day 120nations and diplomacy
unit 16 · society and governmentnations and diplomacy
Follow news about summits, treaties and alliances, deal with your consulate, and build sentences with one condition inside another.
today’s words
- 共和国 gònghéguó · republic
- 国徽 guóhuī · national emblem
- 国土 guótǔ · (national) territory, land
- 领土 lǐngtǔ · territory
- 主权 zhǔquán · sovereignty
- 国民 guómín · citizens, the nation’s people
- 外籍 wàijí · foreign (nationality)
- 元首 yuánshǒu · head of state
- 首脑 shǒunǎo · leader (at a summit), head
- 峰会 fēnghuì · summit
- 会谈 huìtán · talks; to hold talks
- 会晤 huìwù · to meet (formally)
- 接见 jiējiàn · to receive (a visitor)
- 出访 chūfǎng · to visit abroad (officially)
- 使者 shǐzhě · envoy, messenger
- 领事 lǐngshì · consul
- 领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn · consulate
- 双边 shuāngbiān · bilateral
- 多边 duōbiān · multilateral
- 单边 dānbiān · unilateral
- 单方面 dānfāngmiàn · one-sided; unilaterally
- 条约 tiáoyuē · treaty
- 公约 gōngyuē · convention, pact
- 协定 xiédìng · (formal) agreement
- 宣言 xuānyán · declaration
- 联盟 liánméng · alliance, league
- 同盟 tóngméng · alliance; to ally
- 盟友 méngyǒu · ally
- 中立 zhōnglì · neutral; to stay neutral
- 干涉 gānshè · to interfere
- 干预 gānyù · to intervene
- 介入 jièrù · to get involved, step in
- 施压 shīyā · to put pressure on
- 软实力 ruǎnshílì · soft power
- 和平共处 hépínggòngchǔ · peaceful coexistence
sentences
- 护照丢了，要马上联系领事馆，申领新的护照。 · If you lose your passport, contact the consulate at once and apply for a new one.
- 今年的峰会在北京举行，开会那几天，警察加强了巡逻。 · This year’s summit is being held in Beijing, and the police stepped up their patrols during the meeting.
- 两国签订了贸易协定，明年起施行。 · The two countries signed a trade agreement, which comes into force next year.
- 在这件事上，我保持中立。 · I’m staying neutral on this.
- 提高国民的健康水平很重要。 · Improving the nation’s health matters a great deal.