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

  • 李文彥简李文彦Lǐ Wényàn
    an American-born Chinese
  • 表哥biǎogē
    cousin (older male cousin, from a female lineage)
  • 隨便简随便suíbiàn
    as one pleases oneself, to act freely
  • 種简种zhòng
    to grow (plants)
  • 蔬菜shūcài
    vegetable
  • 農夫简农夫nóngfū
    farmer
  • 減少简减少jiǎnshǎo
    to reduce, to decrease
  • 農藥简农药nóngyào
    pesticide
  • 天然tiānrán
    natural
  • 堆肥duīféi
    compost
  • 辛苦xīnkǔ
    tough, hard, bitter (life, work, etc.)
  • 地位dìwèi
    position, status
  • 收入shōurù
    income
  • 利潤简利润lìrùn
    profit
  • 屋子wūzi
    house
  • 番茄fānqié
    tomato
  • 品種简品种pǐnzhǒng
    variety, species
  • 氣候简气候qìhòu
    climate
  • 長简长zhǎng
    to grow
  • 熟shóu
    to be ripe, to ripen
  • 片piàn
    measure word for a stretch, swath (of land)
  • 田tián
    field, plot of land, paddy
  • 照顧简照顾zhàogù
    to take care of
  • 敢gǎn
    to dare
  • 條件简条件tiáojiàn
    terms, conditions, (here) good qualities (in a prospective spouse)
  • 黑hēi
    dark, black
  • 摘下來简摘下来zhāi xiàlái
    to pluck, to pick (e.g., fruit from a tree)
  • 做不動简做不动zuò bú dòng
    to be unable to physically function due to old age
  • 基因改造jīyīn gǎizào
    genetically modified
  • 忙得過來简忙得过来máng de guòlái
    to be able to manage everything
  • 開玩笑简开玩笑kāi wánxiào
    to joke, to kid
  • 看天吃飯简看天吃饭kàntiān chīfàn
    livelihood depends on the whims of nature

Section II

  • 小農简小农xiǎonóng
    small farmer
  • 市集shìjí
    bazaar, market
  • 食材shícái
    food materials, ingredients
  • 產地简产地chǎndì
    place of origin
  • 盡量简尽量jìnliàng
    to do one's best to
  • 友善yǒushàn
    friendly
  • 對待简对待duìdài
    to treat
  • 土地tǔdì
    land
  • 信任xìnrèn
    to trust
  • 寧可简宁可níngkě
    would rather
  • 跑pǎo
    to run
  • 支持zhīchí
    to support
  • 文章wénzhāng
    article
  • 推銷简推销tuīxiāo
    to promote, to market
  • 其中qízhōng
    of these, of which, amongst which
  • 師傅简师傅shīfù
    master (of a trade)
  • 農村简农村nóngcūn
    farming village
  • 長大简长大zhǎngdà
    to grow up
  • 幫助简帮助bāngzhù
    to help
  • 拜訪简拜访bàifǎng
    to pay someone a visit
  • 出產简出产chūchǎn
    to produce
  • 由於简由于yóuyú
    due to, because of
  • 許多简许多xǔduō
    many
  • 接近jiējìn
    to come close to, to approach
  • 自然zìrán
    nature
  • 變成简变成biànchéng
    to become
  • 休閒简休闲xiūxián
    leisure
  • 隨著简随着suízhe
    along with, with the happening of
  • 觀光简观光guānguāng
    to tour, to sightsee
  • 消費简消费xiāofèi
    to be a consumer, to purchase things
  • 安靜简安静ānjìng
    quiet
  • 消失xiāoshī
    to disappear
  • 出問題简出问题chū wèntí
    to go wrong, to have problems
  • 一方面yì fāngmiàn
    on the one hand