Speaking the New Chinese

You might already know what a “single dog” (单身狗) and “food bird” (菜鸟) are, but this episode about celebrity dating and video games will certainly push you out of your comfort zone (unless you’re trying to stay in it. Then it…won’t...) For our learning tip today, try to listen to the whole episode one time through before you look at the vocab list. See if you can guess any of the words’ meaning from context! This will stick the new word in your memory better. 您正在收听的是《试说新语》，Learn to Speak the New Chinese。欢迎收听我们的第11集节目。今天我们要聊一聊一些用动物来形容的常用语和网络流行词，包括撒狗粮、单身狗、社牛、猫腻、小狼狗、菜鸟、放鸽子、猪队友等词。Vocabulary from this episode: 公开秀恩爱 gōngkāi xiùēn'ài – to publicly show affection所谓的 suǒwèide – so-called情侣 qínglǚ – lovers角度 jiǎodù – point of view根据 gēnjù – according to 逻辑 luójí – logic 尴尬 gāngà – awkward 担心 dānxīn – worry嘲笑 cháoxiào – ridicule 天生 tiānshēng – inborn 主角 zhǔjiǎo – spotlight舞台 wǔtái – stage 魅力四射 mèilìsìshè – glamorous  气场强大 qìchǎng qiángdà – strong aura  则 zé – expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause善于 shànyú – be good at 特点 tèdiǎn: feature(s)极限 jíxiàn – the upmost limits社交牛逼症 shèjiāo niúbīzhèng – social OCD 社交恐惧症shèjiāo kǒngjùzhèng – social phobia 陌生人 mòshēngrén – stranger向外界寻求认同 xiàngwàijiè xúnqiúrèntóng – seek outside recognition   来源 láiyuán – origin 老北京土话 lǎoběijīng tǔhuà – old Beijing dialect 流传 liúchuán – pass on漏洞 lòudòng – loophole不合常理 bùhéchánglǐ – be repugnant to common sense 怀疑 huáiyí – suspect 见不得光 jiànbùdéguāng – can’t stand exposure to light 暗箱操作 ànxiāngcāozuò – under table dealing 帅气 shuàiqì – handsome 霸气 bàqì – aggressiveness 男友力爆棚 nányǒulì bàopéng – be packed with boyfriend’s power 合同 hétóng – contract 上当受骗 shàngdàngshòupiàn – be fobbed off 赴约 fùyuē – go to fulfill an appointment 食言 shíyán – break one’s word 不明智 bùmíngzhì – unwise 陷入困境 xiànrùkùnjìng – be in hot water 俗语 súyǔ – colloquial saying 司机 sījī – driver 职场 zhíchǎng – workplace 魔兽争霸III móshòuzhēngbàsān – warcraft III差强人意 chāqiángrényì – just passable 表现优异 biǎoxiànyōuyì – excellent performance 神队友 shénduìyǒu – incredible teammate 精彩解说 jīngcǎijiěshuō – wonderful commentary 

How will the world tackle our energy needs of the future? You probably already talk about Tesla’s electric vehicles, Facebook’s virtual reality, and the “cloud” in English, but in this episode, we are going to give you the foundation you need to start talking about these things in Chinese. Trust us, wherever you go, these topics are just as popular to talk about there as they are here. 您正在收听的是《试说新语》，Learn to Speak the New Chinese。欢迎收听我们的第十集节目。今天我们要聊一聊一些最新的科技及其发展限制，涉及到的词包括黑科技、3D打印、电动车、锂电池、资本市场、概念炒作、虚拟现实、增强现实技术等。Vocabulary from this episode: 来源于 láiyuán yú – derived from小说 xiǎoshuō – novel 超越 chāoyuè – exceed泛指 fànzhǐ – generally refer to材料 cáiliào – materials播客 bōkè – podcast 专业 zhuānyè – major机械工程 jīxiè gōngchéng – mechanical engineering 运到 yùndào – transport to产品 chǎnpǐn – product设计 shèjì – design研发 yánfā – research and development 工程师 gōngchéngshī – engineer 建模 jiànmó – modeling 模型 móxíng – test piece model生产 shēngchǎn – production 制造 zhìzào – manufacture 个性化 gèxìnghuà – personalized 推动 tuīdòng – to push forward, promote 工业时代 gōngyèshídài – Industrial Age数字化 shùzìhuà – Digitalized 转型 zhuǎnxíng – transformation 企业qǐyè – enterprise 文件 wénjiàn – document 轻松 qīngsōng – easily 样品 yàngpǐn – sample 测试 cèshì – test相对于 xiāngduìyú – compared to 实体 shítǐ – entity 零件 língjiàn – component 存储 cúnchǔ – storage 仓库 cāngkù – storehouse 云端 yúnduān – the cloud 读取dúqǔ – to read缩短 suōduǎn  – shorten 生产周期 shēngchǎnzhōuqī – production cycle 供应链 gōngyìngliàn – supply chain 高效 gāoxiào – high efficiency 前景 qiánjǐng – prospect 制约 zhìyuē – restrict 因素 yīnsù – factor 有限 yǒuxiàn – limited 质量 zhìliàng – quality 达到标准 dádàobiāozhǔn – up to standard 人工智能 réngōngzhìnéng – artificial intelligence 大规模 dàguīmó – massive 智能化 zhìnénghuà – intelligent 机器人 jīqìrén – robot 充电 chōngdiàn – to charge 锂离子电池 lǐ lízǐdiànchí – lithium lon battery纯电动车 chún diàndòngchē – pure electric vehicle容量 róngliàng – capacity寿命 shòumìng – life span 推出 tuīchū – roll out 概念 gàiniàn – concept 消费者 xiāofèizhě – consumer 炒作 chǎozuò – hype 获利 huòlì – profit 尖端 jiānduān – cutting edge 阶段 jiēduàn – stage 融资 róngzī – financing 亿 yì – 100 million 骗局 piànjú – scam, swindle ～款 ~kuǎn – ～model of 投资人 tóuzīrén – investors打水漂 dǎshuǐpiāo – in vain 盲目 mángmù – blindly 增强现实 zēngqiángxiànshí – augmented reality 虚拟现实 xūnǐxiànshí – virtual reality 头显设备 tóuxiǎnshèbèi – head-mounted display 估计 gūjì – estimate 上市 shàngshì – on the market 

Lawyer and writer Amy Chua kickstarted viral feuds over parenting styles when she released “Battlehymn of the Tiger Mother”. It’s true that Asian and Western culture have some generic difference in their approach to parenting, but parenting styles vary family by family more than anything else. What are your thoughts on the best parenting approaches? Listen to this podcast’s discussion on spoiled children, tiger parenting, and adoption. 您正在收听的是《试说新语》Learn to speak the New Chinese，欢迎收听我们的第九集节目。今天我们要介绍的是一些与大陆育儿现象或政策有关的流行词，包括，晒娃、三孩政策、双减政策等。Vocabulary from this episode: 育儿 yù'ér – parenting 现象 xiànxiàng – phenomenon政策 zhèngcè – policy 生育 shēngyù – give birth江苏省无锡 jiāngsūshěng wúxī – Wuxi, Jiansu Province 警察 jǐngchá – police 孤儿院 gū'éryuàn – orphanage 领养 lǐngyǎng – to adopt (a child) 杨百翰大学yángbǎihàn dàxué – Brigham Young University社交媒体 shèjiāo méitǐ – social media 动态  dòngtài – dynamic 朋友圈 péngyǒuquān – WeChat moments炫耀 xuànyào – show off奖励jiǎnglì – award荣誉 róngyù – honor亲朋好友 qīnpénghǎoyǒu – relatives and friends 点赞diǎnzàn – give a thumbs-up成就感chéngjiùgǎn – sense of achievement 爆棚bàopéng – to be filled with [pride or confidence] 新手爸妈xīnshǒubàmā – new parents 沉浸chénjìn – to immerse 全国性调查quánguóxìng diàochá – national wide survey 透露tòulù – reveal, disclose 信息xìnxī – information 样貌yàngmào – appearance 别有用心biéyǒuyòngxīn – ulterior motives 利用 lìyòng – to use, utilize 隐患yǐnhuàn – hidden danger 涉及shèjí – involve 权利quánlì – right 未成年wèichéngnián – minor保护法 bǎohùfǎ – protection law大幅修订 dàfú xiūdìng – substaintially revised 意识 yìshí – awareness立法 lìfǎ – legislation 萌照 méngzhào – cute photos责任 zérèn – responsibility 隐私 yǐnsī – privacy缓解 huǎnjiě – to ease, alleviate 老龄化 lǎolínghuà – aging 负担 fùdān – burden 辅导 fǔdǎo – tutorial 培训 péixùn – training 出台 chūtái – to officially launch (a policy, program, etc.) 