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

  • 博文Bówén
    a senior in college
  • 玉珍Yùzhēn
    a sophomore in college
  • 學妹简学妹xuémèi
    female lower classmate (see culture notes)
  • 學弟简学弟xuédì
    male lower classmate
  • 彈简弹tán
    to play (piano, guitar)
  • 吉他jítā
    guitar
  • 交jiāo
    to submit, hand in
  • 家教jiājiào
    coach, tutor
  • 學長简学长xuézhǎng
    male upper classmate
  • 還简还hái
    to one's surprise
  • 進度简进度jìndù
    progress
  • 落後简落后luòhòu
    to fall behind, lag
  • 完成wánchéng
    to complete
  • 一連简一连yìlián
    in a row, in succession
  • 約會简约会yuēhuì
    to make a date/appointment
  • 一生yìshēng
    (for) one's life
  • 時光简时光shíguāng
    time
  • 倒流dàoliú
    to flow backward
  • 加強简加强jiāqiáng
    to strengthen
  • 至少zhìshǎo
    at least
  • 訓練简训练xùnliàn
    training; to train
  • 外國简外国wàiguó
    other countries, abroad, foreign
  • 爭取简争取zhēngqǔ
    to vie for, compete for
  • 實習简实习shíxí
    to intern
  • 二分之一èrfēn zhīyī
    1/2
  • 一下…一下…yíxià...yíxià...
    measure phrase, describing fast-changing alternating scenes of two activities
  • 到時候简到时候dào shíhòu
    at that time, when the time comes
  • 談戀愛简谈恋爱tán liàn'ài
    to be in love, go steady (said of dating couples)
  • 低空飛過简低空飞过dīkōng fēiguò
    barely managed to pass (a test, course)
  • 有助於简有助于yǒuzhùyú
    to help in something, be beneficial to something
  • 寒暑假hánshǔ jià
    winter and summer vacations

Section II

  • 暗戀简暗恋ànliàn
    to have a crush on someone
  • 目光mùguāng
    eyes, gaze
  • 移動简移动yídòng
    to move
  • 於是简于是yúshì
    so, whereupon
  • 原來简原来yuánlái
    the truth is
  • 煩惱简烦恼fánnǎo
    to be troubled, vexed
  • 擔任简担任dānrèn
    to hold the post of
  • 學生會简学生会xuéshēnghuì
    student union (會 -huì, organization)
  • 會長简会长huìzhǎng
    president of an association, club etc... (長 -zhǎng, head)
  • 校隊简校队xiàoduì
    school team
  • 隊員简队员duìyuán
    team member (員 -yuán, member, person)
  • 高大gāodà
    tall and big, bulky
  • 帥氣简帅气shuàiqì
    dashing, handsome
  • 雙简双shuāng
    a pair of
  • 開朗简开朗kāilǎng
    cheerful
  • 微笑wéixiào
    to smile
  • 情人節简情人节qíngrénjié
    Valentine's Day (節 -jié, holiday, day)
  • 親手简亲手qīnshǒu
    personally, with one's own hands
  • 巧克力qiǎokèlì
    chocolate
  • 當天简当天dāngtiān
    that day
  • 堆duī
    a pile of
  • 向xiàng
    to
  • 告白gàobái
    to confess
  • 萬人迷简万人迷wànrénmí
    heartthrob (迷 -mí, charmer)
  • 交往jiāowǎng
    to go steady, to date
  • 系花xìhuā
    department beauty, the most beautiful girl in a department
  • 追zhuī
    to chase, woo
  • 情書简情书qíngshū
    love letter
  • 態度简态度tàidù
    attitude
  • 曖昧简暧昧àimèi
    ambiguous (about one's relationship)
  • 甜蜜tiánmì
    sweet
  • 溫柔简温柔wēnróu
    tender
  • 訊息简讯息xùnxí
    message
  • 忌妒jìdù
    to be jealous
  • 安全感ānquángǎn
    the feeling of security (感 -gǎn, sense/feeling of)
  • 吃醋chīcù
    to be jealous
  • 吵架chǎojià
    to quarrel, fight, argue
  • 牽简牵qiān
    to hold
  • 吻wěn
    to kiss
  • 劈腿pītuǐ
    to two-time
  • 糟糕zāogāo
    oh no, how terrible, what bad luck!
  • 何清源Hé Qīngyuán
    a male college student
  • 林榮華简林荣华Lín Rónghuá
    a male college student
  • 一見鍾情简一见钟情yíjiàn zhōngqíng
    love at first sight
  • 一舉一動简一举一动yìjǔ yídòng
    every move
  • 前一天qián yì tiān
    the day before
  • 已讀不回简已读不回yǐdú bùhuí
    read without reply