Episode 52 | vocabulary

Xinqing Lu (Joanne)
2 min readNov 19, 2023

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插播 chā​bō | interrupting broadcast with advertisement
元旦 Yuán​dàn | New Year’s Day
非洲 Fēi​zhōu | African continent
搬 bān | move
大陆 Dà​lù | mainland
岛国 dǎo​guó | island country
欧盟 Oū​méng | European Union
金融 jīn​róng | finance and banking
政策 zhèng​cè | policy
闲 xián | idle
顺理成章 shùn​lǐ​chéng​zhāng | logical and natural progression
疫情 yì​qíng | epidemic situation
出差 chū​chāi | business trip
后续 hòu​xù | follow-up, subsequent events
缘分 yuán​fèn | fate or destiny
电视剧 diàn​shì​jù | TV drama
深度 shēn​dù | depth
求职 qiú​zhí | job hunting
随性 suí xìng | carefree and spontaneous
随缘 suí yuán | go with the flow
多元 duō​yuán | diverse
幸福度 xìng​fú dù | level of happiness
丰富多彩 fēng​fù​duō​cǎi | colorful and diverse
塑造 sù​zào | shape or mold
唐顿庄园 Táng dùn zhuāng​yuán | Downton Abbey
二战 Er​zhàn | World War II
透过 tòu​guò | through
迷 mí | fan
题材 tí​cái | theme or subject matter
积淀 jī​diàn | accumulation or sedimentation
基调 jī​diào | tone or atmosphere
田园 tián​yuán | countryside scenery
毛毛细雨 Máo​mao xì​yǔ | drizzling rain
阴沉沉 yīn​chén​chén | gloomy, overcast
抑郁 yì​yù | depression
头疼 tóu​téng | headache
情绪化 qíng​xù​huà | emotional
苏格兰 Sū​gé​lán | Scotland
变化多端 biàn​huà​duō​duān | ever-changing, unpredictable
爱丁堡 Aì​dīng​bǎo | Edinburgh
探索 tàn​suǒ | explore, investigate
幸福感 xìng​fú gǎn | sense of happiness
唐人街 Táng​rén​Jiē | Chinatown
前前后后 qián qián​hòu hòu | back and forth
剧院 jù​yuàn | theater
羡慕 xiàn​mù | envy
专门 zhuān​mén | specifically, particularly
展览 zhǎn​lǎn | exhibition
渠道 qú​dào | channel
广告牌 guǎng​gào​pái | billboard
订票 dìng​piào | book tickets
生态系统 shēng​tài​xì​tǒng | ecosystem
小众 xiǎo zhòng | niche
热门 rè​mén | popular
顶峰 dǐng​fēng | peak or pinnacle
浓缩 nóng​suō | concentrate or condense
爆棚 bào​péng | bursting with happiness
零食 líng​shí | snacks
读书会 dú​shū​huì | book club
相约 xiāng​yuē | make an appointment
地道 dì​dào | authentic, genuine
精神食粮 jīng​shén shí​liáng | spiritual nourishment
漆黑 qī​hēi | pitch black
漫长 màn​cháng | lengthy
熬 áo | endure, withstand
迎接 yíng​jiē | welcome, embrace
桑拿 Sang Na | Sauna
酒吧 jiǔ​bā | bar
喝一杯 hē yì bēi | have a drink
社交 shè​jiāo | social interaction
步骤 bù​zhòu | process or procedure
挤满 jǐ​mǎn | crowded with people
啤酒 pí​jiǔ | beer
混 hùn | mix or blend
氛围 fēn​wéi | atmosphere
英式 yīng shì | British style
世界杯 Shì​jiè​bēi | World Cup
足球 zú​qiú | soccer
内敛 nèi​liǎn | introverted, reserved
拘谨 jū​jǐn | restrained, reserved
着急 zháo​jí | worry or anxious
丰富 fēng​fù | abundant, rich
滑雪 huá​xuě | snow skiing
泡温泉 pào​wēn​quán | soak in hot springs

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