AP Classroom Unit 3 - reading practice 1

hometown (jiāxiāng)

Kunming (capital of Yunnan Province) (Kūnmíng)

to intern (shíxí)

the two weeks when you were here

coincidentally; happen to (zhènghǎo)

to accompany （péi）

to walk around; to look around (a town, a city, etc.) (sì chù zǒu zhǒu)

provincial capital (shěnghuì)

only second to (jǐn cì yú)

between (zài...zhījiān)

people often say

spring-like all year around (sìjì rú chūn)

changeable weather; variable weather (tiān qì duō biàn)

morning and night; sooner or later

daytime (báitiān)

The Stone Forest ( Shílín)

scenic spot (fēngjǐngqū)

village; small town (cūn)

(jiāo) suburb, outskirts (e.g. 郊外； 郊区； 西南郊, etc.)

(formal) and, with (yǔ)

across the water from each other (gé shuǐ xiāng wàng)

local conditions and customs (fēngqíng) (usually used in 文化风情； 民俗风情)

in a word; in short; in brief; (anyways) (zǒngzhī)

go on holiday (dù jià)

Have a happy journey (trip) (lǚ tú yú kuài)

to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire （xīn shǎng ）

required courses (bì xiū kè)

journalist; reporter (jìzhě)

to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover (cǎi fǎng)

Ministry of Education (jiào yù bù)

person in charge (fù zé rén)

within two years (liǎngnián nèi)

all (suǒyǒu)

institutions of higher learning; colleges and universities (gāo děng yuàn xiào)

(formal) will, shall; (formal) 把 (jiāng)

offer (goods or services) / open (for business, etc.) (kāi shè)

It is understood - (Jù liǎojiě)

by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through (tōng guò)

expert, specialist (zhuānjiā)

to discover; to realize; to notice (fāxiàn)

majority; most of (dà bù fèn)

related to, about

understanding of.... (duì ....de liǎo jiě)

major (in college); specialty; profession (zhuānyè)

very few; very little (jí shǎo)

in the area of；aspect of... (zài... fāngmiàn)

to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage (quē fá)

at the minimum; at the very least( qǐmǎ )

knowledge (zhīshì)

Europe and America, Western（ŌuMěi）

to demand, to request; demand, request (yāo qiú)

to have nothing to do with; unrelated (wú guān)

Humanties

to train / culture / to bring up / to groom (for a position) (péi yǎng)

simple, not complicated (jiǎndān)

all-round, comprehensive (quánmiàn)

talented person (réncái)

Pop Music (liúxíng yīnyuè)

(sīxiǎng) thinking; ideology; thoughts

influence by [subject to ... influence] (shòudaò...yǐngxiǎng)

bad; harmful; unhealthy (bùliáng)

think of a solution (xiǎng bàn fǎ)

level; standard (shuǐpíng)

different from (bù tóng yú)

musical instrument (yuèqì)

to give an instrumental performance (yǎnzòu)

take ... as the main factor (yǐ..wéizhǔ)

nineteenth century (shí jiǔ shì jì)

Classical Music (gǔdiǎn yīnyuè)

small amount (shǎo liàng)

measure word for time, romantic relationship; a section of (yī duàn)

composer (zuò qǔ jiā)

difficulty, problem (kùn nán)

qualified teachers; teaching staff (shī zī)

traditional Chinese painting (guó huà)

Master (dàshī)

Qi Baishi (name of a well-known Chinese painter) (qí bái shí)
(1 January 1864 - 16 September 1957) was a Chinese painter, noted for the whimsical, often playful style of his works. The subjects of his paintings include almost everything, commonly animals, scenery, figures, toys, vegetables, and so on. He theorized that "paintings must be something between likeness and unlikeness, much like today's vulgarians, but not like to cheat popular people". In his later years, many of his works depict mice, shrimp or birds. He was also good at seal carving and called himself "the rich man of three hundred stone seals" (三百石印富翁).

from childhood (cóngxiǎo)

exhausted; poor (qióng)

painting; drawing (huìhuà)

thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (yú shì)

branch, twig (shùzhī)

flower and bird
(huā niǎo)

fish and bugs (yú chóng)

make a living (móushēng)

carpenter (mù jiàng)

skill; handcrafted art (shǒu yì)

spare time; after work (gōng zuò zhī yú)

to persist, persevere (jiān chí)

finally, last (zuìzhōng)

generation (yī dài)

lifetime, all one's life (yìshēng)

rich experience (jīng lì fēng fù) (jīng lì = experience; fēng fù = rich and abundant)

be full of (chōngmǎn)

legend (chuánqí)

spread; circulate; hand down (liúchuán)

lotus flower (hé huā)

leaf (yè)

technique; trick; skill; tact ( shǒufǎ )

instead of, rather than

In real life (xiàn shí shēng huó zhōng)

countryside; village; rural area (nóngcūn)

Chinese cabbage; bok choi (bái cài)

unique; distintive (yǒu tè sè)

Emerald color; jade green color (cuì lǜ sè)

stem (jīng)

bright, shiny (liàng liàng de)

Lively; Vivid (shēngdòng)

born in (chū shēn yú)

painter; artist (huà jiā)

no matter; regardless of (bù guǎn ...dōu)

doesn't look like; unlike (bú xiàng)

ask for advice, consult (qǐngjiào)

whole body up and down

breath, flavor, smell (qì xí)

shrimp (xiā)

written; drawn (bǐ xià de)

life; living; biological (shēng mìng)

