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

  • 種族简种族zhǒngzú
    ethnic group, race
  • 熔爐简熔炉rónglú
    melting pot, smelting furnace, crucible
  • 偏偏piānpiān
    deliberately, insist on
  • 肯kěn
    be willing to
  • 母語简母语mǔyǔ
    mother tongue
  • 口音kǒuyīn
    accent
  • 適應简适应shìyìng
    to adapt to, get used to
  • 了不起liǎobùqǐ
    terrific, amazing, really something
  • 交流jiāoliú
    to exchange, associate
  • 志工zhìgōng
    volunteer
  • 縣简县xiàn
    county
  • 市shì
    city
  • 外籍wàijí
    foreign national
  • 配偶pèi'ǒu
    spouse
  • 焦慮简焦虑jiāolǜ
    to be anxious
  • 溝通简沟通gōutōng
    communication
  • 障礙简障碍zhàng'ài
    obstacle, handicap
  • 良好liánghǎo
    positive
  • 以往yǐwǎng
    formerly, heretofore
  • 面對简面对miànduì
    to face, confront
  • 衝擊简冲击chōngjí
    impact
  • 大眾简大众dàzhòng
    the public, the masses
  • 難以简难以nányǐ
    to find it difficult to
  • 認同简认同rèntóng
    to identify with, accept
  • 跨國简跨国kuàguó
    transnational
  • 大量dàliàng
    in large quantities
  • 移入yírù
    to immigrate (入, enter, into (formal))
  • 憂慮简忧虑yōulǜ
    to worry
  • 降低jiàngdī
    to reduce, lower
  • 素質简素质sùzhí
    quality
  • 歧視简歧视qíshì
    to discriminate
  • 子女zǐnǚ
    children (from 兒子+女兒)
  • 資產简资产zīchǎn
    asset, resource
  • 應简应yīng
    should, ought to (formal)
  • 平等píngděng
    equality
  • 相互xiānghù
    mutually, each other
  • 外人wàirén
    outsider
  • 聯絡简联络liánluò
    to contact, to connect with
  • 小明Xiǎomíng
    Xiaoming, a nickname
  • 家長日简家长日jiāzhǎngrì
    parents' day
  • 氣人简气人qìrén
    exasperating, annoying
  • 照說简照说zhào shuō
    to keep on saying...
  • 在…之餘简在…之余zài...zhīyú
    to do something at a time when not doing...
  • 本地人běndì rén
    local people
  • 自己人zìjǐrén
    one of us, one of our own, compatriots
  • 哪裡!哪裡!简哪里!哪里!nǎlǐ nǎlǐ
    not at all, not a problem, you're welcome

Section II

  • 漸漸简渐渐jiànjiàn
    gradually
  • 曾céng
    have been before, was once (formal)
  • 嘗試简尝试chángshì
    to try (something new), attempt; an attempt
  • 結構简结构jiégòu
    structure
  • 產生简产生chǎnshēng
    to take place, produce
  • 轉變简转变zhuǎnbiàn
    change, transformation
  • 嬰兒简婴儿yīng'ér
    baby
  • 雙親简双亲shuāngqīn
    both parents
  • 本國简本国běnguó
    our country
  • 國籍简国籍guójí
    nationality
  • 大陸籍简大陆籍Dàlùjí
    from Mainland China, (lit. Mainland nationality) (籍 -jí, nationality)
  • 其qí
    his, her, its, their (formal)
  • 比例bǐlì
    ratio (percentage)
  • 根本gēnběn
    fundamental
  • 可見简可见kějiàn
    it is obvious that, it is clearly seen that
  • 現有简现有xiànyǒu
    current, existing
  • 分配fēnpèi
    distribution; to distribute, allocate
  • 顧慮简顾虑gùlǜ
    to be concerned about
  • 學童简学童xuétóng
    school children
  • 身心shēnxīn
    physical and mental, mind and body
  • 缺乏quēfá
    to lack
  • 課業简课业kèyè
    school work
  • 指導简指导zhǐdǎo
    guidance; to give guidance to
  • 輔導简辅导fǔdǎo
    to counsel
  • 輸简输shū
    to lose out (opposite of win)
  • 失去shīqù
    to lose (an item), lack
  • 然而rán'ér
    but, on the other hand, however
  • 觀點简观点guāndiǎn
    perspective
  • 加速jiāsù
    to accelerate
  • 創下简创下chuàngxià
    to set (a record)
  • 紀錄简纪录jìlù
    record
  • 明顯简明显míngxiǎn
    significant, obvious
  • 下降xiàjiàng
    to decrease
  • 趨勢简趋势qūshì
    trend
  • 高齡化简高龄化gāolínghuà
    for a population to become aged/geriatric
  • 世代shìdài
    generation
  • 不足bùzú
    insufficient, not adequate
  • 持續简持续chíxù
    to continue, to keep on
  • 正視简正视zhèngshì
    to face squarely, pay due attention to
  • 國語简国语Guóyǔ
    Mandarin
  • 客語简客语Kèyǔ
    Hakka, a Chinese (Han) dialect
  • 最多數简最多数zuìduōshù
    the greatest majority
  • 總人數简总人数zǒng rénshù
    total population
  • 起跑點简起跑点qǐpǎodiǎn
    starting line
  • 新生兒简新生儿xīnshēng'ér
    a newborn baby
  • 生產力简生产力shēngchǎn lì
    productivity
  • 一較長短简一较长短yíjiào chángduǎn
    to compete, to compare against