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

  • 逐漸简逐渐zhújiàn
    gradually
  • 據點简据点jùdiǎn
    base, stronghold
  • 統治简统治tǒngzhì
    to rule, govern
  • 景點简景点jǐngdiǎn
    scenic site
  • 繁榮简繁荣fánróng
    prosperous
  • 港口gǎngkǒu
    harbor, port
  • 據說简据说jùshuō
    it is said
  • 鹿lù
    deer
  • 鹿群lùqún
    herd of deer (群 -qún, group, crowd)
  • 形狀简形状xíngzhuàng
    shape
  • 鹿角lùjiǎo
    deer antlers
  • 便biàn
    accordingly
  • 稱简称chēng
    to call
  • 動物園简动物园dòngwùyuán
    zoo
  • 皮pí
    skin, hides
  • 殺简杀shā
    to kill
  • 數量简数量shùliàng
    number, quantity
  • 風光简风光fēngguāng
    glory
  • 民宅mínzhái
    home, people's residence
  • 蚵仔煎ézǐjiān
    oyster omelet
  • 哦ó
    an interjection indicating concurrence accepting what has been presented
  • 該简该gāi
    should, ought to (formal)
  • 興盛简兴盛xīngshèng
    flourishing
  • 時期简时期shíqí
    period, age
  • 獨木舟简独木舟dúmùzhōu
    canoe
  • 為简为wéi
    as
  • 載運简载运zàiyùn
    to transport
  • 改名gǎimíng
    to legally change one's names
  • 相似xiāngsì
    similar
  • 沒落简没落mòluò
    to decline, wane
  • 依然yīrán
    still
  • 保留bǎoliú
    to remain intact, preserve
  • 鹿港Lùgǎng
    Lugang
  • 艋舺Měngjiǎ
    Mengjia (Mangka)
  • 淡水河Dànshuǐ Hé
    Tamsui River (河 -hé,river)
  • 萬華简万华Wànhuá
    Wanhua
  • 台語简台语Táiyǔ
    Taiwanese (a Southern Min dialect)
  • 日語简日语Rìyǔ
    Japanese (language)
  • 家喻戶曉简家喻户晓jiāyù hùxiǎo
    widely known
  • 滿山遍野简满山遍野mǎnshān biànyě
    all over the mountains and plains
  • 古色古香gǔsè gǔxiāng
    to have an antique air, quaint, classical in style
  • 綠豆糕简绿豆糕lǜdòu gāo
    mung-bean cake
  • 牛舌餅简牛舌饼niúshé bǐng
    ox-tongue biscuit
  • 垂涎三尺chuíxián sānchǐ
    to salivate over, make one's mouth water

Section II

  • 數目简数目shùmù
    amount, quantity
  • 大約简大约dàyuē
    about, approximately
  • 佔简占zhàn
    constitute (same as "占")
  • 自從简自从zìcóng
    ever since
  • 將近简将近jiāngjìn
    nearly, almost
  • 往來简往来wǎnglái
    dealings, contact
  • 思念sīniàn
    to miss, think about, long for
  • 通信tōngxìn
    to communicate, correspond by mail
  • 毫無简毫无háowú
    none whatsoever
  • 音訊简音讯yīnxùn
    news, information, message
  • 遠離简远离yuǎnlí
    to have left far away from
  • 妻子qīzi
    wife (literary)
  • 永遠简永远yǒngyuǎn
    always, forever
  • 開放简开放kāifàng
    to open to the public
  • 探親简探亲tànqīn
    to visit relatives
  • 親人简亲人qīnrén
    relatives, loved ones
  • 打聽简打听dǎtīng
    to ask about, inquire
  • 不禁bùjīn
    can't help but
  • 淚简泪lèi
    tears
  • 尚未shàngwèi
    not yet
  • 出世chūshì
    to be born
  • 童年tóngnián
    childhood
  • 傷心简伤心shāngxīn
    sad
  • 筆简笔bǐ
    sum (of money)
  • 仍然réngrán
    still
  • 原諒简原谅yuánliàng
    to forgive
  • 盡简尽jìn
    to exhaust, do one's utmost
  • 究竟jiùjìng
    after all, in the end, actually
  • 內心简内心nèixīn
    in one's heart, heart of hearts, innermost being
  • 創傷简创伤chuāngshāng
    trauma, scars
  • 珍惜zhēnxí
    to cherish, treasure
  • 精華简精华jīnghuá
    prime
  • 逃難简逃难táonàn
    to flee from war, natural disaster etc.
  • 實在简实在shízài
    truly, really
  • 歲月简岁月suìyuè
    years, time
  • 遭遇zāoyù
    (unhappy) experiences, happenings; to encounter, to have met with
  • 老兵lǎobīng
    old soldier, veteran
  • 老張简老张Lǎo Zhāng
    Lao Zhang, a nickname for someone whose surname is Zhang
  • 文化大革命Wénhuà Dà Gémìng
    Cultural Revolution (1966 ~ 1976)
  • 落地生根luòdì shēnggēn
    to set one's roots down
  • 身強體壯简身强体壮shēnqiáng tǐzhuàng
    strong and healthy
  • 離鄉背井简离乡背井líxiāng bèijǐng
    to leave one's hometown to become a stranger else where
  • 飄洋過海简飘洋过海piāoyáng guòhǎi
    to sail across the sea
  • 朝思暮想zhāosī mùxiǎng
    to be amiss day and night
  • 一輩子简一辈子yíbèizi
    one lifetime
  • 恐懼不安简恐惧不安kǒngjù bù'ān
    scared and anxious, suffering from constant fear
  • 刻骨銘心简刻骨铭心kègǔ míngxīn
    unforgettable, to be imprinted hard in one's mind