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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68 words

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Section I

  • 流行liúxíng
    popular
  • 唉āi
    Oh no! Oh boy!
  • 演唱會简演唱会yǎnchànghuì
    concert
  • 塞車简塞车sāichē
    net congestion, jam
  • 上線简上线shàngxiàn
    to log in, go online
  • 成功chénggōng
    to succeed
  • 倒楣dǎoméi
    out of luck, down on one's luck
  • 樂團简乐团yuètuán
    (music) band
  • 唱chàng
    to sing
  • 興奮简兴奋xīngfèn
    excited
  • 迷mí
    to be enamored with, be into, be enchanted by, be obsessed with
  • 歌詞简歌词gēcí
    lyrics
  • 難過简难过nánguò
    sad
  • 不如bùrú
    inferior to
  • 現場简现场xiànchǎng
    live; lit. on-site
  • 跳tiào
    to jump
  • 整zhěng
    entire, whole
  • 震動简震动zhèndòng
    to vibrate, to shake
  • 漫畫简漫画mànhuà
    comics
  • 內容简内容nèiróng
    content
  • 色情sèqíng
    pornographic; obscene
  • 放鬆简放松fàngsōng
    to relax
  • 心情xīnqíng
    mood
  • 五月天Wǔyuètiān
    Mayday (name of a Taiwanese rock band)
  • 算了suàn le
    forget it; let it be!
  • 受歡迎简受欢迎shòu huānyíng
    well-received; well-liked; popular
  • 擠滿简挤满jǐmǎn
    crowded with, packed with
  • 租書店简租书店zūshū diàn
    book rental store
  • 平板電腦简平板电脑píngbǎn diànnǎo
    tablet computer
  • 智慧型手機简智慧型手机zhìhuìxíng shǒujī
    smartphone
  • 殺時間简杀时间shā shíjiān
    to kill time
  • 漫畫展简漫画展mànhuà zhǎn
    comic (book) exhibition
  • 來不及简来不及lái bù jí
    not be in time for, not make it on time

Section II

  • 撞衫zhuàngshān
    wardrobe clash, more than one person unintentionally wearing duplicate garments
  • 它tā
    it
  • 塞sāi
    to stuff, cram, squeeze (into)
  • 當季简当季dāngjì
    in season
  • 款式kuǎnshì
    style (of clothes)
  • 連續劇简连续剧liánxùjù
    TV series
  • 主角zhǔjiǎo
    leading role, leading actor
  • 甜美tiánměi
    sweet and cute, lovely
  • 寄jì
    to mail
  • 居然jūrán
    unexpectedly, counter to assumption
  • 害hài
    adversely impacting somebody so that they...
  • 既然jìrán
    since, given that...
  • 服裝简服装fúzhuāng
    clothing, garments
  • 媒體简媒体méitǐ
    the media
  • 方式fāngshì
    method, ways
  • 吸引xīyǐn
    to attract, to draw
  • 避免bìmiǎn
    to avoid
  • 包包bāobāo
    bag, purse
  • 商人shāngrén
    businessperson
  • 產品简产品chǎnpǐn
    product
  • 電子简电子diànzǐ
    electronics
  • 市場简市场shìchǎng
    market
  • 新型xīnxíng
    new style
  • 落伍luòwǔ
    behind the times, passé, old-fashioned
  • 知音zhīyīn
    bosom buddy, confidant
  • 想像xiǎngxiàng
    to imagine
  • 喇叭褲简喇叭裤lǎbākù
    bell-bottom pants
  • 印象yìnxiàng
    impression
  • 遊戲简游戏yóuxì
    game
  • 化妝简化妆huàzhuāng
    to apply cosmetics, to make up
  • 一模一樣简一模一样yìmó yíyàng
    identical
  • 淺藍色简浅蓝色qiǎn lánsè
    light blue
  • 脫掉简脱掉tuōdiào
    to take off (clothing)
  • 小題大作简小题大作xiǎotí dàzuò
    to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make a big deal of nothing
  • 推出tuīchū
    to introduce, to roll out (products)