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

  • 進步简进步jìnbù
    to make improvement, to progress
  • 早zǎo
    early
  • 考試简考试kǎoshì
    a test, examination
  • 準備简准备zhǔnbèi
    to prepare, to get ready
  • 考kǎo
    to take a test
  • 聽寫简听写tīngxiě
    dictation
  • 容易róngyì
    easy
  • 小學简小学xiǎoxué
    elementary school
  • 漢字简汉字hànzì
    Chinese characters
  • 高中gāozhōng
    senior high school
  • 過简过guò
    a particle indicating experience
  • 才cái
    just, only
  • 說話简说话shuōhuà
    to speak
  • 不夠简不够bú gòu
    not quite, not enough
  • 流利liúlì
    fluent
  • 雖然简虽然suīrán
    although
  • 環境简环境huánjìng
    environment, surroundings
  • 同意tóngyì
    to agree with
  • 報紙简报纸bàozhǐ
    newspapers
  • 麵包简面包miànbāo
    bread
  • 演講简演讲yǎnjiǎng
    a speech, a public lecture
  • 噢òu
    Oh
  • 活動中心简活动中心huódòng zhōngxīn
    activity center
  • 想起來简想起来xiǎng qǐlái
    to have remembered

Section II

  • 選简选xuǎn
    to select
  • 作業简作业zuòyè
    homework, assignment
  • 練習简练习liànxí
    to practice
  • 半夜bànyè
    middle of the night, late at night
  • 高興简高兴gāoxìng
    glad, pleased
  • 平常píngcháng
    usually
  • 爬山páshān
    to go hiking
  • 認識简认识rènshì
    to get to know someone
  • 聊天liáotiān
    to have a chat
  • 文化wénhuà
    culture
  • 廣告简广告guǎnggào
    advertisement, commercial
  • 位wèi
    measure word for people (polite form)
  • 了解liǎojiě
    to understand
  • 生活shēnghuó
    life
  • 陽明山简阳明山Yángmíng Shān
    Yangming Mountain
  • 外國人简外国人wàiguó rén
    foreigner
  • 一些yìxiē
    a little bit of, some, a fair amount of