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

  • 言論简言论yánlùn
    speech, act of speaking
  • 界線简界线jièxiàn
    boundaries, demarcation
  • 臉書简脸书Liǎnshū
    Facebook
  • 則简则zé
    measure for short, usually formal writings
  • 留言liúyán
    posted messages, comments
  • 停止tíngzhǐ
    to call off, cease
  • 決策简决策juécè
    policy
  • 無罪简无罪wúzuì
    not guilty
  • 遭zāo
    agent marker in an adversative passive sentence
  • 慘简惨cǎn
    devastated
  • 反應简反应fǎnyìng
    reaction; to respond
  • 發表简发表fābiǎo
    issue, publish (articles, news story), deliver (speeches)
  • 司法sīfǎ
    judicial
  • 判決简判决pànjué
    judgement, sentencing (judicial)
  • 無能简无能wúnéng
    incompetent, inept, weak
  • 幸運简幸运xìngyùn
    lucky, fortunate
  • 顧名思義简顾名思义gùmíng sīyì
    as the name suggests/implies
  • 接收jiēshōu
    to receive
  • 來源简来源láiyuán
    source
  • 處罰简处罚chǔfá
    to punish
  • 包容bāoróng
    tolerant
  • 不論简不论búlùn
    regardless of whether
  • 展現简展现zhǎnxiàn
    to reveal, show
  • 胡作非為简胡作非为húzuò fēiwéi
    run amok, engage in lawless activities
  • 一旦yídàn
    once, as soon as
  • 工具gōngjù
    tool, instrument
  • 洗腦简洗脑xǐnǎo
    to brainwash
  • 權益简权益quányì
    rights and interests
  • 盲點简盲点mángdiǎn
    blind spot
  • 立場简立场lìchǎng
    standpoint, perspective
  • 平衡pínghéng
    balance
  • 辯護简辩护biànhù
    to defend (legally)
  • 無理取鬧简无理取闹wúlǐ qǔnào
    act up, have tantrums, talk nonsense and cause trouble
  • 指正zhǐzhèng
    to point out mistakes, correct
  • 一來一往简一来一往yìlái yìwǎng
    amidst exchanges (of opinions)
  • 真理zhēnlǐ
    the truth
  • 越辯越明简越辩越明yuèbiàn yuèmíng
    the more s/t is debated, the clearer it becomes
  • 共識简共识gòngshì
    consensus
  • 亂象简乱象luànxiàng
    chaos, madness, disorder
  • 攻擊简攻击gōngjí
    to attack
  • 自殺简自杀zìshā
    to commit suicide
  • 過於简过于guòyú
    too, overly
  • 事實上简事实上shìshí shàng
    actually, in actual fact
  • 仇恨chóuhèn
    hatred, enmity, hostility
  • 不實简不实bùshí
    untrue, false
  • 謠言简谣言yáoyán
    rumor
  • 霸凌bàlíng
    bully; to bully
  • 負責简负责fùzé
    to take responsibility for
  • 誤解简误解wùjiě
    to misunderstand, misconstrue
  • 意義简意义yìyì
    meaning, significance
  • 因此yīncǐ
    because of this, for this reason
  • 否定fǒudìng
    to negate
  • 價值简价值jiàzhí
    value
  • 封住fēngzhù
    to seal, block
  • 嘴zuǐ
    mouth, opinion
  • 混亂简混乱hùnluàn
    tumultuous, chaotic
  • 唯一wéiyī
    one and only, sole

Section II

  • 濫用简滥用lànyòng
    to abuse
  • 並非简并非bìngfēi
    it is not as expected
  • 不用búyòng
    (there is) no need to
  • 抓zhuā
    to arrest
  • 關简关guān
    to lock up, imprison
  • 名嘴míngzuǐ
    TV presenters, talk show hosts or guests, talking heads
  • 根據简根据gēnjù
    basis, foundation
  • 隨意简随意suíyì
    arbitrarily, as one pleases
  • 鄉民简乡民xiāngmín
    netizens, general public
  • 匿名nìmíng
    to be anonymous, anonymously
  • 正義简正义zhèngyì
    justice
  • 惡意简恶意èyì
    maliciously, viciously; ill intention
  • 情緒简情绪qíngxù
    emotions, feelings
  • 成chéng
    to become
  • 護身符简护身符hùshēnfú
    amulet, charm, protective talisman
  • 傳播简传播chuánbò
    to disseminate, spread
  • 驚人简惊人jīngrén
    shocking, alarming, awing
  • 股gǔ
    measure for wind, trending or power
  • 有心yǒuxīn
    intentional
  • 無意简无意wúyì
    unintentional, inadvertent
  • 威脅简威胁wēixié
    threat, to threaten
  • 諷刺简讽刺fèngcì
    to mock, to be sarcastic
  • 得dé
    to come down with, be stricken with, get
  • 憂鬱症简忧郁症yōuyùzhèng
    depression
  • 則简则zé
    to express contrast with previous sentence
  • 閉嘴简闭嘴bìzuǐ
    to shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shut
  • 回應简回应huíyìng
    to respond, response
  • 傷害简伤害shānghài
    to harm, damage; damage
  • 破壞简破坏pòhuài
    to damage, cause damage to
  • 管guǎn
    to mind, watch (one's behavior, etc.)
  • 聰明简聪明cōngmíng
    smart, intelligent
  • 標題简标题biāotí
    headline
  • 懷疑简怀疑huáiyí
    suspect
  • 模糊móhú
    ambiguous, vague
  • 擅長简擅长shàncháng
    be good at, excel at
  • 灰色huīsè
    gray
  • 地帶简地带dìdài
    zone, area
  • 法院fǎyuàn
    court
  • 確定简确定quèdìng
    to determine, ascertain
  • 個人简个人gèrén
    the individual
  • 承擔简承担chéngdān
    to take up (responsibility)
  • 和諧简和谐héxié
    harmonious
  • 制定zhìdìng
    to formulate, devise (laws)
  • 嚴格简严格yángé
    strict, severe
  • 約束简约束yuēshù
    to restrict, constrain