# Speaking Chinese About China 1 - Lesson 09
# Published by Sinolingua, 1989 - ISBN 7800520986
# Version 1.0
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
半天 [bàntiān] /for quite a while, for a long time/
该 [gāi] /to be somebody's turn; should, ought to/
行 [xíng] /satisfactory, all right/
选举 [xuǎnjǔ] /to elect/
组成 [zǔchéng] /to form, make up/
国务院 [guówùyuàn] /the State Council/
总理 [zǒnglǐ] /prime minister, premier/
行政 [xíngzhèng] /administration/
决定 [juédìng] /to decide; decision/
由…来 [yóu...lái] /to be done by .../
执行 [zhíxíng] /to carry out, to implement/
大同小异 [dàtóngxiǎoyì] /alike except for slight differences, very much the same/
拿…来说 [ná...láishuō] /to take ... for example/
国务委员 [guówù wěi] /member of the State Council/
部 [bù] /ministry/
部长 [bùzhǎng] /minister/
主任 [zhǔrèn] /chairman, director/
秘书长 [mìshūzhǎng] /secretary general under its jurisdiction/
下设 [xiàshè] /to set up, establish/
直属 [zhíshù] /directly subordinate to/
干部 [gànbù] /cadre/
改革 [gǎigé] /reform/
队伍 [duìwu] /ranks, troops/
年轻 [niánqīng] /young/
知识 [zhīshi] /knowledge/
专业 [zhuānyè] /specialty/
连续 [liánxù] /continuously/
超过 [chāoguò] /to surpass, exceed/
国务卿 [guówùqīng] /secretary of state/
相当于 [xiāngdāngyú] /equal to/
外交 [wàijiāo] /foreign affairs/
总统 [zǒngtǒng] /president (of a country)/
首相 [shǒuxiàng] /prime minister/
怎么回事 [zěnmehuíshì] /What has happened?/
奇怪 [qíguài] /strange/
或者 [huòzhě] /or, maybe, perhaps/
国王 [guówáng] /king/
管理 [guǎnlǐ] /to manage; management/
事务 [shìwù] /business, work/
大臣 [dàchén] /minister (of a monarchy)/
宰相 [zǎixiàng] /prime minister (in feudal China)/
嗬 [hē] /an, oh/
真行 [zhēn xíng] /really competant, terrific/
地方 [dìfāng] /local/
级 [jí] /rank/
一般 [yībān] /ordinary, usual/
省 [shěng] /province/
县 [xiàn] /county/
乡 [xiāng] /township/
直接 [zhījiē] /directly, direct/
直辖市 [zhíxiáshì] /a city directly under the jurisdiction of the central government/
居住 [jūzhù] /to reside/
自治 [zìzhì] /to have autonomy/
自治区 [zìzhìqū] /autonomous region/
自治州 [zìzhìzhōu] /autonomous prefecture/
州 [zhōu] /prefecture/
长 [zhǎng] /chief, head/
省长 [shěngzhǎng] /governor/
县长 [xiànzhǎng] /county magistrate/
乡长 [xiāngzhǎng] /head of a township/
包括…在内 [bāokuò...zàinèi] /to include/
记得 [jìde] /to remember/
那还用说 [nà hái yòng shuō] /it goes without saying/
艺术 [yìshù] /art/
噢 [ò] /ah, oh/
对啦 [duìla] /That's right/
咱们 [zánmen] /we, us (including hearer)/
周恩来 [Zhōu Ēnlái] /Zhou Enlai/
刘少奇 [Liú Shàoqí] /Liu Shaoqi/
河南省 [Hénán Shěng] /Henan Province/
新乡县 [Xīnxiāng Xiàn] /Xinxiang County/
七里营乡 [Qīlǐyíng Xiāng] /the Township of Qiliying/
中央民族学院 [Zhōngyāng Mínzú Xuéyuàn] /the Central Academy for the Nationalities/
维吾尔族 [Wéiwú’ěrzú] /the Uygur nationality/
新疆维吾尔自治区 [Xīnjiāng Wéiwú’ěr Zìzhìqū] /Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region/
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