(qūtǐ) body; stature

shell (ké)

antenna; tentacles (chù xū)

to come out, to emerge; to show (zhǎn xiàn)

to appreciate, to admire; to praise (zàn shǎng)

to possess, to have, to own (sth. desired and precious) (used w/地位，财富，豪车，大房子) (yōngyǒu)

used for a picture (i.e. a piece of artwork) (yì fú)

even if; even though ( jíbiàn )

to feast one's eyes (dàbǎoyǎnfú)

injustice, oppression (yuān)

achievement, accomplishment (chéngjiù)

calligraphy (shūfǎ)

seal cutting (zhuànkē)

praised by the world (wèi shì rén "suǒ" chēng dào)

session (jiè)

garden art (yuán lín yì shù)

exhibit (zhǎn)

to get, gain, acquire (huò dé)

complete success (yuán mǎn chéng gōng)

lasting (a certain time) (wéi qī)

Look for; seek (xúnzhǎo)

nature, natural, naturally (zì rán)

content, substance (nèiróng)

to include; to consist of (bāokuò)

designer (shè jì shī)

make, manufacture, produce (zhìzuò)

to attract, draw, interest (xī yǐn)

domestic and international (guó nèi wài)

thousands upon thousands (chéng qiān shàng wàn)

lover (of arts, sports, etc.); enthusiast (Àihào zhě)

mix together, fuse, stick together (rónghé)

building, architecture (jiànzhù)

technology; craft (Gōngyì)

landscape, scenery with mountains and water(shānshuǐ)

grass and trees (cǎomù)

courtyard, yard (tíng yuàn)

(shī) poetry; poem

(formal) this time (běncì)

one of... (Zhī yī)

strange, wonderful (qí yì)

stone; rock; pebble (shítou)

crystal clear (qīng chè)

lake water (hú shuǐ)

brought ... to people; made people ....

pleasant surprise (jīngxǐ)

flower arrangement (chā huā)

a share, a portion
(yí fèn)

pleasure; fun; joy (Lèqù)

go a step further, further (jìn yí bù)

to process; processing; machining ( jiā gōng )

to create (chuàngzào)

embody, reflect (tǐ xiàn)

Asia (yà zhōu)

art festival (yì shù jié)

once a year / annually (yì nián yí dù)

(formal) will be in (time; location) (jiāng yú)

to conduct, to hold (jǔ bàn)

local (běndì)

India (Yìndù)

hand painted (shǒu huì)

printed cloth (huā bù)

Paper Cutting (jiǎnzhǐ)

doll; toy figurine (wán ǒu)

South Korea (Hánguó)

Thailand (Tàiguó)

in addition, besides (lìngwài)

invitation; to invite (yāoqǐng)

flag (qí)

anniversary (zhōunián)

to hang, suspend (xuánguà)

to participate actively eagerly enthusastically (yǒng yuè cān jiā)

(learning) unit (dānyuán)

tool (gōngjù)

oil painting (yóuhuà)

a piece of ( writing) (measure word) (yì piān)

short essay (duǎn wén)

the opinion towards ...

theme; subject; topic (zhǔtí)

to make an appointment (yuē) (yuē someone; yuē + time)

Municipal Art Museum (shì lì měi shù guǎn)

exhibition, show (zhǎn lǎn)

to meet, encounter (xiāng yù) (e.g. A & B xiāng yù)

Valentine's Day (qíng rén jié)

by chance; by coincidence; to happen to (pèng qiǎo)

(yǒuqù de) interesting

contrast (duì bǐ)

to be familiar with/ to know well (shú xī)

department store (bǎi huò gōng sī)

to take (transportation) (dā)

to have good impression on... (duì ... chǎn shēng hǎo gǎn)

will not... again

strange, unfamiliar (mòshēng)

capital city of a country (shǒu dū)

entrance ticket; admission ticket (ménpiào)

adult ( chéngrén )

under, less than; below... (yǐ xià)

children (értóng)

free of charge (miǎnfèi)

Admission (rùchǎng)

expire after today (dāng rì yǒu xiào)

not allow; forbid; prohibit (bù zhǔn)

bring along, carry (xiédài)

please must... (qǐng wù bì)

to close, to shut (down) (guānbì)

this building (běn guǎn)

to prohibit; to forbid; to ban (jìn zhǐ)

to take pictures (pāizhào)

video recording (lùxiàng)

majority (dàduōshù)

item on display (zhǎn pǐn)

(formal) 都 (jūn)

to permit, to allow (yǔnxǔ)

ballpoint pen
(yuán zhū bǐ)

(cǎisè) multicolored

crayon (là bǐ)

(formal) and (jí)

charcoal (tàn bǐ)

(línmó) to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting, etc.)

watercolor (shuǐcǎi)

paint (yán liào )

duplicate, make a copy of (fù zhì)

must; have to; be obliged to (bìxū)

application, to apply (shēn qǐng)

license, permit (xǔkězhèng)

limited amount (xian liàng)

issue, publish, put on sale (fāxíng)

people who are interested (yǒu yì zhě) (e.g. yǒu yì....zhě)

service desk, reception (fú wù tái)

demand; ask for; to exact( suǒqǔ )

form (document); table (biǎo gé)

voice message; phone message (diàn huà liú yán)

to leave behind; to stay behind (liú xia)

mailing address (tōng xìn dì zhǐ)

to receive (shōudào)

to fill up properly (tián hǎo)

to send back (jì huí)

clean (gānjìng)

civilized

action, behaviour (xíng wéi)

co-create (gòng chuàng)

graceful/fine/elegant in appearance/music/art/scenery etc. (yōu měi)