cháng 长 to be long chuántǒng 传统 tradition, traditional dàlù 大陆 mainland, continent dào 倒 to pour (liquid) -diǎn 点 point dǒngde 懂得 to understand, to grasp, to know -fāngmiàn (-fāngmian) 方面 aspect, side, area, respect gǎnjué 感觉 feeling, sensation, to feel, to perceive guānyú 关于 as to, with regard to, concerning, about guójiā 国家 country, state, nation; national huì 会 might, be likely, will jiè 借 to borrow; to lend jièdao 借到 to successfully borrow -jù 句 sentence; counter for sentences or utterances, often followed by huà, "speech" kǎolǜ 考虑 to consider, to think about mànmānr 慢慢儿 slowly; gradually, by and by; taking one's time; in all details niánqīng 年轻 to be young qíngkuàng 情况 situation, circumstances, condition, state of affairs qíngxing 情形 situation, circumstances, condition, state of affairs ràng 让 to make (someone a certain way) shèhuì 社会 society, social shǔjià 暑假 summer vacation shuōbuqīngchu 说不清楚 can't explain clearly wénhuà 文化 culture xiǎoshuō 小说 fiction, novel (-)xuéqī 学期 semester, term (of school) yánjiū (yánjiu,yánjiù) 研究 to study (in detail), to do research on; research Yàzhōu (Yǎzhōu) 亚洲 Asia yìbiān(r)... yìbiān(r)... 一边(儿）。。。 一边（儿） doing... while doing... yìfāngmiàn(r)...,yìfāngmiàn(r)... 一方面（儿）。。。 一方面（儿）。。。 on one hand... , on the other hand... yímiàn(r)... yímiàn(r)... 一面（儿）。。。 一面（儿）。。。 doing... while doing... zhengzhi 政治 politics, political affairs; political zǒng 总 always; inevitably, without exception, after all, in any case zuòxia 坐下 to sit down