热搜 rèsōu – top search 热烈 rèliè – warm [discussion]反响 fǎnxiǎng – repercussions弊端 bìduān – drawback效果 xiàoguǒ – effect 不明显 bùmíngxiǎn – not obvious 小皇帝 xiǎohuángdì –  “little emperor” describing a spoiled child小祖宗 xiǎozǔzōng – “little ancestor” describing a spoiled kid 熊孩子 xióngháizi – a mean child让人心烦ràngrén xīnfán – annoying 不懂事 bùdǒngshì – immature  破坏性 pòhuàixìng – destructive 一胎照书养 yī tāi zhào shū yǎng – raising the first baby by book instructions 二胎照猪养 èr tāi zhào zhū yǎng – raising the second baby a lot more casually (like raising a 'piggy')鸡娃 jīwá – tiger parenting 焦虑 jiāolǜ – anxiety, anxious 偶尔 ǒu'ěr – occasionally 晒～(幸福) shài ~(xìngfú) – to publicly display (happiness) 

Are you more of a homebody or a granola kid who lives in the mountains? Today’s hosts have a variety of interests. Some enjoy escape rooms and camping, others prefer board games and swiping through social media. Either way, you’ll learn a ton of words you don’t know while they put everything in context for you. And if hearing so many unfamiliar words is overwhelming for you, here’s a tip; just pick 3-5 words to focus on implementing throughout the rest of your day. You don’t have to learn everything at once! 您正在收听的是《试说新语》，Learn to Speak the New Chinese。欢迎收听我们的第八集节目。今天我们要介绍一些台湾和大陆年轻人的娱乐方式，涉及到的一些词汇有宅，滑手机，刷微信，网美，网帅，网红，直播，下单，流媒体，Z 世代，旅居等。Vocabulary from this episode: 露营  lùyíng – camping宅  zhái – homebody打游戏 dǎ yóuxì – play games刷 [手机、微信、抖音] – shuā [shǒujī, wēixìn, dǒu yīn] – swipe [mobile phone, WeChat, Douyin]社交媒体 shèjiāoméitǐ – social media 短视频  duǎn shìpín – short video 数位时代 shùwèi shídài – digital era 滑[手机、Instagram、脸书、YouTube]    huá – swipe [Mobile, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube]网红[网美、网帅]    wǎnghóng [wǎng měi, wǎng shuài] – influencer [net beauty, net handsome guy]博主  bózhǔ – blogger 美食  měishí – gourmet food美妆  měizhuāng – beauty makeup闲来无事  xiánláiwúshì – have nothing to do推特  tuītè – Twitter 贴文[=推文] tiēwén [=tuīwén] – post [=tweet]政客  zhèngkè – politician 两岸  liǎng'àn – both sides of the strait 动态  dòngtài – dynamic 在线  zàixiàn – online 连载小说 liánzǎi xiǎoshuō – serial novel 网络写手 wǎngluò xiěshǒu – web writer Z 世代 Z shìdài – Generation Z流媒体 liú méitǐ – stream media 订阅  dìngyuè – subscribe, subscription 平台  píngtái – platform 追剧  zhuījù – chasing drama直播  zhíbò – live streaming 下单  xià dān – place an order 足不出户 zúbùchūhù – stay indoors亲近大自然 qīnjìn dàzìrán – close to nature 热衷于 rèzhōng yú – keen on 滑板  huábǎn – skateboard 刺激  cìjī – exciting (for sports, games) 潜水 qiánshuǐ – diving 心仪 xīnyí – desirable 节奏  jiézòu – rhythm 放松身心 fàngsōng shēnxīn – relax  (body and mind) 桌游 zhuō yóu – board game 密室逃脱 mìshì táotuō – room escape 剧本杀 jùběnshā – script kill 扮演～角色  bànyǎn ~ juésè – to play ~ role 推理  tuīlǐ – inference 结尾  jiéwěi – ending 精彩  jīngcǎi – brilliant, wonderful 娱乐  yúlè – entertainment 更新  gēngxīn – update状态  zhuàngtài – state 

