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

  • 小玲Xiǎolíng
    Xiaoling, female
  • 阿建Ājiàn
    Ajian, male
  • 聊天室liáotiānshì
    chatroom (室 -shì, room)
  • 上班族shàngbānzú
    (office) workers (族 -zú, group)
  • 與其简与其yǔqí
    rather than...
  • 冷清lěngqīng
    deserted, empty
  • 高就gāojiù
    to work (honorific)
  • 部門简部门bùmén
    department
  • 厲害简厉害lìhài
    impressive, good, awesome
  • 加班jiābān
    to work overtime
  • 類简类lèi
    kind, type
  • 恐怖片kǒngbùpiàn
    horror movie (恐怖 kǒngbù, scary; 片 -piàn, film)
  • 愛情片简爱情片àiqíngpiàn
    love story or romance movie (愛情 àiqíng, love)
  • 嚇简吓xià
    to be scared
  • 哭kū
    to cry
  • 上癮简上瘾shàngyǐn
    to get hooked on, addicted
  • 刺激cìjī
    stimulating
  • 簡直简简直jiǎnzhí
    simply, really
  • 膽子简胆子dǎnzi
    guts, courage
  • 部bù
    measure word for movies
  • 限制級简限制级xiànzhìjí
    restricted (viewing for movies) (限制 xiànzhì, restricted; 級 -jí, level)
  • 電影院简电影院diànyǐngyuàn
    cinema, movie theater
  • 呃è
    uh, interjection indicating embarrassment
  • 建設公司简建设公司jiànshè gōngsī
    construction company
  • 業務經理简业务经理yèwù jīnglǐ
    business manager
  • 室內設計简室内设计shìnèi shèjì
    interior design

Section II

  • 溫暖简温暖wēnnuǎn
    warm
  • 目前mùqián
    currently
  • 所suǒ
    measure word for schools
  • 就讀简就读jiùdú
    to be enrolled as a student
  • 不至於简不至于búzhìyú
    not so, not to that degree, not so much that
  • 但dàn
    but, however (formal)
  • 放學简放学fàngxué
    after school, when school lets out
  • 後简后hòu
    afterwards (formal)
  • 解決简解决jiějué
    to take care
  • 寂寞jímò
    lonely
  • 網友简网友wǎngyǒu
    online friends
  • 陪伴péibàn
    to keep somebody company
  • 電腦简电脑diànnǎo
    computer
  • 進入简进入jìnrù
    to enter
  • 線上简线上xiànshàng
    online
  • 感情gǎnqíng
    emotions, feelings, love
  • 小氣简小气xiǎoqì
    to be stingy
  • 時简时shí
    when (formal)
  • 往往wǎngwǎng
    oftentimes, generally
  • 打氣简打气dǎqì
    to cheer on/up
  • 安慰ānwèi
    to comfort
  • 心裡简心里xīnlǐ
    in (one's) mind
  • 大膽简大胆dàdǎn
    to be bold, courageous
  • 紓解简纾解shūjiě
    to relieve
  • 轉換简转换zhuǎnhuàn
    to change, transform
  • 虛擬简虚拟xūnǐ
    virtual
  • 現實简现实xiànshí
    actual, real
  • 心理xīnlǐ
    psychological, mental
  • 即使jíshǐ
    even if, even though
  • 責備简责备zébèi
    to reproach, get on somebody's case
  • 期待qídài
    expectations
  • 喘氣简喘气chuǎnqì
    to gasp, pant
  • 自在zìzài
    to be at ease, relaxed
  • 交友jiāoyǒu
    to make friends (with)
  • 暴力bàolì
    violence
  • 點简点diǎn
    to click (on)
  • 懂得dǒngde
    to know how to
  • 陷阱xiànjǐng
    trap, snare
  • 明星高中míngxīng gāozhōng
    distinguished, exclusive high school
  • 早出晚歸简早出晚归zǎochū wǎnguī
    to leave home early and get home late
  • 打開简打开dǎkāi
    to turn on, to power on
  • 喘不過氣简喘不过气chuǎnbúguò qì
    to be under great pressure, (lit.) unable to breathe
  • 躲進简躲进duǒjìn
    to hide oneself in
  • 掉進简掉进diàojìn
    to fall into