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

  • 王安康Wáng Ānkāng
    Wang Ankang, male
  • 張定能简张定能Zhāng Dìngnéng
    Zhang Dingneng, male
  • 美好měihǎo
    wonderful, beautiful
  • 當選简当选dāngxuǎn
    to be elected to an office
  • 無所謂简无所谓wúsuǒwèi
    I don't care; does not bother me
  • 敏感mǐngǎn
    sensitive
  • 化學简化学huàxué
    chemical, chemistry
  • 添加物tiānjiāwù
    additives
  • 殘留简残留cánliú
    residue
  • 修改xiūgǎi
    to amend
  • 法規简法规fǎguī
    laws and regulations, statutes
  • 安養简安养ānyǎng
    to care for, to provide nursing care to all people
  • 河川héchuān
    river and stream
  • 脫離简脱离tuōlí
    to separate oneself from, break away from
  • 背景bèijǐng
    background
  • 領域简领域lǐngyù
    area (of study, etc.), (here) walk of life
  • 竟然jìngrán
    unexpectedly, surprisingly
  • 總統简总统zǒngtǒng
    president
  • 保障bǎozhàng
    security (e.g., job security), to guarantee
  • 特權简特权tèquán
    special privileges
  • 把持bǎchí
    to control
  • 監督简监督jiāndū
    to oversee, monitor, supervise
  • 罷免简罢免bàmiǎn
    to recall, remove from office
  • 權简权quán
    power, authority
  • 廉能liánnéng
    clean and capable
  • 富足fùzú
    affluent, abundant
  • 在乎zàihū
    to care about
  • 生命shēngmìng
    life
  • 財產简财产cáichǎn
    property, assets
  • 義工简义工yìgōng
    volunteer
  • 選戰简选战xuǎnzhàn
    (election) campaign
  • 承諾简承诺chéngnuò
    promise; to promise
  • 帶領简带领dàilǐng
    to lead
  • 力量lìliàng
    power
  • 擺脫简摆脱bǎituō
    to rid of
  • 困境kùnjìng
    dire situation, straits
  • 房地產简房地产fángdìchǎn
    real estate
  • 小自…大至…xiǎo zì...dà zhì...
    from such trivialities to such major concerns (自, from (formal); 至, to (formal))
  • 是否shìfǒu
    whether or not
  • 照理說简照理说zhào lǐ shuō
    normally
  • 政治人物zhèngzhì rénwù
    politicians
  • 受苦shòu kǔ
    suffering

Section II

  • 富裕fùyù
    rich, affluent
  • 貪汙简贪污tānwū
    to graft, to demand
  • 腐敗简腐败fǔbài
    corruption
  • 政爭简政争zhèngzhēng
    political infighting
  • 停滯简停滞tíngzhì
    to stagnate, stall
  • 上升shàngshēng
    to rise
  • 信心xìnxīn
    confidence
  • 遊民简游民yóumín
    street people, the homeless
  • 外界wàijiè
    the outside world
  • 悲慘简悲惨bēicǎn
    miserable, tragic
  • 日子rìzi
    days, life
  • 如此rúcǐ
    such, so
  • 巨大jùdà
    enormous
  • 無能简无能wúnéng
    incompetent
  • 冷漠lěngmò
    apathetic
  • 學者简学者xuézhě
    scholars
  • 階層简阶层jiēcéng
    class hierarchy (in society)
  • 自然zìrán
    naturally
  • 阻止zǔzhǐ
    to prevent, block
  • 遙遠简遥远yáoyuǎn
    remote
  • 無論简无论wúlùn
    no matter, regardless
  • 明明míngmíng
    clearly, obviously
  • 骯髒简肮脏āngzāng
    dirty
  • 顧简顾gù
    to care about
  • 自身zìshēn
    one's own
  • 政客zhèngkè
    politico
  • 縱容简纵容zòngróng
    to condone, tolerate
  • 使得shǐde
    to make, to cause
  • 工廠简工厂gōngchǎng
    factory
  • 密集mìjí
    crowded with high density of
  • 遭受zāoshòu
    to suffer from, be subjected to
  • 困苦kùnkǔ
    distressed
  • 老人年金lǎorén niánjīn
    annuity payment for senior citizens (provided by The National Pension Program in Taiwan)
  • 無家可歸简无家可归wújiā kěguī
    homeless, no home to go back to
  • 以…為…简以…为…yǐ...wéi...
    taking... as... (formal)
  • 漠不關心简漠不关心mòbù guānxīn
    indifferent
  • 發言權简发言权fāyán quán
    right to speak, (here) a voice (in politics, etc.)
  • 影響力简影响力yǐngxiǎng lì
    influence
  • 官商勾結简官商勾结guānshāng gōujié
    collusion between politicians and business people
  • 貧富懸殊简贫富悬殊pínfù xuánshū
    a huge gap between the rich and the poor
  • 息息相關简息息相关xíxí xiāngguān
    inextricably related to