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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Asking & Giving Directions44 words

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Section I

  • 走zǒu
    to get to
  • 路人lùrén
    someone; lit. a person on the street
  • 幫忙简帮忙bāngmáng
    to help
  • 迷路mílù
    to be lost, to have lost directions
  • 下xià
    next
  • 路口lùkǒu
    intersection
  • 段duàn
    section
  • 過简过guò
    to go past, to cross
  • 第dì
    used to indicate ordinal numbers
  • 紅綠燈简红绿灯hónglǜdēng
    traffic light
  • 告訴简告诉gàosù
    to tell
  • 提款機简提款机tíkuǎnjī
    ATM machine
  • 超商chāo-shāng
    convenience store
  • 應該简应该yīnggāi
    should; ought to
  • 郵局简邮局yóujú
    post office
  • 提tí
    to withdraw (money)
  • 那邊简那边nàbiān / nèibiān
    over there, yonder
  • 師大（師範大學）简师大（师范大学）Shīdà (Shīfàn Dàxué)
    NTNU (National Taiwan Normal University)
  • 和平東路简和平东路Hépíng Dōng Lù
    Heping East Road
  • 往前wǎng qián
    forward, ahead
  • 右轉简右转yòu zhuǎn
    to turn right
  • 聽起來简听起来tīng qǐlái
    to sound, sound like
  • 看見简看见kànjiàn
    to see, to have seen

Section II

  • 下載简下载xiàzài
    to download
  • 地圖简地图dìtú
    map
  • 好用hǎoyòng
    easy to use, handy
  • 著简着zhe
    a particle indicating progression or continuation of action
  • 日用品rìyòngpǐn
    articles of daily use
  • 經過简经过jīngguò
    to go past
  • 巷子xiàngzi
    alley
  • 餓简饿è
    hungry
  • 一邊简一边yìbiān
    indicates doing two things simultaneously, as, while
  • 發現简发现fāxiàn
    to discover
  • 離简离lí
    (away) from
  • 背包bēibāo
    backpack
  • 正好zhènghǎo
    just, happen to
  • 最後简最后zuìhòu
    in the end, finally
  • 枝zhī
    measure word for pens
  • 筆简笔bǐ
    pen
  • 本běn
    measure word for books
  • 本子běnzi
    notebook
  • 左轉简左转zuǒ zhuǎn
    to turn left
  • 師大路上简师大路上Shīdà Lù shàng
    on Shida Road
  • 麵店简面店miàn diàn
    noodle shop