# Practical Chinese Reader Book 3 - Lesson 01 # Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 710000904 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 旅游 [lǚyóu] /to tour/ 一直 [yìzhí] /continously, always, from the beginning of ...., up to .../ 夫妇 [fūfù] /husband and wife/ 原来 [yuánlái] /original, former; originally, formerly, at first/ 打算 [dǎsuàn] /to plan, to intend, to calculate; plan, intention, calculation/ 渡(假) [dù(jià)] /to spend (e.g. holidays), to pass/ 学术 [xuéshù] /learning, science/ 会议 [huìyì] /meeting, conference/ 计划 [jìhuà] /plan, project, program; to plan, to map out/ 提前 [tíqián] /to shift to an earlier date, to bring forward (a date)/ 游览 [yóulǎn] /to go sight-seeing, to tour, to visit/ 名胜 [míngshèng] /a place famous for its scenery or historical relics, scenic spot/ 古迹 [gǔjī] /places of historic interest, historical sites/ 争论 [zhēnglùn] /to argue, to debate, to contend; argument/ 欣赏 [xīnshǎng] /to appreciate, to enjoy, to admire/ 美丽 [měilì] /beautiful/ 江 [jiāng] /river/ 景色 [jǐngsè] /scenery, scene, landscape/ 然后 [ránhòu] /then, after that, afterwards/ 南方 [nánfāng] /south, the southern part of the country, the South/ …方 [...fāng] /direction/ 城市 [chéngshì] /city, town/ 古代 [gǔdài] /ancient times/ 说服 [shuō fú] /to persuade, to convince, to talk sb over/ 往常 [wǎngcháng] /habitually in the past, as one used to do formerly/ 东部 [dōngbù] /the east, the eastern part/ …部 [...bù] /part, section/ 岸 [àn] /bank, shore, coast/ 文明 [wénmíng] /civlized, civilization, culture/ 面积 [miànjī] /area/ 到处 [dàochù] /in all places, everywhere/ 迷人 [mírén] /fascinating, enchanting/ 深 [shēn] /deep, profound/ 旅游者 [lǚyóuzhě] /tourist, traveler, visitor/ 者 [zhě] /(suffix referring to a person)/ 古老 [gǔlǎo] /ancient, age-old/ 结合[jiéhé] /to combine, to link, to integrate/ 神话 [shénhuà] /fairy tale, mythology, myth/ 传说 [chuánshuō] /it is said, they say; legend, tradition/ 书法 [shūfǎ] /calligraphy, penmanship/ 文物 [wénwù] /cultural relic, historical relic/ 宝库 [bǎokù] /treasure-house/ 改变 [gǎibiàn] /to change, to alter/ 主意 [zhǔyi] /plan, idea, decision, one's mind/ 苏州 [Sūzhōu] /Suzhou (city)/ 杭州 [Hángzhōu] /Hangzhou (city)/ 桂林 [Guìlín] /Guilin (city)/ 新疆 [Xīnjiāng] /Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region/ 西安 [Xī’ān] /Xi’an (city)/ 成都 [Chéngdū] /Chengdu (city)/ 重庆 [Chóngqìng] /Chongqing (city)/ 长江 [Cháng Jiāng] /Changjiang River/ 三峡 [Sānxiá] /the Three Changjiang River Gorges/ 太平洋 [Tàipíng Yáng] /the Pacific (OCean)/ 中华人民共和国 [Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó] /the People's Republic of China/ 无锡 [Wúxī] /Wuxi (city)/ 太湖 [Tài Hú] /Taihu Lake/ # end