AP Chinese Unit 6 Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges

bǎohù

to protect

bǎoliú - to retain

biànhuà (change)

bù kān shè xiǎng - cannot bear to think about it

dānwèi

work unit

dào lā jī

take out the trash

dǐ yā-mortgage

dì qiú - earth

shēngzǐ-have a child

(shèhuì) Social Studies.scocial

shìjiè-world;

yí mín - immigrant; to immigrate

kànfǎ

point of view

(xiǎngfǎ) idea; opinion; way of thinking

yóu, oily, greasy

fādá - developed; flourishing

发达国家

fāzhǎnzhōng-developing，发展中国家

liàng - measure word for vehicle

zhìliàng

quality

fēngxiǎn-risk

fù nǚ

women

gǎigé kāifàng-to reform and open up

1980s, 中国开始改革开放。

gàifángzi - to build the house

gémìng

revolution

gǔ piào-stock

gù shì - story

(hé tóng) contract

huàxué （chemistry）

huán jìng (environment)

to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover

jiāotōng

traffic

yōngjǐ-crowded

Dǔsè-to block up; stop up (v)

jiāo liú - exchange

jié yuē - to economize on; to save on

jiějué - to solve; to resolve

jué dìng (to decide)

jìn rù to enter / to join / to go into

jìn xíng-carry out; conduct

jīng jì (economy)

kōngqì air

lìyòng - to make use of

lìxī-interest

màoyì trade; business

nuǎn qì (heating)

nǚ xìng-female

pín qióng - poverty，poor

píngděng

equal; equality

gōngpíng - fair; just

píngzhuāng shuǐ

bottled water

qǐyè: enterprise; industry; business

qiān-to sign

qǔdé - to obtain; to acquire

qǔzhībújìn-(of resources) inexhaustible

shèng yú; to be left over, surplus

shèng xià( lái ）- to be left (over)

to remain

shí yóu-oil

shìchǎng - market

shìjì (N; century)

shōurù (income; earnings)

xīn shuǐ - salary; pay; wages

shùi : tax

tónggōngtóngchóu-equal pay for equal jobs

男女应该同工同酬。Men and women should receive equal pay for equal work.

jìngzhēng-competition; compete

tóng shì - to work together; colleague

tǒngyī (to unify; to unite; unified; united)

tóuzī

invest, investment

wēijī-crisis; precarious point

wūrǎn

pollution

wěndìng

steady; stable

xīyān (smoke (cigarettes, etc.)

xiànxiàng (N; phenomenon)

xiǎngshòu enjoy

xiāofèi

consume; consumption

yánsù-serious

yánzhòng - serious; grave

yánjìn (strictly prohibit; forbid)

yí cì xìng (one-time)

Yì jiàn/zhǔ yì-Opinions / ideas

tóngyì

agree; approve

zànchéng

to approve of, to agree with (V)

zēngjiā - to increase

jiǎn shǎo - to decrease; to reduce

zhú jiàn

gradually; little by little

zhùyì (to pay attention to)

cúnqiǎn (save money)

tí gōng-to provide; to supply; to offer

chéngshì huà - urbanisation

化：Suffix -ify ,-ization ,-ize

rén kǒu mì jí- Densely populated

jízhōng-to concentrate; to focus on

Xīn xīng, xīn xíng-Emerging, new type

Lǎo jiù-old

kǒngpà (to be afraid that; perhaps)

jiējìn - to be close to

diē-v. fall, drop

shuāi to fall

lǎolínghuà - aging of a society