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Top 10 Happiest Cities in China 2017

“2017中国Zhōng guó最zuì具jù幸福xìng fú感gǎn城市chéng shì”调查diào chá结果jié guǒ出来chū lái了le,成都Chéng dū、杭州Háng zhōu、宁波Níng bō等děng城市chéng shì入选rù xuǎn。

这zhè个gè活动huó dòng从cóng今年jīn nián6月份yuè fèn开始kāi shǐ,有yǒu1395万wàn多duō人rén参加cān jiā了le调查diào chá。

最zuì具jù幸福xìng fú感gǎn的de十shí大dà城市chéng shì是shì:成都Chéng dū、杭州Háng zhōu、宁波Níng bō、南京Nán jīng、西安Xī ān、长春Cháng chūn、长沙Cháng shā、台州Tāi zhōu、铜川Tóng chuān、徐州Xú zhōu。

这zhè个gè调查diào chá从cóng科学性kē xué xìng、指导性zhǐ dǎo xìng和hé可操作性kě cāo zuò xìng等děng多duō方面fāng miàn进行jìn xíng考察kǎo chá,形成xíng chéng包括bāo kuò教育jiào yù、医疗yī liáo、收入shōu rù、环境huán jìng、公共gōng gòng服务fú wù、安全ān quán、未来wèi lái预期yù qī等děng16个gè标准biāo zhǔn。

同时tóng shí,也yě用yòng大数据dà shù jù采集cǎi jí的de方式fāng shì对duì居民jū mín收入shōu rù、生活shēng huó质量zhì liàng、旅游lǚ yóu、工作gōng zuò、环境huán jìng、安全ān quán、交通jiāo tōng、教育jiào yù等děng进行jìn xíng调查diào chá。

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Vocabulary 70 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
中国 Zhōng guóChina
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
具 jùto possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state
幸福 xìng fúhappiness
感 gǎn(suffix) sense of ~
城市 chéng shìcity; town
调查 diào cháinvestigation / inquiry / survey / (opinion) poll
结果 jié guǒoutcome; result; consequence
出来 chū láito appear / to arise
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
成都 Chéng dūChengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China.
杭州 Háng zhōuHangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.
宁波 Níng bōNingbo, a coastal city in Zhejiang Province, China.
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
入选 rù xuǎnto be included among those selected for
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
活动 huó dòng(volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
今年 jīn niánthis year
月份 yuè fènmonth
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
有 yǒuto have; there is
万 wànten thousand / a great number
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
人 rénperson; people
参加 cān jiāto participate / to take part / to join
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
十 shíten / 10
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
南京 Nán jīngNanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)
西安 Xī ānXi'an, a major city in Shaanxi Province, China.
长春 Cháng chūnChangchun, the capital city of Jilin Province, China.
长沙 Cháng shāChangsha, the capital city of Hunan Province, China.
台州 Tāi zhōuTaizhou, a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China.
铜川 Tóng chuānTongchuan, a city in Shaanxi Province, China.
徐州 Xú zhōuXuzhou, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China.
科学性 kē xué xìngscientific quality; being scientific
指导性 zhǐ dǎo xìnginstructive; providing guidance
和 héand; together with
可操作性 kě cāo zuò xìngoperability; practicality; the degree to which something can be put into practice
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
考察 kǎo cháto inspect / to observe and study
形成 xíng chéngto form; to take shape
包括 bāo kuòto comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
教育 jiào yùeducation
医疗 yī liáomedical treatment
收入 shōu rùincome / revenue
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
公共 gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
服务 fú wùservice
安全 ān quánsafety; security
未来 wèi láifuture / tomorrow
预期 yù qīto expect / to anticipate
标准 biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion
同时 tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
大数据 dà shù jùbig data (computing)
采集 cǎi jíto gather / to collect / to harvest
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
居民 jū mínresident; inhabitant
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
质量 zhì liàngquality / quality and quantity
旅游 lǚ yóutrip / journey / tourism / travel / tour
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
交通 jiāo tōngtraffic / transportation / communications / liaison