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

  • 起qǐ
    starting from...
  • 外套wàitào
    coat, jacket
  • 一般yìbān
    generally; in general
  • 商品shāngpǐn
    goods, commodities
  • 折扣zhékòu
    discount
  • 省shěng
    to save, to put away
  • 牌子páizi
    brand
  • 品質简品质pǐnzhí
    quality
  • 選擇简选择xuǎnzé
    choices
  • 樣子简样子yàngzi
    appearance, looks
  • 摸mō
    to feel, to touch
  • 店員简店员diànyuán
    salesperson, store employee, clerk
  • 短duǎn
    short
  • 羊毛yángmáo
    lamb's wool
  • 暖和nuǎnhuo
    warm
  • 打折dǎzhé
    to offer a discount
  • 原價简原价yuánjià
    original price
  • 刷卡shuākǎ
    to swipe, i.e., use a credit card
  • 現金简现金xiànjīn
    cash
  • 麻煩简麻烦máfán
    please (lit. allow me to trouble you)
  • 簽名简签名qiānmíng
    to sign
  • 破洞pòdòng
    to have a hole
  • 發票简发票fāpiào
    receipt
  • 弄nòng
    (pro-verb) to cause, to do
  • 退tuì
    to return (purchases)
  • 換简换huàn
    to exchange
  • 店長简店长diànzhǎng
    store manager
  • 週年慶简周年庆zhōunián qìng
    anniversary
  • 一般來說简一般来说yìbān láishuō
    generally speaking
  • 試穿简试穿shì chuān
    to try on (garments)
  • 打完折dǎ wán zhé
    after discount
  • 弄丟简弄丢nòng diū
    to lose

Section II

  • 購物简购物gòuwù
    to go shopping
  • 糾紛简纠纷jiūfēn
    dispute
  • 電信简电信diànxìn
    telecommunications
  • 門市简门市ménshì
    retail outlet
  • 居留證简居留证jūliúzhèng
    Alien Resident Certificate (ARC in Taiwan)
  • 月租型yuèzūxíng
    a monthly plan
  • 帳單简帐单zhàngdān
    bill
  • 並简并bìng
    contrary to assumption (followed by a negative statement)
  • 包括bāokuò
    to include
  • 解釋简解释jiěshì
    explanation
  • 顧客简顾客gùkè
    customer
  • 尤其yóuqí
    especially, in particular
  • 騙简骗piàn
    to cheat, to swindle
  • 頓简顿dùn
    verbal measure word for a duration of action
  • 辦法简办法bànfǎ
    solution
  • 自動简自动zìdòng
    by itself, on its own, automatically
  • 關機简关机guānjī
    to turn off, to shut down
  • 修理xiūlǐ
    to repair
  • 繳費简缴费jiǎofèi
    to pay a fee
  • 預付卡简预付卡yùfù kǎ
    prepaid SIM card
  • 換成简换成huàn chéng
    to change to
  • 吃到飽简吃到饱chī dào bǎo
    unlimited data (lit. all you can eat)
  • 嚇一跳简吓一跳xià yí tiào
    shocked, startled, taken aback
  • 客服中心kèfú zhōngxīn
    customer service center