Any computer scientists or business geniuses in our audience? This week’s episode covers code, semi-conductors, and global supply chain issues. In an ever-increasingly connected world, technology and global trade are continually at the forefront of our mind and media. Thanks for spending these five minutes with us today. 您正在收听的是《试说新语》Learn to speak the New Chinese，欢迎收听我们的第七集节目。今天我们要介绍的是一些科技相关词汇在大陆和台湾的对照，包括，电脑、计算机、软体、软件、晶片、芯片、奈米和纳米等词。Vocabulary from this episode: 科技 Kējì – technology相关 xiāngguān – relative 对照 duìzhào – cross reference 专业 zhuānyè – major全球供应链 quánqiú gōngyìng liàn – global supply chain 管理 guǎnlǐ – management 实用 shíyòng – pragmatic 形势 xíngshì – circumstances  支撑 zhīchēng – to prop up, sustain  全球化 quánqiúhuà – globalization  物资流通 wùzīliútōng – circulation of materials制造 zhìzào – manufacture 企业 qǐyè – enterprise 资源 zīyuán –  resource 销售 xiāoshòu: sale 产品 chǎnpǐn –  product 掌握 zhǎngwò – in control of 代码 dàimǎ – code 设计 shèjì – design 维护 wéihù – maintain 满足 mǎnzú: to satisfy 系统 xìtǒng – system 用户 yònghù – user, subscriber 特别火 tèbiéhuǒ – very popular 领域 lǐngyù – field, area科学 kēxué – science 既然 jìrán – this being the case两岸 liǎng'àn – Mainland China and Taiwan电子设备 diànzǐ shèbèi – electronic device 厂商 chǎngshāng – manufactural 技术 jìshù – technology, skill 长度单位 chángdù dānwèi – unit of length 先进 xiānjìn – advanced 性能 xìngnéng – capability 主流 zhǔliú – mainstream复杂 fùzá – complex半导体 bàndǎotǐ – semi-conductor 供应商 gōngyìngshāng – supplier 台积电 táijīdiàn – TSMC尖端 jiānduān – most advanced 即将推出 jíjiāng tuīchū – coming soon (soon to be released) 亮相 liàngxiàng – debut 疫情 yìqíng – epidemic 因素 yìqíng – factor 短缺 duǎnquē – shortage 冲击 chōngjí – impact 数字化 shùzìhuà – digitizing 必需品 bìxūpǐn – necessity 不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē – indispensable 保障 bǎozhàng –  to ensure, safeguard 稳定 wěndìng – stable 格外 géwài – particularly 精益求精 jīngyìqiújīng – seek for greater perfection 大放异彩 dàfàngyìcǎi – show extraordinary talents 

It’s tough to understand a language without being familiar with its internet slang. Can you imagine understanding any English social media if you didn’t know what OMG, LOL, or TIL meant? Tune in to this week’s podcast and learn how to use some colloquial phrases in a discussion that touches upon AI, straight A students, and the Buddhist realm.  您正在收听的是《试说新语》Learn to speak the New Chinese，欢迎收听我们的第六集节目。今天我们要介绍的是一些与大陆社会现象有关的网络流行词，包括，内卷、躺平、鸡娃和佛系等词。Vocabulary from this episode: 热词 rècí – popular words态度 tàidù – attitude意味着 yìwèizhe – mean, imply 有限的 yǒuxiànde – limited 资源 zīyuán – resource取消 qǔxiāo – cancel 课外培训机构kèwài péixùn jīgòu – extracurricular training institutions职场 zhíchǎng – workplace人工智能 réngōng zhìnéng – artificial intelligence 竞争 jìngzhēng – compete, competition 把活儿交给机器人干 bǎ huóer jiāogěi jīqìrén gàn –leave the work to robots脱口秀 tuōkǒuxiù – talk show演员 yǎnyuán – actor亏 kuī – get the short end of the stick佩服 pèifú –admire 流行词 liúxíngcí – buzzword字面上 zìmiàn shàng – literally 打鸡血 dǎjīxuè – to fire someone up  拼搏 pīnbó – to go all out 民间 mínjiān – among the people 疗法 liáofǎ – therapy 流传至今liúchuán zhìjīn – down through the ages望子成龙望女成凤 wàngzǐchénglóng wàngnǚchéngfèng – hope one’s children will have a bright future平庸 píngyōng – mediocre太过了 tàiguòle – too much 一考定终身 yīkǎo dìngzhōngshēn – a lifetime is