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.

1st ˉ2nd ˊ3rd ˇ4th ˋneutral

Finding a Job45 words

Practise for a 聽寫 dictation testStart practice

Section I

  • 高美玲Gāo Měilíng
    Gao Meiling, a woman from France
  • 打工dǎgōng
    to work part-time
  • 主任zhǔrèn
    director
  • 介紹简介绍jièshào
    to introduce
  • 歲简岁suì
    years of age
  • 語言學简语言学yǔyánxué
    linguistics
  • 經驗简经验jīngyàn
    experience
  • 談简谈tán
    to talk over, to talk about, to discuss
  • 當简当dāng
    to serve as
  • 助教zhùjiào
    teaching assistant
  • 上午shàngwǔ
    morning
  • 除了chúle
    except for, other than
  • 年級简年级niánjí
    grade (year in school)
  • 暑假shǔjià
    summer vacation
  • 請教简请教qǐngjiào
    to ask, to inquire (polite form)
  • 貴简贵guì
    your (honorable)
  • 薪水xīnshuǐ
    pay
  • 算suàn
    to calculate
  • 按照ànzhào
    based on, in accordance with
  • 教授jiàoshòu
    professor
  • 鐘點費简钟点费zhōngdiǎnfèi
    hourly pay
  • 份fèn
    measure word for job
  • 法文Fǎwén
    French language
  • 亞洲简亚洲Yàzhōu
    Asia
  • 西班牙語简西班牙语Xībānyá yǔ
    Spanish language
  • 英文Yīngwén
    English language
  • 三年級简三年级sān niánjí
    grade three (school or university)

Section II

  • 法律fǎlǜ
    law
  • 夠简够gòu
    enough
  • 履歷表简履历表lǚlìbiǎo
    resume
  • 面談简面谈miàntán
    to have an interview, interview
  • 華僑简华侨Huáqiáo
    overseas Chinese
  • 辦公室简办公室bàngōngshì
    office
  • 談話简谈话tánhuà
    to talk
  • 情形qíngxíng
    situation
  • 適合简适合shìhé
    suitable for
  • 說明简说明shuōmíng
    to explain
  • 然後简然后ránhòu
    afterwards, and then
  • 月底yuèdǐ
    the end of a month
  • 發简发fā
    to pay (wages)
  • 馬上简马上mǎshàng
    immediately
  • 答應简答应dāyìng
    to accept
  • 順利简顺利shùnlì
    to go, to proceed, smoothly
  • 黃简黄Huáng
    a common Chinese family name, literally "yellow"
  • 沒想到简没想到méi xiǎngdào
    unexpectedly, didn't expect