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

  • 林愛麗简林爱丽Lín Àilì
    Lin Aili, a woman from Canada
  • 掉diào
    to lose
  • 低頭简低头dītóu
    to lower one's head
  • 傳简传chuán
    to send (text message, email)
  • 過简过guò
    a phase particle indicating completion of an action
  • 簡訊简简讯jiǎnxùn
    text message
  • 功能gōngnéng
    function
  • 生氣简生气shēngqì
    to get angry at
  • 叫jiào
    to tell
  • 罵简骂mà
    to yell at, to scold, to tell off
  • 健身房jiànshēnfáng
    gym
  • 啦la
    a sentence-final particle indicating a question, 了+啊
  • 查chá
    to check, to look up (for information)
  • 班機简班机bānjī
    flight
  • 訂位简订位dìngwèi
    to make reservations
  • 電简电diàn
    electric power
  • 充電简充电chōngdiàn
    to charge (the battery of an electronic device)
  • 糊塗简糊涂hútú
    muddle-headed
  • 喔ō
    a sentence-final particle indicating a suggestion
  • 義大利简义大利Yìdàlì
    Italy
  • 拿走názǒu
    to take away
  • 撿到简捡到jiǎndào
    to find something, to pick up
  • 留下liúxià
    to keep for oneself

Section II

  • 網路简网路wǎnglù
    the internet
  • 發生简发生fāshēng
    to happen
  • 事情shìqíng
    event, happening
  • 消息xiāoxí
    news, information
  • 透過简透过tòuguò
    through
  • 世界shìjiè
    the world
  • 節省简节省jiéshěng
    to save
  • 起床qǐchuáng
    to get out of bed
  • 檢查简检查jiǎnchá
    to check
  • 郵件简邮件yóujiàn
    mail
  • 立刻lìkè
    immediately
  • 上傳简上传shàngchuán
    to upload, to post
  • 正常zhèngcháng
    to be normal
  • 談简谈tán
    to talk over, to talk about, to discuss
  • 現代人简现代人xiàndài rén
    modern day people, people today
  • 比方說简比方说bǐfāng shuō
    for example
  • 做到zuòdào
    to be able to achieve, to succeed in doing
  • 第一手dìyīshǒu
    first hand
  • 急著简急着jízhe
    in a hurry to
  • 打招呼dǎ zhāohū
    to greet someone; to say hello; to wave at someone
  • 面對面简面对面miàn duì miàn
    face-to-face