{"id":11226,"date":"2015-06-16T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=11226"},"modified":"2015-06-16T05:18:45","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T09:18:45","slug":"chinese-summer-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-summer-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Summer Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is fast approaching, as children finish up their exams and parents scramble to schedule family vacations and summer camps. For Chinese kids, the learning never stops. While the summer holiday provides a much-needed break from the long days and stacks of homework at their school, there will most certainly be extra classes during the summer months – piano, English, kung fu<\/em>, and swimming are all popular choices. Of course, there’s also room for some summer fun in between all those lessons. Beach destinations\u00a0like Qingdao and Xiamen\u00a0receive tons of domestic visitors throughout the summer, as do the usual tourist hotspots of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Zoos and amusement parks all across the country do their best business over the summer holiday, as families flock there to enjoy a day of fun together.<\/p>\n

\"Qingdao

Qingdao in summertime – “people mountain people sea.”<\/p><\/div>\n

To help you talk about your summer plans in Chinese, here’s some useful summer vocabulary:<\/p>\n

Summer Vacation<\/h2>\n
\"Fuxian

Fuxian Lake – a great summer place in China.<\/p><\/div>\n

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    summer (\u590f\u5929 – xi\u00e0 ti\u0101n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    summer vacation (\u6691\u5047 – sh\u01d4 ji\u00e0)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    vacation (\u5047\u671f – ji\u00e0 q\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Activities<\/h2>\n
    \"We

    We love hiking up in the mountains in the summer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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      camping (\u9732\u8425 – l\u00f9 y\u00edng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      cycling (\u9a91\u81ea\u884c\u8f66 – q\u00ed z\u00ec x\u00edng ch\u0113)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      fishing (\u9493\u9c7c – di\u00e0o y\u00fa)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      having a picnic (\u91ce\u9910 – y\u011b c\u0101n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      hiking (\u722c\u5c71 – p\u00e1 sh\u0101n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      relaxing (\u4f11\u606f – xi\u016b x\u00ed)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      sightseeing (\u89c2\u5149 – gu\u0101n gu\u0101ng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      swimming (\u6e38\u6cf3 – y\u00f3u y\u01d2ng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      traveling (\u65c5\u6e38 – l\u01da y\u00f3u)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Places<\/h2>\n
      \"The

      The water park inside of Beijing’s Water Cube.<\/p><\/div>\n

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        amusement park (\u6e38\u4e50\u56ed – y\u00f3u l\u00e8 yu\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        beach (\u6d77\u6ee9 – h\u01cei t\u0101n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        lake (\u6e56 – h\u00fa)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        mountains (\u5c71\u533a – sh\u0101n q\u016b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        park (\u516c\u56ed – g\u014dng yu\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        swimming pool (\u6e38\u6cf3\u6c60 – y\u00f3u y\u01d2ng ch\u00ed)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        summer camp (\u590f\u4ee4\u8425 – xi\u00e0 l\u00ecng y\u00edng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        water park (\u6c34\u4e0a\u4e50\u56ed – shu\u01d0 sh\u00e0ng l\u00e8 yu\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Clothing<\/h2>\n
        \"Dressed

        Dressed to impress for the Party Bike.<\/p><\/div>\n

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          bathing suit (\u6e38\u6cf3\u8863 – y\u00f3u y\u01d2ng y\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          bikini (\u6bd4\u57fa\u5c3c – b\u01d0 j\u012b n\u00ed)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          dress\u00a0(\u8fde\u8863\u88d9 – li\u00e1n y\u012b q\u00fan)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          hat\u00a0(\u5e3d\u5b50 – m\u00e0o zi)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          sandals (\u51c9\u978b – li\u00e1ng xi\u00e9)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          shorts (\u77ed\u88e4 – du\u01cen k\u00f9)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          skirt\u00a0(\u88d9\u5b50 – q\u00fan zi)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          sunglasses (\u592a\u9633\u955c – t\u00e0i y\u00e1ng j\u00ecng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          t-shirt (T\u6064 – T x\u00f9)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Food & Drink<\/h2>\n
          \"Mmmm...

          Mmmm… BBQ.<\/p><\/div>\n

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            BBQ (\u70e7\u70e4 – sh\u0101o k\u01ceo)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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            cold beer (\u51b0\u7684\u5564\u9152 – b\u012bng de p\u00ed ji\u01d4)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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            ice cream (\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb – b\u012bng q\u00ed l\u00edn)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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            iced tea (\u51b0\u8336 – b\u012bng ch\u00e1)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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            lemonade (\u67e0\u6aac\u6c34 – n\u00edng m\u00e9ng shu\u01d0)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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            watermelon (\u897f\u74dc – x\u012b gu\u0101)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Practice some of these words and a few others by following along with this YouTube video:<\/p>\n