determined by an exam 不计其数 bùjìqíshù – countless 参与 cānyù – participate 幼儿园 yòu'éryuán – kindergarden 加减乘除 jiā jiǎn chéngchú – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division危害 wēihài – harm 节奏 jiézòu – rhythm 学霸 xuébà – straight A student凡事看得很淡 fánshì kànde hěndàn – care little about everything 佛祖境界 fózǔ jìngjiè – Buddhist realm 衍生出 yǎnshēng chū – derive 一系列 yīxìliè – a series of 既不～也不～ jì bù ~yě bù ~ – neither ~ nor ~无欲无求 wúyùwúqiú – no desire, no demand 提倡 tíchàng – promote, advocate 尽力而为 jìnlìérwéi – do one’s best过分担心 guòfèn dānxīn – overly worried 输赢 shūyíng – lose or win 有个度 yǒugèdù – do things in a proper way

Are you a music fan? We are too. Episode 5 in Speaking the New Chinese discusses different genres of music, notable music awards, and even features mini sound bites of some of our hosts’ favorite tunes. After you listen to this episode, leave some of your favorite Chinese musicians in the comments so other listeners can get more recommendations! 您正在收听的是《试说新语》Learn to speak the New Chinese，欢迎收听我们的第五集节目。今天我们要介绍的是一些在香港和大陆比较受欢迎的歌手与歌曲，以及与之相关的流行词汇，如很火、点击率、出道、选秀、创作型歌手、网络用语“路转粉”等。Vocabulary from this episode: 很火 hěnhuǒ – very popular 乐队 yuèduì – band 正式出道 zhèngshì chūdào – officially engage in this profession迅速走红xùnsù zǒuhóng – quickly become popular 点击率diǎnjīlǜ – clicking rate十大金曲奖shídà jīnqǔjiǎng – top 10 Golden Melody Awards演唱者 yǎnchàngzhě – singer 创作型歌手 chuàngzuòxíng gēshǒu – singer-songwriter 火遍了全国 huǒbiànle quánguó – popular all over the country 国际 guójì – international 奖项 jiǎngxiàng – award播放量 bòfàngliàng – times being played华语歌曲 huáyǔgēqǔ – Chinese songs特色 tèsè – distinguishing feature 代表作 dàibiǎozuò – masterpiece 民谣 mínyáo – folk-song 摇滚乐 yáogǔnyuè – rock-n-roll教父 jiàofù – godfather 传唱度 chuánchàngdù – degree of spreading the song 男护士 nánhùshì – male nurse 选秀节目 xuǎnxiù jiémù – talent show 总冠军 zǒngguànjūn – overall champion 大街小巷 dàjiēxiǎoxiàng – streets and alleys 春节晚会 chūnjiéwǎnhuì – Spring Festival Gala情歌 qínggē – love song 伤感 shānggǎn – sad浪漫 làngmàn – romantic 幽默 yōumò – humor 搞笑 gǎoxiào – funny 言论 yánlùn – speech 

The 2023 American Superbowl featured the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Philadelphia Eagles. This episode strips football down to its bare elements and gives you the tools you need to talk about every aspect of the game. With dozens of sport-specific vocabulary words, much of it will easily transition to conversations about other sports as well. Game on! 您正在收听的是《试说新语》Learn to speak the New Chinese 欢迎收听我们的第四集节目，今天我们要介绍的是美式足球比赛时的一些术语，包括 Super bowl, offense, defense, 1st down to 4th down, interception, turnovers, touch down 和 field goals 等词。Vocabulary from this episode: 美式足球 měishì zúqiú - football术语 shùyǔ – technical terms精彩 jīngcǎi – exciting [game]战胜 zhànshèng – defeat夺冠duóguàn – win the champion (冠=冠军 guànjūn: champion)超级碗/超级杯 chāojí wǎn/chāojí bēi – Super Bowl防守 fángshǒu – defense进攻 jìngōng – offense码mǎ – yard拦截/抄截 lánjié/chāojié – interception失误 shīwù – turnover达阵得分 dázhèn défēn – touchdown射门得分 shèmén défēn – fieldgoal上半场 shàng bànchǎng – the 1st half下半场 xiàbànchǎng – the 2nd half落后 luòhòu – trail平手 píngshǒu – tie酋长队 qiúzhǎngduì – Chiefs [team]延长赛/加时赛 yáncháng sài/jiāshí sài – overtime赢得 yíngdé – to win险胜 xiǎnshèng – nail-biting victory 规定 guīdìng – rule(s)裁判 cáipàn – referee 扔 rēng – throw移动 yídòng – to move非法 fēifǎ – illegal 阻挡 zǔdǎng – to block越位 yuèwèi – offside犯规 fànguī – foul违规 wéiguī – violation擒抱对手 qínbào duìshǒu – tackle opponent 拉面罩 lā miànzhào – facemasking用头盔拦截对方 yòng tóukuī lánjié duìfāng – targeting 

