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

  • 點简点diǎn
    o'clock
  • KTVKTV
    Karaoke
  • 唱歌chànggē
    to sing
  • 分fēn
    minute
  • 見面简见面jiànmiàn
    meet
  • 從简从cóng
    from
  • 中午zhōngwǔ
    noon
  • 得děi
    to have to, must
  • 銀行简银行yínháng
    bank
  • 時候简时候shíhòu
    when
  • 後天简后天hòutiān
    the day after tomorrow
  • 大安Dà'ān
    Da-an (name of a KTV named after a district in Taipei, where Shida is also located)
  • 下次xià cì
    next time
  • 沒問題简没问题méi wèntí
    No problem.
  • 對了简对了duìle
    by the way
  • 有空yǒu kòng
    to have free time
  • 再見简再见zàijiàn
    Goodbye.

Section II

  • 在zài
    progressive aspect verb; in the process of doing something
  • 午餐wǔcān
    lunch
  • 剛简刚gāng
    just now
  • 下課简下课xiàkè
    to finish class
  • 下午xiàwǔ
    afternoon
  • 半bàn
    half
  • 比賽简比赛bǐsài
    game, competition
  • 結束简结束jiéshù
    to finish
  • 最近zuìjìn
    recently, lately
  • 忙máng
    busy
  • 每měi
    every, each
  • 天tiān
    Measure word for day
  • 書法简书法shūfǎ
    calligraphy
  • 課简课kè
    class
  • 開始简开始kāishǐ
    to begin, to start
  • 字zì
    character
  • 寫简写xiě
    to write
  • 可以kěyǐ
    may (permission)
  • 問简问wèn
    to ask
  • 等一下děng yíxià
    later
  • 有事yǒu shì
    to be busy; to be engaged
  • 有意思yǒu yìsi
    to be interesting, to be fun