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

  • 醫生简医生yīshēng
    doctor
  • 一直yìzhí
    continuously, all the way
  • 流liú
    to flow
  • 鼻水bíshuǐ
    snot, nasal mucus, a running nose
  • 頭简头tóu
    head
  • 痛tòng
    painful
  • 胃口wèikǒu
    appetite
  • 差chā
    poor, bad
  • 喉嚨简喉咙hóulóng
    throat
  • 發炎简发炎fāyán
    to be inflamed
  • 生病shēngbìng
    to fall ill
  • 發燒简发烧fāshāo
    to have a fever
  • 感冒gǎnmào
    to catch/have a cold
  • 藥简药yào
    medicine
  • 藥局简药局yàojú
    pharmacy, drug store
  • 拿ná
    to get
  • 把bǎ
    disposal marker
  • 水shuǐ
    water
  • 休息xiūxí
    to take a rest
  • 睡覺简睡觉shuìjiào
    to sleep
  • 早一點简早一点zǎo yìdiǎn
    a bit earlier

Section II

  • 臉色简脸色liǎnsè
    a person's "color" (said of the face when healthy or sick, pleased or angry etc.)
  • 難看简难看nánkàn
    not to look good
  • 肚子dùzi
    stomach, abdomen
  • 吐tù
    to throw up, to vomit
  • 幾简几jǐ
    (a) few
  • 次cì
    measure word for times, occurrences
  • 陪péi
    to go/stay with somebody, to accompany
  • 看病kànbìng
    to see a doctor
  • 健康jiànkāng
    health
  • 保險简保险bǎoxiǎn
    insurance
  • 跟gēn
    to
  • 油yóu
    oily, greasy
  • 冰bīng
    icy
  • 別简别bié
    don't (used in imperatives)
  • 關心简关心guānxīn
    to be concerned about
  • 包bāo
    measure word for bags, packages etc.
  • 睡shuì
    to sleep
  • 小時简小时xiǎoshí
    hour
  • 怎麼了简怎么了zěnme le
    What's wrong?
  • 不用了búyòng le
    It's not necessary.
  • 健康中心jiànkāng zhōngxīn
    health center
  • 回家huí jiā
    go home
  • 最好zuìhǎo
    It would be best.../ (You) should...