“外籍人才眼中最具吸引力的中国城市”揭晓 Most attractive Chinese cities for expats announced

The results(结果) of the Amazing China 2017 poll, an annual survey for foreign expats to vote(投票) for their favorite Chinese cities, has been announced(宣布) recently(最近).

An aerial photo of Shanghai's Bund area. [Photo/VCG]

Shanghai(上海) was chosen as expats' favorite(最喜爱的) city to work(工作) and live in(生活), for the sixth year in a row. Beijing(北京), Hefei(合肥), Qingdao(青岛), Shenzhen(深圳), Hangzhou(杭州), Suzhou(苏州), Chengdu(成都), Nanjing(南京) and Guangzhou(广州) followed on the list.

Foreigners taste hotpot in Chengdu, April 25, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

The survey(调查), now in its eighth year, is the only one to use foreign experts as participants.

The Amazing China 2017 poll was conducted from November to February. Results were analysed(分析) from 4,066 signed votes from foreign experts in China and 25,494 votes from internet users.

词汇 Words:

[tóu piào] 投票 vote
[xuān bù] 宣布 announce
[gōng zuò] 工作 work
[shēng huó] 生活 live
[jié guǒ] 结果 result
[diào chá] 调查 survey

重点词汇 Key word:

结果 [jié guǒ]

• <名词 n.> result; outcome; consequence
  E.g. Zuìhòu de jiéguǒ chūlái le。
  最后的结果出来了。
  The final results are in.

• <动词 v.> kill; finish off
  E.g. Tā yī qiāng jiéguǒ le nàgè dǎitú。
  他一枪结果了那个歹徒。
  He killed that ruffian with one shot.