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

  • 高來恩简高来恩Gāo Lái'ēn
    a man from Switzerland
  • 地震dìzhèn
    earthquake
  • 搖简摇yáo
    to rock, shake
  • 厲害简厉害lìhài
    fierce, formidable
  • 經常简经常jīngcháng
    frequently
  • 倒dǎo
    to collapse
  • 橋简桥qiáo
    bridge
  • 斷简断duàn
    to break, snap
  • 多duó
    so
  • 地區简地区dìqū
    region
  • 強烈简强烈qiángliè
    strong
  • 頻率简频率pínlǜ
    frequency
  • 預測简预测yùcè
    to predict, forecast
  • 徵兆简征兆zhēngzhào
    sign, omen
  • 鳥類简鸟类niǎolèi
    birds
  • 雞简鸡jī
    chicken
  • 預先简预先yùxiān
    in advance
  • 老鼠lǎoshǔ
    mouse, rat
  • 貓简猫māo
    cat
  • 馬简马mǎ
    horse
  • 證實简证实zhèngshí
    to verify
  • 應變简应变yìngbiàn
    to meet an emergency
  • 隨手简随手suíshǒu
    within easy reach
  • 白bái
    in vain
  • 嫌xián
    to grumble
  • 事前shìqián
    in advance
  • 總是简总是zǒngshì
    always
  • 西歐简西欧Xī Ōu
    Western Europe
  • 北歐简北欧Běi Ōu
    Northern Europe
  • 中歐简中欧Zhōng Ōu
    Central Europe
  • 澳洲Àozhōu
    Australia
  • 南美洲Nán Měizhōu
    South America
  • 地球科學简地球科学dìqiú kēxué
    earth science studies
  • 菲律賓简菲律宾Fēilǜbīn
    the Philippines
  • 天搖地動简天摇地动tiānyáo dìdòng
    swaying heavens and trembling earth, earth-shaking
  • 壓死简压死yāsǐ
    crushed to death
  • 災情慘重简灾情惨重zāiqíng cǎnzhòng
    in serious disaster
  • 東半部简东半部dōngbànbù
    the eastern half
  • 地震帶简地震带dìzhèn dài
    seismic zone, earthquake belt
  • 救生包jiùshēng bāo
    survival kit, survival pack
  • 有備無患简有备无患yǒubèi wúhuàn
    be prepared, be on the safe side

Section II

  • 如何rúhé
    how
  • 逃生táoshēng
    to evacuate
  • 發達简发达fādá
    advanced, developed
  • 天災简天灾tiānzāi
    natural disaster
  • 災害简灾害zāihài
    disaster, damage (from a disaster)
  • 程度chéngdù
    degree, level
  • 首先shǒuxiān
    first of all
  • 其次qícì
    second, next, then
  • 災難简灾难zāinàn
    disaster
  • 緊急简紧急jǐnjí
    in emergency
  • 必需品bìxūpǐn
    necessities (必需 bìxū, essential, indispensable)
  • 譬如pìrú
    for example, like
  • 手電筒简手电筒shǒudiàntǒng
    flashlight, torch
  • 餅乾简饼干bǐnggān
    crackers, cookies
  • 平時简平时píngshí
    in ordinary times
  • 狀況简状况zhuàngkuàng
    situation, circumstance
  • 慌張简慌张huāngzhāng
    to panic, be flustered
  • 停電简停电tíngdiàn
    to have a power outage
  • 黑暗hēi'àn
    the darkness
  • 方向fāngxiàng
    direction
  • 集合jíhé
    to meet, assemble
  • 裂縫简裂缝lièfèng
    crack
  • 瓦斯wǎsī
    natural gas
  • 開關简开关kāiguān
    switch
  • 火災简火灾huǒzāi
    fire (disaster), conflagration
  • 門框简门框ménkuāng
    door frame
  • 歪wāi
    askew, slanted, crooked
  • 頭部简头部tóubù
    head
  • 冷靜简冷静lěngjìng
    cool-headed, calm
  • 穩简稳wěn
    steady
  • 櫃子简柜子guìzi
    closet, cabinet
  • 牆壁简墙壁qiángbì
    wall
  • 倒塌dǎotā
    to collapse
  • 電梯简电梯diàntī
    elevator
  • 反而fǎn'ér
    on the contrary, rather
  • 堅固简坚固jiāngù
    strong, firm, solid
  • 柱子zhùzi
    pillar, column
  • 碰pèng
    to hit, bump into
  • 形成xíngchéng
    to form
  • 三角形sānjiǎoxíng
    triangle
  • 保持bǎochí
    to remain, stay
  • 平靜简平静píngjìng
    calm
  • 指示zhǐshì
    instructions, commands
  • 救援jiùyuán
    to rescue
  • 行動简行动xíngdòng
    activity, action, operations
  • 掉下來简掉下来diàoxiàlái
    to fall down, to drop
  • 倒下來简倒下来dǎoxiàlái
    to fall over, to collapse
  • 救災人員简救灾人员jiùzāi rényuán
    rescue personnel