# Integrated Chinese, Level 2, Part 2, 3rd Edition - Lesson 12 # Published by Cheng & Tsui, 2010 - ISBN 9780887276880 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 变化 [biànhuà] /change; to change/ 末 [mò] /end/ 来不及 [lái bu jí] /not have enough time to do sth, too late to do sth/ 竟(然) [jìng(rán)] /unexpectedly, contrary to one's expectation/ 表哥 [biǎogē] /older male cousin of a different surname/ 站 [zhàn] /station, stop; to stand/ 姑妈 [gūmā] /father's sister/ 拍 [pāi] /to take pictures, to shoot film, to clap, to pat/ 变 [biàn] /to change/ 总 [zǒng] /always/ 熟悉 [shúxi] /to know sth or sb well, to be familiar with; familiar/ 陌生 [mòshēng] /unfamiliar, strange, unknown/ 街 [jiē] /street/ 盖 [gài] /to build, to construct/ 的确 [díquè] /indeed/ 骑 [qí] /to ride/ 自行车 [zìxíngchē] /bicycle/ 上班 [shàng bān] /to go to work, to start work, to be on duty/ 想象 [xiǎngxiàng] /to imagine, to visualize; imagination/ 要不是 [yàobúshì] /if it were not for, but for/ 游客 [yóukè] /tourist/ 老外 [lǎowài] /foreigner/ 对面 [duìmiàn] /opposite side/ 快餐 [kuàicān] /fast food, quick meal/ 服装 [fúzhuāng] /clothing, apprel/ 融入 [róngrù] /to merge into, to meld into/ 特色 [tèsè] /distinguishing feature or quality; characteristic/ 保留 [bǎoliú] /to remain as before, to retain/ 建筑 [jiànzhù] /architecture, to build/ 尝 [cháng] /to taste/ 小吃 [xiǎochī] /small and inexpensive dishes, snacks/ 不管 [bùguǎn] /no matter, regardless of/ 民以食为天 [mín yǐ shí wéi tiān] /the people think of food as important as heaven/ 啊 [á] /eh?, what?/ 从来 [cónglái] /from past till present, always, at all times/ 老百姓 [lǎobǎixìng] /common folk, (ordinary) people/ 尽可能 [jǐn kěnéng] /as much as possible/ 厦 [shà] /mansion, tall building/ 座 [zuò] /(measure word for buildings and mountains)/ 声音 [shēngyīn] /sound, voice/ 脚步 [jiǎobù] /footstep/ 难过 [nánguò] /sad, hard to bear/ 咕噜 [gūlū] /rumbling sound/ 法国 [Fǎguó] /France/ 夫子庙 [Fūzǐmiào] /Temple of Confucius/ # end