# Speaking Chinese About China 1 - Lesson 08 # Published by Sinolingua, 1989 - ISBN 7800520986 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 讨论 [tǎolùn] /to discuss; discussion/ 当代 [dāngdài] /contemporary/ (东亚)系 [(Dōng Yà) xì] /the department of (East Asian Studies)/ 发言 [fāyán] /speech; to speak, make a statement/ 差不多 [chàbuduō] /similar, almost/ 争取 [zhēngqǔ] /to strive for/ 考 [kǎo] /to examine, to give a test/ 随便 [suíbiàn] /casual, informal, randomly/ 好 [hǎo] /easy (to do)/ 社会主义 [shèhuìzhǔyì] /socialism/ 信仰 [xìnyǎng] /to have faith in, to believe; faith, belief/ 制度 [zhìdù] /system/ 长期 [chángqī] /long term, over a long period/ 斗争 [dòuzhēng] /struggle, to struggle against/ 对不起 [duìbuqǐ] /I'm sorry, excuse me/ 依我看 [yī wǒ kàn] /as I see it/ 背景 [bèijǐng] /background/ 实行 [shíxíng] /to implement, to carry out/ 立法 [lìfǎ] /legislation/ 机关 [jīguān] /organiation, office, legislature/ 权力 [quánlì] /power, authority/ 召开 [zhàokāi] /to convene/ 届 [jiè] /session/ 制定 [zhìdìng] /to draw up, work out, make, formulate/ 宪法 [xiànfǎ] /constitution/ 公有制 [gōngyǒuzhì] /the system of public ownership/ 知识分子 [zhīshifènzǐ] /intellectual; the intelligentsia/ 主人 [zhǔrén] /master/ 集体 [jítǐ] /collective/ 个人 [gèrén] /individual (person)/ 利益 [lìyì] /benefit, interest/ 一致 [yīzhì] /identical, unanimous/ 权力 [quánlì] /right/ 法律 [fǎlǜ] /law/ 保护 [bǎohù] /to protect/ 法制 [fǎzhì] /legal system/ 够 [gòu] /enough, adequate/ 健全 [jiànquán] /perfect; to perfect; to strengthen/ 看法 [kànfǎ] /view(point), opinion/ 近(几年)来 [jìn(jǐnián)lái] /(in) recent (years), recently/ 重视 [zhòngshì] /to attach importance to, to value/ 相信 [xiāngxìn] /to believe, to have faith in/ 成为 [chéngwéi] /to become/ 实现 [shíxiàn] /to realize/ 文明 [wénmíng] /civilized; civilization/ 由 [yóu] /by, of, from/ 享有 [xiǎngyǒu] /to enjoy (rights, prestige, etc.)/ 广泛 [quǎngfàn] /extensive, widespread/ 党派 [dǎngpài] /(political) party/ 信任 [xìnrèn] /to trust; confidence/ 当中 [dāngzhōng] /in the middle of, among/ 担任 [dānrèn] /to assume the office of, hold the post of/ 职务 [zhíwù] /post/ 比如 [bǐrú] /for example/ 夫人 [fūren] /lady, madame/ 女士 [nǚshì] /lady or madame, Ms./ 当 [dāng] /to work as, to be/ 常务委员会 [chángwù wěiyuánhuì] /a standing committee/ 副 [fù] /deputy, vice-/ 委员长 [wěiyuánzhǎng] /chairman of a committee/ 主席 [zhǔxi] /chairman/ 可不 [kěbù] /indeed/ 重点 [zhòngdiǎn] /key point/ 现代化 [xiàndàihuà] /modernization; to modernize/ …化 [...huà] /-ize, -ify/ 本 [běn] /current, this/ 国防 [guófáng] /national defense/ 领土 [lǐngtǔ] /territory/ 海峡 [hǎixiá] /straight/ 过去 [guòqù] /in the past/ 人为的 [rénwéide] /man-made/ 祖国 [zǔguó] /motherland/ 分离 [fēnlí] /to separate/ 共同 [gòngtóng] /common/ 愿望 [yuànwàng] /hope, wish/ 华侨 [huáqiáo] /overseas Chinese/ 盼(着) [pàn(zhe)] /to look forward to/ 早日 [zǎorì] /at an early date, sooner/ 倒(酒) [dào(jiǔ)] /to pour (wine)/ 干杯 [gānbēi] /to drink a toast/ 东亚 [Dōng Yà] /East Asia/ 《中国概况》 [《Zhōngguó Gàikuàng》] /'A Survey of China'/ 全国人民代表大会 [Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì] /the National People's Congress/ 人民民主专政 [rénmín mínzhǔ zhuānzhèng] /people's democratic dictatorship/ 宋庆龄 [Sòng Qìnglíng] /Song Qingling/ # end