Lesson 1 地点

dì qiú      the Earth        [ 地 earth + 球 ball ]

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我们的地球、地球上、地球的变化、地球的历史

our Earth / on Earth / Earth’s changes / history of the Earth

从地球上看，太阳和月亮的大小差不多。

From down on Earth, the sun and moon look about the same size.

shǒu dū      capital (of a country)        [ 首 head + 都 metropolis ]

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那个国家的首都、北京首都机场、首都体育馆

the capital of that country / Beijing Capital International Airport / Capital Stadium

下星期首都体育馆有足球比赛，我们一起去看吧。

Next week there will be a football game at the Capital Stadium, let’s come see it together.

dàshǐ guǎn      embassy        [ 大使 ambassador +馆 place ]

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去大使馆、法国大使馆、大使馆附近

go to the embassy / French Embassy / near the embassy

这儿离大使馆还有一段路，你还是坐出租车去吧。

You’re still quite a ways from the embassy, maybe you should just take a taxi.

shěng      province

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23个省、中国西边的省、我们省

23 provinces / the western provinces of China / our province

这个省的大部分地方都是山，一般都在4000米以上。

The majority of this province is covered with mountains with altitudes generally above 4000 meters.

nóng cūn      countryside; rural        [ 农 farm + 村 village ]

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回农村（工作）、农村的环境、农村孩子

return to the countryside / rural environment / country kid

他常常想起那段在农村的快乐日子。

He often reminisces on the joyful days he spent in the countryside.

shì chǎng      market; marketplace        [ 市 market + 场 place ]

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菜市场、国外市场、农村₁市场、市场变化

local food markets / foreign markets / rural markets / market changes

近几年国外市场变化很大。

In recent years, there have been major changes in the foreign market.

cháng chéng      the Great wall        [ 长 long + 城 wall ]

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爬长城、长城的历史、在长城拍的照片

climb the Great Wall / history of the Great Wall / pictures took at the Great Wall

我打算和叔叔去长城看看。

I plan on going to go see the Great Wall with my uncle.

yà zhōu      Asia        [ 亚 Asia + 洲 continent ]

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亚洲人、亚洲国家、亚洲文化、亚洲第一 、亚洲市场1

Asian / Asian country / Asia’s changes / Asia’s first / Asian market

她十五岁成为亚洲第一，十六岁成了世界第一。

When she was fifteen she became Asia’s first, at sixteen she became the first of the world.

cháng jiāng      Yangtze River        [ 长 long + 江 river ]

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中国长江、长江水、长江以南、长江以北

China’s Yangtze River / Yangtze river water / South of the Yangtze River / North of the Yangtze River

你知道长江经过哪些省₁市吗？

Do you know which provinces and cities the Yangtze passes through?

yóu jú      post office        [ 邮 post + 局 office ]

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附近的邮局、去邮局拿东西、大使馆₁旁边的邮局

post office near here / get something from the post office / The post office beside the embassy

大使馆₁附近有一个邮局。

There is a post office near the embassy.

zhōu wéi      around; ambient        [ 周 circle + 围 around ]

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周围的人、周围环境、大使馆1周围

surrounding people / surroundings; surrounding environment / embassy surroundings

我很喜欢新的工作环境，以后要多向周围的人学习。

I really like the new work environment, in the future I should take lessons from those around me.

duì miàn      opposite        [ 对 opposite + 面 side ]

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对面的商店、大使馆₁对面、邮局₁对面

the store across (the street) / across from the embassy / across from the post office

前面有个银行，银行对面有一个超市。

Up ahead there’s a bank, and across from the bank there’s a supermarket.

nèi      inner; inside; within

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国内、室内、一天以内、在很短的时间内

domestic / indoor; interior / within a day / within a short (period of) time

国内比较大的城市他差不多都去过。

He’s been to most of the major cities within the country.

dì diǎn      place; site; locate        [ 地 place + 点 spot ]

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什么地点、会议的时间和地点、见面的地点

what location / time and location of the meeting / meeting place

邮件里写了会议的时间和地点。

The time and location of the meeting are written in the email.