# Speaking Chinese About China 1 - Lesson 01
# Published by Sinolingua, 1989 - ISBN 7800520986
# Version 1.0
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
地里 [dìlǐ] /geography/
环境 [huánjìng] /environment/
感兴趣 [gǎn xìngqù] /be interested in/
兴趣 [xìngqù] /interest/
(东南)部 [(dōngnán) bù] /(southeast) part/
不只…而且… [bùzhǐ...érqiě] /not only ... but also/
人口 [rénkǒu] /population/
历史 [lìshǐ] /history/
悠久 [yōujiǔ] /long, age-old/
物产 [wùchǎn] /products/
丰富 [fēngfù] /abundant, rich/
可(讲)的 [kě (jiǎng) de] /worth mentioning/
内容 [nèiróng] /content/
从…(讲)起 [cóng ... (jiǎng) qǐ] /to begin with/
文化 [wénhuà] /culture/
摇篮 [yáolán] /cradle/
由…往… [yóu...wàng...] /from ... to .../
流 [liú] /to flow/
省 [shěng] /province/
海 [hǎi] /sea/
全 [quán] /entire/
长 [cháng] /long, length/
祖先 [zǔxiān] /ancestor/
流域 [liúyù] /river valley/
创造 [chunàgzào] /to create, creation/
古代 [gǔdài] /ancient times/
农业 [nóngyè] /agriculture/
发达 [fādá] /developed, flourishing/
政治 [zhèngzhì] /politics/
经济 [jīngjì] /economy, financial condition/
中心 [zhōngxīn] /center/
岸 [àn] /bank, coast/
名胜古迹 [míngshènggǔjī] /scenic spot and historical site/
难道…吗 [nándào...ma] /is it possible ...?/
发生 [fāshēng] /to occur/
水灾 [shuǐzāi] /flood/
大量 [dàliàng] /large amount of/
泥沙 [níshā] /mud and sand/
变成 [biànchéng] /to turn into/
经过 [jīngguò] /through, as a result of; process/
治理 [zhìlǐ] /control; to bring under control/
发电 [fādiàn] /to generate electricity/
灌溉 [guàngài] /to irrigate/
上游 [shàng yóu] /upper reaches of a river/
中游 [zhōng yóu] /middle reaches of a river/
下游 [xià yóu] /lower reaches of a river/
盆地 [péndì] /basin/
肥沃 [féiwò] /fertile/
风景 [fēngjǐng] /scenery/
支流 [zhīliú] /a tributary (of a river)/
大大小小 [dàdàxiǎoxiǎo] /large and small, of all sizes/
湖 [hú] /lake/
有名 [yǒumíng] /famous/
鱼米之乡 [yúmǐzhīxiāng] /land of fish and rice/
天堂 [tiāntáng] /paradise/
象…一样 [xiàng ... yīyàng] /to be like/
只有…才… [zhǐyǒu ... cái ...] /only, only if .../
和…相比 [hé ... xiāngbǐ] /to compare with/
平原 [píngyuán] /plain/
农业区 [nóngyèqū] /agricultural area/
区 [qū] /area/
除了…以外 [chúle ... yǐwài] /in addition to/
大部分 [dàbùfen] /greater part, most (of)/
山地 [shāndì] /mountainous region, hilly area/
平 [píng] /flat, level/
雨水 [yǔshuǐ] /rain, rainfall/
充足 [chōngzú] /abundant, ample/
靠 [kào] /near, by, to lean on/
交通 [jiāotōng] /transportation/
起…作用 [qǐ ...zuòyòng] /to have an effect on/
最后 [zuìhòu] /lastly, last, in the end/
研究 [yánjiū] /to research, to consider/
亚洲 [Yàzhōu] /Asia/
黄河 [Huánghé] /the Yellow River/
山东 [Shāndōng] /Shangong Province/
黄土高原 [Huángtǔ Gāoyuán /the Loess Plateau/
长江 [Chángjiāng] /the Yangtze River/
四川 [Sìchuān] /Sichuan Province/
苏(州) [Sū(zhōu)] /Suzhou/
杭(州) [Háng(zhōu)] /Hangzhou/
东北 [Dōngběi] /the Northeast of China/
桂林 [Guìlín] /Guilin/
珠江 [Zhūjiāng] /the Pearl River/
广州 [Guǎngzhōu] /Guangzhou/
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