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中国的地理
IES Beijing 352
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 3
09/18/2011

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Term
陆地
Definition
lu(4)di(4)

land
Term
面积
Definition
mian(4)ji(1)

acreage; area
Term
大约
Definition
da(4)yue(1)

approximately
Term
平方公里
Definition

ping(2)fang(1)gong(1)li(3)


sq. km

Term
辽阔
Definition
liao(2)kuo(4)

far-flung
Term
欧洲
Definition
ou(1)zhou(1)

Europe
Term
渤海
Definition
bo(2)hai(3)

Bohai
Term
环绕
Definition
huan(2)rao(4)

to circle; to surround
Term
大陆
Definition
da(4)lu(4)

mainland; continent
Term
省级行政单位
Definition

sheng(3)ji(2)xing(2)zheng(4)dan(1)wei(4)


Provincial adminstration

Term
包括
Definition
bao(1)kuo(4)

to include
Term
直辖市
Definition
zhi(2)xia(2)shi(4)

city directly under the jurisdiction of the central govt.
Term
自治区
Definition
zi(4)zhi(4)qu(1)

autonomous region
Term
特别行政区
Definition

te(2)bie(2)xing(2)zhen(4)qu(1)


special administrative region

Term
居住
Definition
ju(1)zhu(4)

to reside
Term
民族
Definition
min(2)zu(2)

nationality
Term
高原
Definition
gao(1)yuan(2)

plateau
Term
山脉
Definition
shan(1)mai(4)

mountain range
Term
盆地
Definition
pen(2)di(4)

basin
Term
平原
Definition
ping(2)yuan(2)

plain
Term
沙漠
Definition
sha(1)mo(4)

desert
Term
湖泊
Definition
hu(2)po(1)

lake
Term
阶梯
Definition
jie(1)ti(1)

ladder
Term
降低
Definition
jiang(4)di(1)

to reduce; to lower
Term
青藏
Definition
qing(1)zang(4)

Qinghai province and Tibet
Term
平均高度
Definition

ping(2)jung(1)gao(1)du(4)


average height

Term
珠穆朗玛峰
Definition

zhu(1)mu(4)lang(2)ma(3)feng(1)


Everest

Term
云贵
Definition
yun(2)gui(4) Yunnan and Guizhou
Term
塔里木
Definition
ta(3)li(3)mu(4)

name of a basin
Term
中下游
Definition
zhong(1)xia(4)you(2)

middle and lower reaches of a river
Term
农业区
Definition
nong(2)ye(4)qu(1)

agricultural zone; farm belt
Term
Definition
zhan(4)

to occupy
Term
被称为
Definition
bei(4)chen(1)wei(2)

to be called
Term
简称
Definition
jian(3)cheng(1)

abbreviation: to be called () for short
Term
相邻
Definition
xiang(1)lin(2)

adjacent to
Term
平均
Definition
ping(2)jun(1)

average
Term
海拔
Definition
hai(3)ba(2)

elevation, altitude
Term
高原反应
Definition

gao(1)yuan(2)fan(3)ying(4)


altitude stress

Term
穿过
Definition
chuan(1)guo(4)

to through; to across
Term
形成
Definition
xing(2)cheng(2)

to form; to take shape
Term
形容
Definition
xing(2)rong(2)

to describe
Term
少数民族
Definition

shao(3)shu(4)min(2)zu(2)


ethnic minority

Term
打扮
Definition
da(3)ban

to dress up, style of dress
Term
能歌善舞
Definition

neng(2)ge(1)shan(4)wu(3)


to be good at singing and dancing

Term
广布
Definition
guang(3)bu(4)

wide spread
Term
茂密
Definition
mao(4)mi(4)

dense with plant growth
Term
牧场
Definition
mu(4)chang(3)

pasture
Term
特色
Definition
te(4)se(4)

characteristic
Term
美食
Definition
mei(3)shi(2)

delicious food
Term
其中
Definition
qi(2)zhong(1)

of which
Term
风格
Definition
feng(1)ge(2)

style
Term
信仰
Definition
xin(4)yang(3)

to (firmly) believe in
Term
宗教
Definition
zong(1)jiao(4)

religion
Term
边境
Definition
bian(1)jing(4)

border, frontier
Term
基本
Definition
ji(1)ben(3)

basically
Term
河流
Definition
he(2)liu(2)

a river
Term
Definition
jin(4)

almost
Term
流经
Definition
liu(2)jing(1)

to flow through
Term
围绕
Definition
wei(2)rao(4)

revolve around
Term
马蹄
Definition
ma(3)ti(2)

horse hoof
Term
鄂温克族
Definition

e(4)wen(1)ke(4)zu(2)


Owenke ethnic group

Term
俄罗斯族
Definition

e(2)luo(2)si(1)zu(2)


Russian minority group

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