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

36 words

Practise for a 聽寫 dictation testStart practice

Section I

  • 功夫gōngfū
    kungfu, martial arts
  • 叫jiào
    to call (for someone's attention)
  • 見简见jiàn
    accomplishment complete (in perception)
  • 推tuī
    to push
  • 體育館简体育馆tǐyùguǎn
    gym
  • 太極拳简太极拳tàijíquán
    Tai Chi, shadow boxing
  • 師父简师父shīfù
    (kungfu or other skill) master
  • 天分tiānfèn
    gift, talent
  • 懂dǒng
    to understand, to comprehend
  • 起來简起来qǐlái
    to wake up
  • 動作简动作dòngzuò
    movement
  • 輕简轻qīng
    light, effortless, gentle
  • 腿tuǐ
    leg
  • 了liǎo
    capability complement
  • 下去xiàqù
    a temporal particle meaning to continue with an action
  • 興趣简兴趣xìngqù
    interest
  • 借jiè
    to borrow
  • 有天分yǒu tiānfèn
    to be gifted, talented
  • 學會简学会xué huì
    to learn, to master
  • 起不來简起不来qǐ bù lái
    can't get up (from bed)
  • 走不了路zǒu bù liǎo lù
    can't walk

Section II

  • 好處简好处hǎochù
    benefit
  • 抱怨bàoyuàn
    to complain
  • 公尺gōngchǐ
    meter
  • 總是简总是zǒngshì
    always, invariably
  • 完wán
    phase marker for 'completion', to finish...
  • 體力简体力tǐlì
    physical strength
  • 整天zhěngtiān
    an entire day
  • 精神jīngshén
    spirit, energy
  • 本來简本来běnlái
    originally
  • 可能kěnéng
    maybe, probably
  • 回huí
    to return to
  • 影響简影响yǐngxiǎng
    to influence, to interfere with
  • 身體简身体shēntǐ
    body
  • 練简练liàn
    to practice, to train, to drill
  • 想起xiǎngqǐ
    to recall