With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, we got you covered. If you’re single and wishing you weren’t, find out how to use the Chinese equivalent of “green with envy”. We’ll also be talking about K-dramas, eccentricities of Chinese TV, and “roast” culture—yep, you heard that right. 今天我们要介绍的是几个两岸出现的特别词语，其中包括粉丝、圈粉、机车、龟毛、弹幕、酸民、吐槽、网络喷子和斗内与打赏等词。 Vocabulary from this episode: 情人节 (qíngrénjié) - Valentine's Day追星族 (zhuīxīngzú) - fans, "groupies", followers社交网络 (shèjiāo wǎngluò) - social network博主(bózhǔ) - a blogger空间主 (kōngjiānzhǔ) - owner of a website domain  偶像剧 ǒuxiàngjù - a TV drama (e.g., K-dramas)很挑 (hěn tiāo) - very picky脏话 zànghuà - bad language (swear words/crass)演变 (yǎnbiàn) - evolution文雅 (wényǎ) - elegant啰嗦 (luōsuo) - long-winded在意 (zàiyì) - to care (about sth./someone)细节 xìjié - details负面 (fùmiàn) - negative看剧 (kànjù) - watch TV shows (=看电视剧)评论 (pínglùn) - comments弹幕 (dànmù) - a barrage of comments功能 (gōngnéng) - functions吐槽 (tùcáo) - to “roast” sb.酸溜溜 (suānliūliū) - "green with envy", sour恶意指责 (èyì zhǐzé) - to criticize with ill intentions攻击 (gōngjī) - to attack键盘侠 (jiànpánxiá) - "keyboard warrior"血口喷人 (xuèkǒupēnrén) - to make unfounded/malicious attacks against sb.赞助 (zànzhù) - to sponsor音译 (yīnyì) - a transliteration捐款 (juānkuǎn) - a donation奖赏 (jiǎngshǎng) - a reward酷 (kù) - cool (a transliteration from English)活学活用 (huóxuéhuóyòng) - to use things as you learn them

You already know the basics of Chinese, and now it’s time to supplement that. We’ll start by covering some number combos that carry double meanings in Chinese. And if you don’t already know how to say “mental calculations”, “take a wild guess”, or “secret agent”, this episode will put them in context for you so you can spice up your next Chinese conversation. After all, you wouldn’t want to 出洋相 (make a fool of yourself). 今天我们介绍的是一些用数字来表达的网络新词语及带数字的俗语，包括 2121、 520、1314、996、007、985、211 和心里的小九九，等等。Vocabulary from this episode: 俗语 (súyǔ) -  a colloquial saying不三不四 (bùsānbùsì) - dubious互联网 (hùliánwǎng) - the Internet企业 (qǐyè) - a business enterprise盛行 (shèngxíng) - prevalent加班文化 (jiābān wénhuà) - work overtime culture狠 (hěn) - ruthless弹性 (tánxìng)- flexible; flexibility 工作制 (gōngzuòzhì) - work system调侃 (tiáokǎn) - ridicule残忍 (cánrěn) - cruel特工 (tègōng) - secret agent瞎猜 (xiācāi ) - to make a wild guess出洋相 (chūyángxiāng) - to make a fool of oneself重点大学 (zhòngdiǎn dàxué) - key universities社会认可度 (shèhuì rènkědù) - degree of social acceptance稍逊于 (shāoxùnyú) - slightly inferior to先进水平 (xiānjìn shuǐpíng) - advanced level一流 (yīliú) - first class心中打的小算盘 (xīnzhōng dǎ de xiǎosuànpán) - mental calculations小心思 (xiǎoxīnsī ) - someone who has a lot of self-interest ideas私心 (sīxīn) - selfish motives