Vocabulary

Title and Narrative Vocabulary

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chūntiān

chūn天

spring

noun phrase

春天

春天

 

low

adjectival verb

dōngtiān

dōng天

winter

noun phrase

冬天

冬天

duǎn

 

short

adjectival verb

fēng

 

wind

noun

guā

 

blow

verb

guā fēng

 

windy (blow wind)

verb + object

刮风

刮風

mēn

 

humid (in warm weather)

adjectival verb

qìhòu

气候

climate

noun

气候

氣候

qiūtiān

qiū天

autumn, fall

noun phrase

秋天

秋天

xuě

 

snow

noun

 

rain

noun

yuè lái yuè

yuè来yuè

more and more

intensifier phrase

越来越

越來越

Vocabulary Dialogue Part A

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degree

noun

duō yún

多yún

cloudy

adjective phrase

多云

多雲

érqiě

 

moreover, in addition, also

adverb

而且

而且

fāngbiàn

方biàn

convenient

adjectival verb

方便

方便

nuǎnhuo

nuǎn和

warm

adjectival verb

暖和

暖和

qíng

 

clear

adjectival verb

qíngtiān

qíng天

clear day

noun phrase

晴天

晴天

shòubùliǎo

shòu不了

unable to bear (something)

resultative verb

受不了

受不了

tiānqì yùbào

天气yùbào

weather forecast

noun phrase

天气预报

天氣預報

wēndù

 

temperature

noun

温度

溫度

yīn tiān

yīn 天

overcast

noun phrase

阴天

陰天

yùbào

 

forecast

noun

预报

預報

zhuǎn

 

turn

verb

zhuǎn qíng

 

turning clear

verb phrase

转晴

轉晴

Vocabulary Dialogue Part B

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compared with

verb, preposition

díquè

的què

really, indeed

adverb

的确

的確

fēngjǐng

 

scenery

noun

风景

風景

gānzào

干zào

dry

adj. verb

干燥

乾燥

guānxīn

关心

be concerned about

verb

关心

關心

huàtí

话题

topic

noun

话题

話題

jìjié

 

season

noun

季节

季節

jiāxiāng

家xiāng

hometown

noun

家乡

家鄉

Jiāzhōu

加zhōu

California

proper noun

加州

加州

liángkuai

liáng 快

cool (pleasantly cool)

adjectival verb

凉快

涼快

mēn rè

mēn热

hot and humid

adjectival phrase

闷热

悶熱

nuǎnhuà

nuǎn化

warming

verb

暖化

暖化

qiú

ball, sphere, world

noun

quánqiú

全球

global

noun, adjective

全球

全球

quánqiú nuǎnhuà

全球nuǎn化

global warming

noun phrase

全球暖化

全球暖化

shī

 

humid (in cold weather)

adjectival verb

湿

shī lěng

shī冷

cold and damp

adjectival phrase

湿冷

溼冷

sì jì

四jì

four seasons

noun phrase

四季

四季

sì jì rú chūn

四jì如chūn

like spring all year round

four-character expression

四季如春

四季如春

tídào

tí到

mention

verb

提到

提到

xīwàng

 

hope

verb

希望

希望

zhíde

zhí得

worth

adverb

值得

值得

Vocabulary Dialogue Part C

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āiyā

 

expression of annoyance or impatience

interjection

哎呀

哎呀

guǎn

manage

verb

 

fear

verb

shuō dào

说到

speaking of

verb

说到

說到

tóngyì

同意

agree

verb

同意

同意

zhàogù

照gù

take care of

verb

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