HNC Word of the Week: Course Vocab List 1

You've seen our "HNC Word of the Week" series on Instagram, now see these words used in a sentence! 

This vocabulary list provided by current Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) students includes frequently used terms and definitions in courses at the HNC. To add to your understanding, our students have also included a brief sentence for each term. Stay tuned for more HNC course vocabulary lists!

改革开放	gǎigékāifàng	to reform and open to the outside world; Refers to China's economic reforms initiated in the late 1970's by Deng Xiaoping
	改革开放以后, 中国的经济经历了快速的发展。
和平崛起	hépíng juéqǐ	peaceful rise; refers to the theory proposed in 2003 by advisers of President Hu Jintao that China's rise to political and economic prominence will be peaceful--unlike that of ascending world powers in the past
	为避免发生像过去那样的大国冲突, 胡锦涛主席指出和平崛起道路。
软实力	ruǎnshílì	soft power
	现在中国政府实施措施提高软实力, 其中一带一路的项目是一个案例。
意识形态	yìshíxíngtài	ideology
	通过其宣传网络, 该组织能够传播其意识形态。
工业化	gōngyèhuà	industrialization
	工业化对全球变暖有巨大的影响。
城镇化	chéngzhènhuà	urbanization
	虽然中国的城镇化让许多人提高他们生活水平, 但是也带来了严重的环境污染。
流动人口	liúdòngrénkǒu	floating population
	中国的流动人口包括搬家到大城市的农村人。
贫富差距	pínfùchājù	wealth disparity
	当前贫富差距是造成全世界社会问题的重要原因。
边疆	biānjiāng	borderland
	我很想去中国的边疆了解不同文化之间的接触。
全球变暖	quánqiúbiànnuǎn	global warming
	由于全球变暖, 南京下雪量少了很多。