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

  • 訂單简订单dìngdān
    an order (trading)
  • 客戶简客户kèhù
    customer, client
  • 方便fāngbiàn
    to offer convenience
  • 訂購简订购dìnggòu
    to order, place an order
  • 成立chénglì
    to establish, set up
  • 假日jiàrì
    holiday
  • 販賣简贩卖fànmài
    to sell
  • 阿嬤简阿嬷āmà
    grandma, older woman (Taiwanese)
  • 中間商简中间商zhōngjiānshāng
    middleman, reseller
  • 經營简经营jīngyíng
    to operate, run (a business)
  • 宅配zháipèi
    express delivery
  • 下xià
    to place (an order)
  • 既jì
    not merely
  • 隨時简随时suíshí
    anytime
  • 搜尋简搜寻sōuxún
    to search
  • 冰箱bīngxiāng
    refrigerator (lit. ice box)
  • 吃虧简吃亏chīkuī
    to suffer a loss
  • 比價简比价bǐjià
    to compare prices, price comparison
  • 風險简风险fēngxiǎn
    risk
  • 賣家简卖家màijiā
    seller
  • 必須简必须bìxū
    must, to have to
  • 信用xìnyòng
    credibility
  • 萬一简万一wànyī
    in case
  • 滿意简满意mǎnyì
    satisfied
  • 以內简以内yǐnèi
    within
  • 普遍pǔbiàn
    widespread, common
  • 選擇简选择xuǎnzé
    to choose
  • 網購简网购wǎng gòu
    online shopping
  • 貨比三家不吃虧简货比三家不吃亏huò bǐ sān jiā bù chīkuī
    shop around and you won't get ripped off (lit. Compare products at three stores and you won't be cheated.)
  • 兩成简两成liǎng chéng
    20%, literally 2/10

Section II

  • 鳳梨简凤梨fènglí
    pineapple
  • 農產品简农产品nóngchǎnpǐn
    agricultural product
  • 出口chūkǒu
    to export
  • 曾經简曾经céngjīng
    been the case before, once
  • 占zhàn
    to constitute, to account for
  • 成本chéngběn
    costs
  • 價格简价格jiàgé
    price
  • 競爭简竞争jìngzhēng
    to compete against
  • 好運简好运hǎoyùn
    good luck
  • 內餡简内馅nèixiàn
    filling (of pastries etc.)
  • 當做简当做dāngzuò
    to treat as, to serve as
  • 喜餅简喜饼xǐbǐng
    wedding-announcement pastries
  • 喜愛简喜爱xǐ'ài
    fond of
  • 茶點简茶点chádiǎn
    snacks, dessert (served with tea)
  • 商機简商机shāngjī
    business opportunity
  • 代表dàibiǎo
    to represent
  • 政府zhèngfǔ
    government
  • 舉辦简举办jǔbàn
    to organize, hold
  • 產值简产值chǎnzhí
    production value, output
  • 提高tígāo
    to increase, to elevate
  • 知名zhīmíng
    well known, renowned
  • 出現简出现chūxiàn
    to appear
  • 科技kējì
    technology
  • (台)斤(Tái) jīn
    catty, a unit of measure in Taiwan, equivalent to 600 grams
  • 叔叔shúshu
    uncle (father's younger brother)
  • 口味kǒuwèi
    flavor
  • 結果简结果jiéguǒ
    as a result
  • 購買简购买gòumǎi
    to purchase
  • 改善gǎishàn
    to improve
  • 並且简并且bìngqiě
    moreover
  • 行銷简行销xíngxiāo
    to market
  • 團購简团购tuángòu
    to group buy (for cheaper prices)
  • 店面diànmiàn
    storefront
  • 全quán
    entire
  • 閩南語简闽南语Mǐnnányǔ
    Southern Min dialect, i.e., Taiwanese
  • 旺來简旺来wànglái
    Southern Min sound for pineapple, lit. "abundance comes"
  • 東京简东京Dōngjīng
    Tokyo
  • 鳳梨酥简凤梨酥fènglí sū
    pineapple shortcake
  • 第二位dì èr wèi
    second (place)
  • 鳳梨農简凤梨农fènglí nóng
    pineapple farmer