Vocabulary
	东半球 dōngbànqiú : 
	eastern hemisphere
	
	
	北半球 běibànqiú : 
	northern Hemisphere
	
	
	各 gè : 
	each
	
	
	长江 Chángjiāng : 
	Yangtze River
	
	
	亚洲 Yàzhōu : 
	Asia
	
	
 
	全长 quáncháng : 
	total length 
	
	
	公里 gōnglǐ : 
	kilometer
	
	
	由 yóu : 
	from / reason, cause / by (introduces passive verb)
	
	
	流经 liújīng : 
	flow through
	
	
	流入 liúrù : 
	flow in
	
	
	省 shěng : 
	province / to save, to economize
	
	
	海洋 hǎiyáng : 
	sea / ocean 
	
	
	部 bù : 
	area /  ministry
	
	
	母亲 mǔqīn : 
	mother
	
	
	距离 jùlí : 
	distance
	
	
	大约 dàyuē : 
	about, approximately
	
	
	因此 yīncǐ : 
	therefore
	
	
	气候 qìhòu : 
	climate / atmosphere
	
	
	区别 qūbié : 
	difference
	
	
	干燥 gānzào : 
	dry / arid
	
	
	而 ér : 
	but (indicates causal relation, change of state or contrast)
	
	
	月份 yuèfèn : 
	month
	
	
	当 dāng : 
	when, just at (a time or place)
	
	
	暖和 nuǎnhuo : 
	warm (climate)
	
	
	毛衣 máoyī : 
	woolen sweater
	
	
	叶子 yèzi : 
	leaf
	
	
	首都 shǒudū : 
	capital (city)
	
	
	出发 chūfā : 
	to set off
	
	
	不过 búguò : 
	however
	
	
	可惜 kěxī : 
	unfortunately / to be a pity
	
	
	往往 wǎngwǎng : 
	often
	
	
