day 65China & the world
unit 10 · nature, science & cultureChina & the world
Talk about China’s geography and people: provinces, regions, ethnic groups and history, and say “there’s nothing to worry about”.
today’s words
- 首都 shǒudū · capital (city)
- 省 shěng · province
- 北部 běibù · the north (of a country or area)
- 南部 nánbù · the south (of a country or area)
- 东部 dōngbù · the east (of a country or area)
- 西部 xībù · the west (of a country or area)
- 各地 gèdì · all over, every place
- 亚洲 Yàzhōu · Asia
- 国际 guójì · international
- 民族 mínzú · ethnic group; nation
- 少数 shǎoshù · minority, a small number
- 世纪 shìjì · century
- 叫作 jiàozuò · to be called, be known as
- 有着 yǒuzhe · to have, possess (written)
- 之中 zhīzhōng · among, in the middle of
- 星星 xīngxing · star
- 夜晚 yèwǎn · night
- 夜 yè · night
sentences
- 北京是中国的首都，在中国的北部。 · Beijing is the capital of China, in the north of the country.
- 云南在中国的西南，有很多少数民族。 · Yunnan is in the south-west of China and has many ethnic minorities.
- 春节的时候，全国各地都很热闹。 · At Spring Festival, the whole country is buzzing.
- 中国在亚洲的东部，有着很长的历史。 · China lies in eastern Asia and has a long history.
- 去西部旅游，有什么好担心的？ · Travelling in the west? What’s there to worry about?