Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 研究院 yánjiūyuàn n. graduate school 仰泳 yăngyŏng n. butterfly style 停车场 tíngchēchăng n. parking lot 缘故 yuángù n. reason 翻译 fānyì n. translation 考试 kăoshì n. quiz, exam 专业 zhuānyè n. academic field, profession 人类学 rénlèi xué n. anthropology 兴趣 xìngqu n. interest 作家 zuòjiā n. writer 必修课 bìxiū kè n. compulsory course 换 huàn n. to change 忘 wàng v. to forget 选 xuăn v. to select, to choose 当 dāng v. to work as, to function as 加深 jiāshēn v. to deepen 了解 liăojiĕ v. n. to understand, understanding 研究 yánjiū v. to study, to do research on 自然 zìrán adj. natural, 偶然 ŏurán adj. accidental, serendipitous 有意义 yŏu yìyì adj. meaningful 有关 yŏu guān adj. pertinent, relevant to 或者 huòzhĕ conj. or 越...越 ...yuè...yuè... conj. the more...the more 是不是因为....的缘故 Shì bú shi yīnwèi...de yuángù Isn’t it because that 对...有/没有兴趣 duì... yŏu/méi yŏu xìngqu to be (not) interested in 原来是这麽一回事 Yuánlái shì zhème yì huí shì Now, I understand. 有志者事竟成 Yǒuzhìzhĕ shìjìngchéng. There is a will there is a way. 为人师表 Wéirén shībiăo Teach by setting a good example 会 huì aux. v. know how to, can 可以 kĕyĭ aux. v. can, may 要 yào aux. v. shall, will 能 néng aux. v. may, can 愿意 yuànyì aux. v. be willing to 应该 yīnggāi aux. v. ought to, must