day 122power and reform
unit 16 · society and governmentpower and reform
Talk about the rise and fall of dynasties and about reform today, extend a topic across a paragraph with 不仅如此, 此外 and 与此同时, and use the pattern 无A不B.
today’s words
- 政权 zhèngquán · regime, political power
- 专制 zhuānzhì · autocratic; autocracy
- 主义 zhǔyì · -ism, doctrine
- 社会主义 shèhuìzhǔyì · socialism
- 局势 júshì · situation (overall)
- 动荡 dòngdàng · turbulent, unstable
- 骚乱 sāoluàn · riot, disturbance
- 颠覆 diānfù · to overturn, subvert
- 分裂 fēnliè · to split
- 崛起 juéqǐ · to rise (to power, fame)
- 复兴 fùxīng · to revive; revival
- 振兴 zhènxīng · to revitalise
- 富强 fùqiáng · prosperous and strong
- 昌盛 chāngshèng · flourishing, prosperous
- 太平 tàipíng · peaceful
- 造福 zàofú · to benefit, bring good to
- 整治 zhěngzhì · to clean up, sort out
- 放宽 fàngkuān · to relax (rules)
- 废除 fèichú · to abolish
- 解散 jiěsàn · to dissolve, disband
- 抵制 dǐzhì · to boycott, resist
- 争端 zhēngduān · dispute
- 监察 jiānchá · to supervise, inspect (officials)
- 监管 jiānguǎn · to supervise, regulate
- 视察 shìchá · to inspect (on an official visit)
- 巡视 xúnshì · to make an inspection tour
- 授予 shòuyǔ · to award, confer
- 表彰 biǎozhāng · to commend, honour
- 锦旗 jǐnqí · silk banner (a thank-you gift)
- 旗帜 qízhì · flag, banner
- 征集 zhēngjí · to collect, call for
- 公办 gōngbàn · state-run
- 公立 gōnglì · public (school, hospital)
- 民办 mínbàn · privately run
- 民用 mínyòng · civilian, for civil use
sentences
- 那是一个动荡的年代，很多人迁移到了南方。 · It was a turbulent time, and many people moved south.
- 这座城市在十年里迅速崛起，吸引了很多农民工。 · The city rose fast in just ten years, drawing many migrant workers.
- 政府正在整治河道污染，这是一件关系民生的大事。 · The government is cleaning up the river: it matters a great deal to people’s livelihoods.
- 博物馆正在向市民征集老照片。 · The museum is asking the public for old photos.
- 病人给医生送了一面锦旗。 · The patient gave the doctor a silk banner.