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Description: Please see vocabulary, flash cards, grammar etc. for this lesson on: chinesepod.com/4621 Today's Upper Intermediate Lesson talks about 清談: Country Capitals & More. We are talking about the capitals of different countries, and the lack thereof! Key Vocabulary: 首都 - shǒudū - capital (city) 特區 - tèqū - special administrative region 華盛頓 - Huáshèngdùn - Washington, US State 車水馬龍 - chēshuǐmǎlóng - endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom), hustle and bustle 尖峰 - jiānfēng - peak 時段 - shíduàn - time interval; work shift; time slot 鳥類 - niǎolèi - birds 隨著 - suízhe - along with; in the wake of; following 氣候變化 - qìhòubiànhuà - climate change 遷移 - qiānyí - to migrate 如火如荼 - rúhuǒrútú - like wildfire (idiom) 遷都 - qiāndū - to move the capital (city) 雅加達 - Yǎjiādá - Jakarta, capital of Indonesia 擁堵 - yōngdǔ - congestion 污染 - wūrǎn - pollution; contamination 面臨 - miànlín - to face sth 比方說 - bǐfangshuō - for example 平衡 - pínghéng - balance 法律 - fǎlu:4 - law 規定 - guīdìng - provision; to fix; to set NOTE: This video features TRADITIONAL characters, which are used in Hong Kong and Taiwan. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Mainland China (simplified), the simplified-character version of this video is available at youtu.be/1vIz-ylDlPc. Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos! =================================== Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! Save 15% on any subscription with promo code YOUTUBE. Visit chinesepod.com now. LIKE US: facebook.com/chinesepod TWEET US: twitter.com/chinesepod DOUBLE-TAP US: instagram.com/chinesepodtv SNAP US: snapchat.com/add/chinesep... READ US: chinesepod.com/blog LEARN WITH US: chinesepod.com (psst... use code "YOUTUBE" for 15% off a Premium Annual Account) #ChinesePod #CountryCapitals #UpperIntermediate #LearnChinese #SpeakChinese