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.

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Section I

  • 天氣简天气tiānqì
    weather
  • 冷lěng
    cold
  • 風简风fēng
    wind
  • 滑雪huáxuě
    to ski
  • 春天chūntiān
    spring (season)
  • 想xiǎng
    to miss (someone)
  • 新年xīnnián
    New Year
  • 快kuài
    soon
  • 父母fùmǔ
    parents
  • 冬天dōngtiān
    winter (season)
  • 明年míngnián
    next year
  • 秋天qiūtiān
    autumn (season)
  • 紅葉简红叶hóngyè
    red maple leaves
  • 只zhǐ
    only, merely
  • 玉山Yùshān
    Yu Shan (Mount Jade), tallest mountain in central Taiwan
  • 紐約简纽约Niǔyuē
    New York
  • 下雪xiàxuě
    to snow
  • 十二月底shí'èryuè dǐ
    the end of December

Section II

  • 雨yǔ
    rain
  • 傘简伞sǎn
    umbrella
  • 颱風简台风táifēng
    typhoon
  • 要yào
    will, going to
  • 夏天xiàtiān
    summer (season)
  • 濕简湿shī
    wet
  • 討厭简讨厌tǎoyàn
    annoying
  • 新聞简新闻xīnwén
    news
  • 更gèng
    even (more, less, etc.)
  • 大家dàjiā
    everyone
  • 小心xiǎoxīn
    to be careful, to take care
  • 可怕kěpà
    scary
  • 停tíng
    to stop
  • 下雨xiàyǔ
    to rain
  • 這次简这次zhè cì
    this time
  • 上次shàng cì
    last time
  • 慢走màn zǒu
    Bye. Take care.