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

  • 親简亲qīn
    close (as of familial relationship)
  • 爺爺简爷爷yéye
    grandpa (father's side)
  • 鄰居简邻居línjū
    neighbor
  • 狗gǒu
    dog
  • 叫jiào
    to bark
  • 嗯en
    an interjection indicating the speaker's agreement
  • 奶奶nǎinai
    grandma (father's side)
  • 過世简过世guòshì
    to die, pass away (honorific)
  • 領養简领养lǐngyǎng
    to adopt
  • 隻简只zhī
    measure word for animals
  • 可愛简可爱kě'ài
    cute
  • 孤單简孤单gūdān
    lonely
  • 牠tā
    it (animals)
  • 髒简脏zāng
    dirty
  • 洗澡xǐzǎo
    to take a bath
  • 養简养yǎng
    to raise, to keep
  • 亂简乱luàn
    arbitrarily, without rhyme or reason
  • 咬yǎo
    to bite
  • 打dǎ
    to hit, beat, smack, slap
  • 分手fēnshǒu
    to break up (said of romantic relationships)
  • 緊張简紧张jǐnzhāng
    tense
  • 減輕简减轻jiǎnqīng
    to reduce
  • 送sòng
    to take to
  • 美容院měiróngyuàn
    beauty salon
  • 推車简推车tuīchē
    stroller
  • 主人zhǔrén
    master, owner
  • 相處简相处xiāngchǔ
    to get along (with), to spend time together
  • 生shēng
    to give birth, to bear
  • 寵物简宠物chǒngwù
    pet
  • 單身简单身dānshēn
    to be single
  • 醫院简医院yīyuàn
    hospital
  • 意見简意见yìjiàn
    suggestion, opinion
  • 建立jiànlì
    to establish
  • 散步sànbù
    to take a walk
  • 家庭jiātíng
    family
  • 真正zhēnzhèng
    real, true, genuine
  • 幸福xìngfú
    happiness, blessing
  • 跌倒dié dǎo
    to fall down
  • 當成简当成dāngchéng
    to consider, view as, regard
  • 忍不住rěn bú zhù
    to be beyond the limits of endurance

Section II

  • 多元duōyuán
    diverse, diversified
  • 阿姨āyí
    aunt (mother's sisters)
  • 先生xiānshēng
    husband
  • 下班xiàbān
    to get off work
  • 改gǎi
    correct, check (homework)
  • 公公gōnggōng
    father-in-law (of a female)
  • 全quán
    completely, entirely
  • 靠kào
    to depend on, rely on
  • 單親简单亲dānqīn
    single parent
  • 貴族简贵族guìzú
    nobility, aristocrat
  • 時代简时代shídài
    period, time of
  • 強简强qiáng
    strong
  • 追zhuī
    to go after someone trying to establish a relationship of love, to chase
  • 自由zìyóu
    free
  • 獨立简独立dúlì
    independent
  • 安排ānpái
    to handle, to arrange
  • 享受xiǎngshòu
    to enjoy
  • 身邊简身边shēnbiān
    by one's side
  • 伴bàn
    companion
  • 同居tóngjū
    to live together (as a couple), to cohabit
  • 成家chéngjiā
    to set up a family, to marry (from the male's perspective)
  • 負擔简负担fùdān
    to bear (a burden, responsibility)
  • 養家简养家yǎngjiā
    to support one's family
  • 責任简责任zérèn
    responsibility
  • 亂简乱luàn
    to be in turmoil, be in chaos
  • 教養简教养jiàoyǎng
    to raise, bring up, train, educate (one's children)
  • 接受jiēshòu
    to accept
  • 組成简组成zǔchéng
    to form
  • 道德dàodé
    moral
  • 因此yīncǐ
    therefore, so
  • 完整wánzhěng
    complete, integral, whole
  • 美真Měizhēn
    female person's name
  • 家華简家华Jiāhuá
    male person's name
  • 風雲人物简风云人物fēngyún rénwù
    mover and shaker, popular and influential person
  • 下決心简下决心xià juéxīn
    to resolve oneself, make up one's mind (to do something)