| A | B |
| 男女 men and women; male and female | nán nǚ |
| 平等 equal | píng děng |
| 怀孕 to be pregnant | huái yùn |
| 辞职 to resign from a position | cí zhí |
| 辞 to resign | cí |
| 家庭主妇 housewife | jiā tíng zhǔ fù |
| 护士 nurse | hù shi |
| 公平 fair | gōng píng |
| 社会 society | shè huì |
| 担子 loaded carrying pole; burden | dàn zi |
| 女人 (col) woman | nǚ rén |
| 不管 no matter how | bù guǎn |
| 带 (col) to raise, to take care of ( a child) | dài |
| 丈夫 husband | zhàng fu |
| 反过来 conversely | fǎn guò lái |
| 办法 method; way (to solve a problem) | bàn fǎ |
| 解决 to resolve | jiě jué |
| 现象 phenomenon | xiàn xiàng |
| 比如 for example | bǐ rú |
| 薪水 salary | xīn shuǐ |
| 往往 often (indicating tendency rather than frequency) | wǎng wǎng |
| 主管 person in charge; to preside over | zhǔ guǎn |
| 职位 (professional) position | zhí wèi |
| 妇女 woman; women in general | fù nǚ |
| 歧视 to discriminate against | qí shì |
| 随着 in the wake of ; following | suí zhe |
| 地位 status | dì wèi |
| 不断 constantly | bú duàn |
| 得到 to obtain | dé dào |
| 提高 to improve; to lift | tí gāo |
| 乐观be optimistic | lè guān |
| 分担 to share (burden, responsibilities) | fēn dān |
| 家务 household duties | jiā wù |
| 主要 main, chief; mainly, chiefly | zhǔ yào |
| 亲戚 relatives | qīn qì |
| 模范 model | mó fàn |
| 姐夫 older sister's husband | jiě fu |
| 体贴 considerate | tǐ tiē |
| 老鼠 mouse; rat | lǎo shǔ |
| 猫 cat | māo |
| 看不惯 cannot bear the sight of ; to frown upon | kàn bú guàn |
| 大概 probably | dà gài |
| 重男轻女 regard males as superior to females | zhòng nán qīng nǚ |
| 女子 (formal) woman | nǚ zǐ |
| 出嫁 (of a woman) to get married | chū jià |
| 服从 to obey | fú cóng |
| 婚姻 marriage | hūn yīn |
| 由 by; up to (indicating agency in written Chinese) | yóu |
| 做主 decide; take the responsibility for a decision (lit., "act as the master") | zuò zhǔ |
| 指腹为婚 to arrange a marriage (for the sake of the unborn child) | zhǐ fǔ wéi hūn |
| 未婚夫 fiancé | wèi hūn fū |
| 甚至 even; even to the point | shèn zhì |
| 木刻 carved in wood; wood carving | mù kè |
| 变化 change; to change | biàn huà |
| 城市 city | chéng shì |
| 机会 opportunity | jī huì |
| 同工同酬 equal pay for equal work | tóng gōng tóng chóu |
| 改革开放 to reform and open up | gǎi gé kāi fàng |
| 突出 be prominent; to stand out | tū chū |
| 升学 to advance to a higher level of schooling | shēng xué |
| 女生 female student | nǚ shēng |
| 男生 male student | nán shēng |
| 出现 to arise; to appear | chū xiàn |
| 人数 number of people | rén shù |
| 明显 obvious | míng xiǎn |
| 减少 to decrease | jiǎn shǎo |
| 年轻 young | nián qīng |
| 夫妇 husband and wife | fū fù |
| 大部分 majority | dà bù fen |
| 照顾 to take care of; to look after | zhào gù |
| 妻子 wife | qī zi |
| 体现 to embody; to manifest | tǐ xiàn |
| 宋朝 Song dynasty | sòng cháo |