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

  • 牛肉niúròu
    beef
  • 麵简面miàn
    noodles
  • 真zhēn
    really
  • 好吃hǎochī
    delicious
  • 說简说shuō
    say
  • 少shǎo
    few in number
  • 有名yǒumíng
    well known, famous
  • 小吃xiǎochī
    light repast, snack
  • 最zuì
    most
  • 湯简汤tāng
    soup, broth
  • 這麼简这么zhème
    so
  • 知道zhīdào
    to know
  • 家jiā
    measure word for restaurants, shops, etc.
  • 店diàn
    shop, store
  • 一定yídìng
    really must, definitely
  • 點简点diǎn
    to order (meals)
  • 碗wǎn
    a bowl of
  • 是啊shì a
    That's right.
  • 小籠包简小笼包xiǎolóngbāo
    xiaolongbao, e.g., small meat and cabbage-filled steamed buns
  • 臭豆腐chòu dòufǔ
    stinky tofu (fermented tofu)
  • 太好了tài hǎo le
    Excellent. Great.

Section II

  • 昨天zuótiān
    yesterday
  • 餐廳简餐厅cāntīng
    restaurant
  • 可是kěshì
    but, however
  • 辣là
    hot (spicy)
  • 怕pà
    (here) to not like, to fear
  • 所以suǒyǐ
    therefore, so
  • 自己zìjǐ
    self
  • 做飯简做饭zuòfàn
    to cook
  • 得de
    complement marker
  • 會简会huì
    to be able to, can
  • 甜點简甜点tiándiǎn
    dessert
  • 不錯简不错búcuò
    not bad
  • 可以kěyǐ
    could (possibility)
  • 教jiāo
    to teach
  • 到dào
    to
  • 有一點简有一点yǒu yìdiǎn
    a little
  • 不好bù hǎo
    not well