hǎohǎo qìngzhù yíxià. Their daughter will graduate from university next month. They plan to have
a big celebration.
qióng 穷 TRAD 窮 ADJ poor, poverty-stricken ■ 她 家里以前比较穷。Tā jiālǐ yǐqián bǐjiào qióng. Her
family used to be rather poor.
qióngrén 穷人 N poor person, poor people
qiū 秋 N fall, autumn ■ 北京香山的秋景很 美。Běijīng Xiāngshān de qiū jǐng hěn měi. The autumn
scenery on Fragrance Hill in Beijing is very beautiful.
qiūtiān 秋天 [modif: 秋 autumn + 天 day] N fall, autumn ■ 秋天不冷不热，十分舒服。Qiūtiān bù lěng
bú rè, shífēn shūfu. Autumn is neither hot nor cold; it’s very comfortable.
qiū 丘 N mound, low and small hill
qiūlíng 丘陵 N hills, hilly land
qiú 求 V beseech, beg, ask for humbly ■ 你只有 求他帮忙。Nǐ zhǐyǒu qiú tā bāngmáng. You can only
ask him for help. ■ 我求你再考虑考虑。Wǒ qiú nǐ zài kǎolǜ kǎolǜ. I beg you to give it further
consideration.
qiú 球 N 1 ball (只 zhī) ■ 花园里有一只球，是谁 的？Huāyuán li yǒu yì zhī qiú, shì shéi de? There’s
a ball in the garden. Whose is it? 2 ball game (场 chǎng) ■ 我们每星期六下午打一场球。Wǒmen
měi Xīngqīliù xiàwǔ dǎ yì chǎng qiú. We have a ball game every Saturday afternoon. 棒球 bàngqiú
baseball / 比球 bǐ qiú have a (ball game) match / 打球 dǎ qiú play basketball, volleyball, etc. / 看球 kàn
qiú watch a ball game / 篮 球 lánqiú basketball / 排球 páiqiú volleyball / 踢球 tī qiú play soccer /足球
zúqiú soccer
qiúchǎng 球场 N sports ground (especially where ball games are played)
qiúduì 球队 N (ball game) team
qiúmí 球迷 N (ball game) fan 足球迷 zúqiú mí football fan, soccer fan
qū 区 TRAD 區 N district (urban) ■ 中国的城市 一般分成几个区。Zhōngguó de chéngshì yìbān
fēnchéng jǐ ge qū. A city in China is usually divided into several districts. 工业区 gōngyèqū industrial
zone, industrial district / 商业区 shāngyèqū commercial area, business district / 住宅区 zhù zháiqu
residential quarters
qūbié 区别 V & N distinguish between, differentiate; difference ■ 你能区别美国英语和英国英语吗？Nǐ
néng qūbié Měiguó Yīngyǔ hé Yīngguó Yīngyǔ ma? Can you tell American English from British
English? ■ 这两个词的意义没有多大区别。Zhè liǎng ge cí de yìyì méiyǒu duōdà qūbié. There is
not much difference in the meaning of the two words.
qūfēn 区分 V & N put in different categories, differentiate; differentiation
qūyù 区域 N region, area
qū 曲 ADJ curved, bent, zigzag
qūzhé 曲折 I ADJ tortuous, winding II N complications, twists 曲折变化 qūzhé biànhuà twists and turns
qū 驱 TRAD 驅 V drive 驱车前往 qūchē qiánwǎng drive (in a car) to
qūzhú 驱逐 V drive out, banish 驱逐出境 qūzhú chūjìng deport, deportation
qū 屈 V bend, bow
qūfú 屈服 [comp: 屈 bend + 服 obey] V yield (to), knuckle under
qú 渠 N ditch, canal 灌溉渠 guàngàiqú irrigation channel
qúdào 渠道 [comp: 渠 ditch + 道 way] N 1 irrigation ditch 2 medium of communication, channel
qǔ 取 V fetch, collect
qǔdé 取得 [comp: 取 obtain + 得 get] V obtain, achieve ■ 我们去年取得很大成绩。Wǒmen qùnián
qǔdé hěn dà chéngjì. We made great achievements last year.
qǔdì 取缔 V clamp down, ban, prohibit
qǔkuǎn 取款 V withdraw money 自动取款机 zìdòng qǔkuǎnjī ATM
qǔxiāo 取消 V cancel ■ 明天的会议已经取消 了。Míngtiān de huìyì yǐjīng qǔxiāo le. The meeting
tomorrow has been called off.
qǔ 娶 V (of a man) marry
NOTE: See note on 嫁 jià.