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

  • 週末简周末zhōumò
    weekend
  • 聽简听tīng
    to listen
  • 音樂简音乐yīnyuè
    music
  • 運動简运动yùndòng
    to exercise
  • 打dǎ
    to play (ball games)
  • 網球简网球wǎngqiú
    tennis
  • 棒球bàngqiú
    baseball
  • 和hàn
    and, as well as
  • 游泳yóuyǒng
    to swim
  • 常cháng
    often
  • 籃球简篮球lánqiú
    basketball
  • 也yě
    also
  • 踢tī
    to kick
  • 足球zúqiú
    soccer
  • 覺得简觉得juéde
    to feel, to think
  • 好玩hǎowán
    interesting, fun
  • 明天míngtiān
    tomorrow
  • 早上zǎoshàng
    morning
  • 去qù
    to go
  • 怎麼樣简怎么样zěnmeyàng
    How about it? How does that sound? What do you think?
  • 啊a
    sentence-final particle
  • 做什麼简做什么zuò shénme
    do what
  • 好啊hǎo a
    OK

Section II

  • 白如玉Bái Rúyù
    a woman from the US
  • 今天jīntiān
    today
  • 晚上wǎnshàng
    evening, night
  • 看kàn
    to see, to watch
  • 電影简电影diànyǐng
    movie
  • 妳nǐ
    you (female)
  • 想xiǎng
    to want, to think
  • 還是简还是háishì
    or (used in a question)
  • 吧ba
    sentence-final particle for suggestion
  • 可以kěyǐ
    could (possibility)
  • 學简学xué
    to learn, to study
  • 中文Zhōngwén
    Chinese language
  • 一起yìqǐ
    together
  • 吃chī
    to eat
  • 晚飯简晚饭wǎnfàn
    dinner
  • 菜cài
    cuisine
  • 越南Yuènán
    Vietnam
  • 好不好hǎo bù hǎo
    How about...? How does that sound?