese (4th edition) Volume 4 Lesson 12中国的变化 Changes in China

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变化biànhuàv/nto change; change

末mònend

来不及lái bu jívcto not have enough time to do something, to be too late to do something

高（速）铁（路）gāo(sù) tiě(lù)nhigh-speed rail

表哥biǎogēnolder male cousin with a different surname

街jiēnstreet

盖gàivto build, to construct

骑qívto ride

自行车zìxíngchēnbicycle

上班shàng bānvoto go to work, to start work, to be on duty

想像xiǎngxiàngv/nto imagine, to visualize; imagination

要不是yàobúshìconjif it were not for, but for

游客yóukèntourist

老外lǎowàinforeigner (slang)

哈hāono(sound of laughter)

对面duìmiànnopposite side

快餐kuàicānnfast food

服装fúzhuāngnclothing, apparel

融入róngrùvto merge into, to meld into

特色tèsèndistinguishing feature or quality, characteristic

保留bǎoliúvto remain as before, to retain

建筑jiànzhùn/varchitecture; to build

尝chángvto taste

小吃xiǎochīnsmall and inexpensive dishes, snacks

不管bùguǎnconjno matter, regardless of

变biànvto change

民以食为天mín yǐ shí wéi tiān—ordinary people consider food as important as heaven

句jùm(measure word for sentences)

从来cóngláiadvfrom past till present, always, at all times

老百姓lǎobǎixìngnordinary people

尽可能jǐn kěnéng—as much as possible

厦shànmansion, tall building

座zuòm(measure word for buildings, mountains, bridges, cities and other large, solid things)

声音shēngyīnnsound, voice

脚步jiǎobùnfootstep

拍pāivto take a picture, to shoot a film

咕噜gūlūono(rumbling sound)

法国FǎguópnFrance

夫子庙FūzǐmiàopnTemple of Confucius

No.	Item	Pinyin	POS	Definition
1	变化	biànhuà	v/n	to change; change
2	末	mò	n	end
3	来不及	lái bu jí	vc	to not have enough time to do something, to be too late to do something
4	高（速）铁（路）	gāo(sù) tiě(lù)	n	high-speed rail
5	表哥	biǎogē	n	older male cousin with a different surname
6	街	jiē	n	street
7	盖	gài	v	to build, to construct
8	骑	qí	v	to ride
9	自行车	zìxíngchē	n	bicycle
10	上班	shàng bān	vo	to go to work, to start work, to be on duty
11	想像	xiǎngxiàng	v/n	to imagine, to visualize; imagination
12	要不是	yàobúshì	conj	if it were not for, but for
13	游客	yóukè	n	tourist
14	老外	lǎowài	n	foreigner (slang)
15	哈	hā	ono	(sound of laughter)
16	对面	duìmiàn	n	opposite side
17	快餐	kuàicān	n	fast food
18	服装	fúzhuāng	n	clothing, apparel
19	融入	róngrù	v	to merge into, to meld into
20	特色	tèsè	n	distinguishing feature or quality, characteristic
21	保留	bǎoliú	v	to remain as before, to retain
22	建筑	jiànzhù	n/v	architecture; to build
23	尝	cháng	v	to taste
24	小吃	xiǎochī	n	small and inexpensive dishes, snacks
25	不管	bùguǎn	conj	no matter, regardless of
26	变	biàn	v	to change
27	民以食为天	mín yǐ shí wéi tiān	—	ordinary people consider food as important as heaven
28	句	jù	m	(measure word for sentences)
29	从来	cónglái	adv	from past till present, always, at all times
30	老百姓	lǎobǎixìng	n	ordinary people
31	尽可能	jǐn kěnéng	—	as much as possible
32	厦	shà	n	mansion, tall building
33	座	zuò	m	(measure word for buildings, mountains, bridges, cities and other large, solid things)
34	声音	shēngyīn	n	sound, voice
35	脚步	jiǎobù	n	footstep
36	拍	pāi	v	to take a picture, to shoot a film
37	咕噜	gūlū	ono	(rumbling sound)
38	法国	Fǎguó	pn	France
39	夫子庙	Fūzǐmiào	pn	Temple of Confucius

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