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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30 words

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Section I

  • 星期 + numberxīngqí
    week
  • 回國简回国huíguó
    to return to one's country
  • 打算dǎsuàn
    to plan to
  • 電視简电视diànshì
    TV
  • 影片yǐngpiàn
    film
  • 旅行lǚxíng
    to travel
  • 功課简功课gōngkè
    homework
  • 出去chūqù
    to go out
  • 大概dàgài
    approximately, about, probably
  • 放假fàngjià
    to have a holiday
  • 下個星期简下个星期xià ge xīngqí
    next week
  • 有時候简有时候yǒu shíhòu
    sometimes
  • 多久duō jiǔ
    how long
  • 臺東简台东Táidōng
    name of one of the major cities on the southeastern coast of Taiwan

Section II

  • 女 + nounnǚ
    girl-, female-
  • number + 月yuè
    month of a year
  • number + 號简number + 号hào
    date, day of a month
  • 帶简带dài
    to take
  • 她tā
    she, her
  • 還简还hái
    still, additionally
  • 建議简建议jiànyì
    suggestion
  • 夜市yèshì
    night market
  • 應該简应该yīnggāi
    should
  • 逛guàng
    to wander around, to look around
  • 特別简特别tèbié
    special
  • 茶館简茶馆cháguǎn
    tea house
  • 決定简决定juédìng
    to decide
  • 要是yàoshì
    if
  • 就jiù
    then
  • 貓空简猫空Māokōng
    name of a must-see place in Taipei to visit for fine tea and scenery