A Course in Contemporary Chinese

當代中文課程 · 生詞

All 4,960 words from Books 1–6, read aloud and color-coded by tone.

1st ˉ2nd ˊ3rd ˇ4th ˋneutral

40 words

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Section I

  • 租zū
    to rent
  • 房東简房东fángdōng
    landlord
  • 客廳简客厅kètīng
    living room
  • 廚房简厨房chúfáng
    kitchen
  • 左邊简左边zuǒbiān
    left (side)
  • 右邊简右边yòubiān
    right (side)
  • 浴室yùshì
    bathroom
  • 超市chāoshì
    supermarket
  • 走路zǒulù
    to walk
  • 分鐘简分钟fēnzhōng
    measure word for minutes
  • 就jiù
    only, merely
  • 到dào
    arrive
  • 間简间jiān
    measure word for houses, rooms, etc.
  • 空kōng
    vacant, empty
  • 房間简房间fángjiān
    room
  • 套房tàofáng
    suite
  • 回去huíqù
    to go back, to return
  • 想xiǎng
    to think
  • 再zài
    and then
  • 電話简电话diànhuà
    telephone
  • 給简给gěi
    to
  • 林Lín
    Chinese last name, common in Taiwan
  • 打電話简打电话dǎ diànhuà
    to make a phone call

Section II

  • 喂wéi
    a particle used in addressing people, especially over the phone
  • 房租fángzū
    rent (for a room or a house)
  • 已經简已经yǐjīng
    already
  • 習慣简习惯xíguàn
    to get settled down, to get used to
  • 問題简问题wèntí
    problem, question
  • 熱水器简热水器rèshuǐqì
    water heater
  • 好像hǎoxiàng
    to seem to be, to appear to be (often used to take the edge off of a comment)
  • 會简会huì
    will
  • 等děng
    to wait for
  • 那nà
    then, in that case
  • 裝简装zhuāng
    to install
  • 不過简不过búguò
    however, but
  • 付fù
    to pay
  • 收到shōudào
    to receive
  • 不好意思bùhǎo yìsi
    sorry
  • 沒關係简没关系méi guānxi
    Not a problem
  • 有線電視简有线电视yǒuxiàn diànshì
    cable TV