Vocabulary
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| 近代 近代 | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949) | |
| 电灯 電燈 | electric light | |
| 长江 長江 | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang | |
| 窗台 窗臺 | window sill; window ledge | |
| 轮船 輪船 | steamship; steamer; steamboat | |
| 片面 片面 | unilateral; one-sided | |
| 风俗 風俗 | social custom | |
| 深厚 深厚 | deep; profound | |
| 果实 果實 | fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains | |
| 冰雪 冰雪 | ice and snow | |
| 率先 率先 | to take the lead; to show initiative | |
| 陆续 陸續 | in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit | |
| 公元 公元 | CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) | |
| 高价 高價 | high price | |
| 坚固 堅固 | firm; firmly; hard; stable | |
| 树叶 樹葉 | tree leaves | |
| 降温 降溫 | to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline | |
| 潮湿 潮濕 | damp; moist | |
| 登山 登山 | to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering | |
| 茶叶 茶葉 | tea; tea leaves | |
| 陆地 陸地 | dry land (as opposed to the sea) | |
| 细致 細緻 | delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking | |
| 小吃 小吃 | snack; refreshments | |
| 培育 培育 | to train; to breed | |
| 一再 一再 | repeatedly | |
| 构造 構造 | structure; composition; tectonic (geology) | |
| 讲究 講究 | to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen | |
| 长途 長途 | long distance | |
| 春季 春季 | springtime | |
| 缩短 縮短 | to curtail; to cut down | |
| 描写 描寫 | to describe; to depict; to portray; description | |
| 扩展 擴展 | to extend; to expand; extension; expansion | |
| 秋季 秋季 | autumn; fall | |
| 海水 海水 | seawater | |
| 格外 格外 | especially; particularly | |
| 可见 可見 | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible | |
| 逐步 逐步 | progressively; step by step | |
| 积累 積累 | to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively | |
| 宝石 寶石 | precious stone; gem | |
| 用途 用途 | use; application | |
| 排列 排列 | to arrange in order; (math.) permutation | |
| 列入 列入 | to include on a list | |
| 引进 引進 | to recommend; to introduce (from outside) | |
| 赏 賞 | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | |
| 实用 實用 | practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) | |
| 看望 看望 | to pay a visit to; to see (sb) | |
| 流传 流傳 | to spread; to circulate; to hand down | |
| 纷纷 紛紛 | one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell | |
| 步行 步行 | to go on foot; to walk | |
| 圆满 圓滿 | satisfactory; consummate; perfect |