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

  • 陳敏萱简陈敏萱Chén Mǐnxuān
    a woman from the Netherlands
  • 高橋健太简高桥健太Gāoqiáo Jiàntài
    a man from Japan
  • 空氣简空气kōngqì
    air
  • 影響简影响yǐngxiǎng
    influence
  • 穩定简稳定wěndìng
    stable
  • 幸虧简幸亏xìngkuī
    fortunately
  • 躲duǒ
    to hide, to go into hiding
  • 度dù
    degree
  • 溫度简温度wēndù
    temperature
  • 零下língxià
    below zero
  • 感覺简感觉gǎnjué
    to feel
  • 實際简实际shíjì
    actual
  • 難怪简难怪nánguài
    it's no wonder, no wonder
  • 季節简季节jìjié
    season
  • 火鍋简火锅huǒguō
    hotpot
  • 海鮮简海鲜hǎixiān
    seafood
  • 新鮮简新鲜xīnxiān
    fresh
  • 櫻花简樱花yīnghuā
    cherry blossom
  • 變化简变化biànhuà
    change
  • 氣溫简气温qìwēn
    temperature (weather)
  • 差chā
    to differ
  • 幾乎简几乎jīhū
    almost
  • 乾简干gān
    dry
  • 發霉简发霉fāméi
    to mildew
  • 除濕機简除湿机chúshījī
    dehumidifier
  • 雨季yǔjì
    rainy season
  • 涼快简凉快liángkuài
    cool
  • 潮濕简潮湿cháoshī
    humid
  • 悶简闷mēn
    stuffy
  • 冷氣简冷气lěngqì
    air conditioning
  • 荷蘭简荷兰Hélán
    the Netherlands (lit. Holland)
  • 出大太陽简出大太阳chū dà tàiyáng
    to be blazing hot
  • 颳風简刮风guā fēng
    to be windy (lit. blow wind)
  • 受到shòu dào
    to receive, to be, to get
  • 受不了shòu bù liǎo
    can't stand it
  • 餓死了简饿死了è sǐle
    to starve to death (an exaggeration)
  • 後母臉简后母脸hòumǔ liǎn
    stepmother's face, i.e., stern and cruel look

Section II

  • 祖先zǔxiān
    ancestor
  • 移民yímín
    to immigrate, to emigrate
  • 當中简当中dāngzhōng
    of, amongst
  • 根據简根据gēnjù
    based on, in accordance with, according to
  • 農曆简农历nónglì
    the lunar calendar (lit. the agricultural calendar)
  • 農業简农业nóngyè
    agriculture
  • 農人简农人nóngrén
    farmer
  • 難得简难得nándé
    hard-to-come-by, rare
  • 祭祖jìzǔ
    to venerate ancestors
  • 拜bài
    to honor, to pay homage to
  • 神shén
    gods, divinities
  • 拜拜bàibài
    to present offerings to gods or ancestors
  • 蚊蟲简蚊虫wénchóng
    mosquitoes and other insects
  • 戴dài
    to wear (items other than those that cover the torso, legs, or feet, mostly ornamental items.)
  • 香包xiāngbāo
    fragrant sachet
  • 掛简挂guà
    to hang
  • 瘟疫wēnyì
    pestilence, plague
  • 做法zuòfǎ
    method, way of doing something
  • 多少duōshǎo
    somewhat
  • 作用zuòyòng
    effect
  • 迷信míxìn
    superstition
  • 收成shōuchéng
    harvest
  • 民族mínzú
    ethnic group
  • 月亮yuèliàng
    moon
  • 圓简圆yuán
    round
  • 社會简社会shèhuì
    society
  • 團聚简团聚tuánjù
    to get-together, to reunite; reunion of family members (in this lesson)
  • 月餅简月饼yuèbǐng
    moon cake (shaped like the moon)
  • 柚子yòuzi
    pomelo
  • 故事gùshì
    story
  • 溫馨简温馨wēnxīn
    warm, heart-warming
  • 端午節简端午节Duānwǔ jié
    the Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th month)
  • 中秋節简中秋节Zhōngqiū jié
    the Mid-autumn Moon Festival (the 15th day of the 8th month)
  • 雄黃酒简雄黄酒xiónghuáng jiǔ
    realgar liquor, a wine seasoned with realgar, a type of arsenic, and is traditionally considered to be an antidote to other poisons
  • 古時候简古时候gǔ shíhòu
    historically; in ancient times
  • 趕走简赶走gǎnzǒu
    to drive away
  • 過節简过节guò jié
    to spend the holiday in some manner