Moving countries
出国生活
By the end you can
- Talk about what it's like to live abroad
- Discuss belonging and identity
- Understand someone's account of moving countries
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 出国 | (chūguó) go abroad | 她二十岁就出国了。 |
| 移民 | (yímín) emigrate; immigrant | 我爷爷那一代移民到了马来西亚。 |
| 融入 | (róngrù) fit in, integrate | 学好中文,才能更好地融入这里的生活。 |
| 归属感 | (guīshǔgǎn) sense of belonging | 在这儿住了五年,我才慢慢有了归属感。 |
| 想家 | (xiǎng jiā) be homesick | 刚来的时候,我特别想家。 |
| 签证 | (qiānzhèng) visa | 我的工作签证明年到期。 |
| 老外 | (lǎowài) foreigner (casual, usually friendly) | 邻居们还是叫我“老外”,其实我已经在这儿住了十年。 |
| 文化冲击 | (wénhuà chōngjī) culture shock | 刚到上海的时候,我经历了不小的文化冲击。 |
| 认同感 | (rèntónggǎn) sense of identity, identification (with) | 在国外住久了,我对自己的文化反而更有认同感了。 |
| 在两种文化之间 | (zài liǎng zhǒng wénhuà zhījiān) between two cultures | 我的孩子在两种文化之间长大。 |
| 华侨 | (huáqiáo) overseas Chinese | 她外公是印尼华侨。 |
| 落地生根 | (luò dì shēng gēn) put down roots (in a new place) | 他们一家在这里落地生根,已经三代了。 |
Then talk it through
A podcast interview about your move to China. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.