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

  • 王麗華简王丽华Wáng Lìhuá
    a woman from Taiwan
  • 魯亞简鲁亚Lǔ Yǎ
    a man from Turkey
  • 論文简论文lùnwén
    thesis, dissertation, scholarly article
  • 反正fǎnzhèng
    in any case
  • 不只bùzhǐ
    not only
  • 哈hā
    ha
  • 代替dàitì
    to substitute, to be in place of
  • 獨自简独自dúzì
    alone, by oneself
  • 難免简难免nánmiǎn
    inevitably, hard to avoid
  • 費用简费用fèiyòng
    costs, expense
  • 觀念简观念guānniàn
    concept, notion
  • 代dài
    generation
  • 婚姻hūnyīn
    marriage
  • 束縛简束缚shùfú
    to be fettered by, bound by, shackled by
  • 追求zhuīqiú
    to pursue
  • 倒是dàoshì
    on the other hand
  • 推行tuīxíng
    to promote
  • 生育shēngyù
    to have babies; reproduction, childbirth
  • 補助简补助bǔzhù
    to subsidize; subsidy, allowance
  • 老人lǎorén
    old people, seniors
  • 夫婦简夫妇fūfù
    husband and wife, couple (夫 -fū, man; 婦 -fù, woman)
  • 獨生子简独生子dúshēngzǐ
    only child (male)
  • 寵简宠chǒng
    to spoil (somebody)
  • 職業简职业zhíyè
    occupation, profession
  • 婦產科简妇产科fùchǎnkē
    obstetrics and gynecology, OB/GYN (婦 -fù, woman; 產 -chǎn, produce; 科 -kē, department)
  • 失業简失业shīyè
    to lose one's job, to become unemployed
  • 補習班简补习班bǔxíbān
    cram school (補習 bǔxí, supplement studies; 班 -bān, class)
  • 不可思議简不可思议bùkě sīyì
    hard to comprehend, beyond logic, unbelievable
  • 有話直說简有话直说yǒuhuà zhíshuō
    to be frank, don't hold anything back, spit it out
  • 娃娃推車简娃娃推车wáwa tuīchē
    baby carriage
  • 不足為奇简不足为奇bùzú wéiqí
    nothing strange, not surprising at all
  • 遠遠简远远yuǎnyuǎn
    by far
  • 傳宗接代简传宗接代chuánzōng jiēdài
    carry on the family line
  • 無拘無束简无拘无束wújū wúshù
    carefree, free, do as one pleases
  • 老一輩简老一辈lǎoyíbèi
    the older generation
  • 一胎化政策yìtāihuà zhèngcè
    One Child Policy
  • 這下子简这下子zhèxiàzi
    as a consequence

Section II

  • 已yǐ
    already (formal)
  • 生育率shēngyùlǜ
    birth rate (率 -lǜ, rate)
  • 離婚简离婚líhūn
    to get divorced
  • 年齡简年龄niánlíng
    age
  • 較简较jiào
    comparatively more (formal)
  • 使shǐ
    to cause
  • 行業简行业hángyè
    businesses, walks of life
  • 重大zhòngdà
    enormous, heavy
  • 幼稚園简幼稚园yòuzhìyuán
    kindergarten
  • 招生zhāoshēng
    to recruit students, find students
  • 減班简减班jiǎnbān
    to reduce enrollments
  • 將简将jiāng
    will soon
  • 少子化shǎozǐhuà
    low birth rate (少, few; 子, children; 化 -huà, -ize, suffix indicating tranformation)
  • 連鎖简连锁liánsuǒ
    chain, franchise
  • 兒童简儿童értóng
    child(ren)
  • 美語简美语Měiyǔ
    (American) English
  • 倒閉简倒闭dǎobì
    to go out of business
  • 何況简何况hékuàng
    much less, let alone
  • 無法简无法wúfǎ
    to be unable to
  • 未來简未来wèilái
    future
  • 遠景简远景yuǎnjǐng
    future prospects
  • 足夠简足够zúgòu
    enough
  • 加入jiārù
    to enter, join
  • 老化lǎohuà
    aging
  • 針對简针对zhēnduì
    aimed at, directed at
  • 項简项xiàng
    item
  • 措施cuòshī
    measure
  • 減稅简减税jiǎnshuì
    to reduce taxes, tax break
  • 延長简延长yáncháng
    to extend, make longer
  • 產假简产假chǎnjià
    maternity leave
  • 托育tuōyù
    childcare
  • 胎tāi
    embryo, birth, child
  • 領简领lǐng
    to receive, withdraw (money)
  • 元yuán
    dollar (or other currency)
  • 成年chéngnián
    to come to age, enter adulthood
  • 除非chúfēi
    unless
  • 整體简整体zhěngtǐ
    overall
  • 否則简否则fǒuzé
    otherwise
  • 婦女简妇女fùnǚ
    woman
  • 意願简意愿yìyuàn
    intention
  • 祖父母zǔfùmǔ
    paternal grandparents
  • 孫女简孙女sūnnǚ
    granddaughter
  • 重zhòng
    heavy
  • 預算简预算yùsuàn
    budget
  • 財政简财政cáizhèng
    finance
  • 沉重chénzhòng
    heavy
  • 有效yǒuxiào
    effective
  • 正zhèng
    during the process of
  • 考驗简考验kǎoyàn
    to test out
  • 智慧zhìhuì
    wisdom
  • 之一zhīyī
    one of
  • 寧缺勿濫简宁缺勿滥níngquē wùlàn
    not settle for less than perfect
  • 合不來简合不来hébùlái
    not get along
  • 生兒育女简生儿育女shēng'ér yùnǚ
    to have and raise children
  • 獨善其身简独善其身dúshàn qíshēn
    to look out only for oneself, be self-centered
  • 停滯不前简停滞不前tíngzhì bùqián
    in stagnation