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

  • 李雲真简李云真Lǐ Yúnzhēn
    Li Yunzhen, female
  • 眼睛yǎnjīng
    eye
  • 耳朵ěrduo
    ear
  • 饗宴简飨宴xiǎngyàn
    feast
  • 打扮dǎbàn
    to put on makeup
  • 音樂廳简音乐厅yīnyuètīng
    music hall, concert hall (廳 -tīng, hall)
  • 表演biǎoyǎn
    performance; to perform
  • 整齊简整齐zhěngqí
    neat
  • 穿著简穿着chuānzhuó
    attire
  • 丟臉简丢脸diūliǎn
    to lose face, to be embarrassed
  • 短褲简短裤duǎnkù
    shorts
  • 涼鞋简凉鞋liángxié
    sandals
  • 擋简挡dǎng
    to block
  • 演出者yǎnchūzhě
    performer (演出 yǎnchū, to perform; 者 -zhě, person)
  • 尊重zūnzhòng
    to respect
  • 社交shèjiāo
    socialization
  • 免得miǎnde
    lest, so as not to, to avoid
  • 中場简中场zhōngchǎng
    intermission, halftime
  • 準時简准时zhǔnshí
    to be punctual, on time
  • 禮貌简礼貌lǐmào
    courtesy
  • 或huò
    or (formal)
  • 熟shóu
    to be familiar with, to be close to somebody
  • 提tí
    to bring up, mention
  • 咳嗽késòu
    to cough
  • 關简关guān
    to close, shut off
  • 哇wa
    yikes, oh no
  • 水準简水准shuǐzhǔn
    class, cultural standard
  • 手冊简手册shǒucè
    programme, manual
  • 洗手間简洗手间xǐshǒujiān
    restroom (間 -jiān, part of 房間, room)
  • 提醒tíxǐng
    to remind
  • 響简响xiǎng
    to sound
  • 糟zāo
    awful
  • 噓简嘘xū
    Shh, to hush
  • 看不成kànbùchéng
    to miss out
  • 聯絡感情简联络感情liánluò gǎnqíng
    to get to know each other better to strengthen ties with each other
  • 擤鼻涕xǐng bítì
    to blow one's nose

Section II

  • 場简场chǎng
    measure word for performances
  • 強調简强调qiángdiào
    to stress
  • 團體简团体tuántǐ
    group
  • 千萬简千万qiānwàn
    by all means
  • 鋼琴简钢琴gāngqín
    piano
  • 小提琴xiǎotíqín
    violin
  • 古典gǔdiǎn
    classical
  • 畫家简画家huàjiā
    painter
  • 畫简画huà
    to paint; painting
  • 舞蹈wǔdào
    dance
  • 文學简文学wénxué
    literature
  • 繪畫简绘画huìhuà
    (act of) painting, drawing
  • 等děng
    etc., and so forth
  • 寺廟简寺庙sìmiào
    temple
  • 表現简表现biǎoxiàn
    to manifest, express; manifestation, expression
  • 之zhī
    of (from classical Chinese, roughly equivalent to the modern Chinese 的)
  • 劇情简剧情jùqíng
    story, plot, storyline
  • 導演简导演dǎoyǎn
    director (movies)
  • 所suǒ
    a verbal marker (marking what comes after as a verb)
  • 紅简红hóng
    popular (of an actress or singer)
  • 明星míngxīng
    movie stars
  • 演技yǎnjì
    acting skills
  • 得dé
    to get, obtain, receive
  • 獎简奖jiǎng
    award
  • 廣場简广场guǎngchǎng
    plaza
  • 或huò
    or
  • 仔細简仔细zǐxì
    carefully, attentively
  • 留意liúyì
    to pay attention to, take note of
  • 處處简处处chùchù
    everywhere
  • 滿足简满足mǎnzú
    to satisfy
  • 豐盛简丰盛fēngshèng
    sumptuous, abundant
  • 國家戲劇院简国家戏剧院Guójiā Xìjùyuàn
    National Theater
  • 雲門舞集简云门舞集Yúnmén Wǔjí
    Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
  • 國家音樂廳简国家音乐厅Guójiā Yīnyuètīng
    National Concert Hall
  • 金馬影展简金马影展Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn
    Golden Horse Film Festival
  • 現代舞简现代舞xiàndài wǔ
    modern dance
  • 無人不知無人不曉简无人不知无人不晓wúrén bùzhī wúrén bùxiǎo
    known to all
  • 百聞不如一見简百闻不如一见bǎiwén bùrú yíjiàn
    seeing it once is better than hearing about it a hundred times
  • 老街lǎojiē
    old street
  • 街頭藝術简街头艺术jiētóu yìshù
    street art
  • 裝置藝術简装置艺术zhuāngzhì yìshù
    installation art
  • 填飽简填饱tiánbǎo
    to fill one's belly
  • 口腹之慾简口腹之欲kǒufù zhīyù
    the desire of one's palate