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

  • 同性tóngxìng
    to be of the same gender
  • 主播zhǔbò
    newscaster, anchor
  • 記者简记者jìzhě
    reporter, journalist, correspondent
  • 連線简连线liánxiàn
    to be online with, be connected with
  • 傳達简传达chuándá
    to convey
  • 陣線简阵线zhènxiàn
    ranks, front
  • 發起简发起fāqǐ
    to initiate, launch, start
  • 盡快简尽快jìnkuài
    as soon/quickly as possible
  • 同性戀简同性恋tóngxìngliàn
    homosexual, gay
  • 異性戀简异性恋yìxìngliàn
    heterosexual, straight
  • 相同xiāngtóng
    identical
  • 相愛简相爱xiāng'ài
    in love, to love each other
  • 核心héxīn
    core
  • 伴侶简伴侣bànlǚ
    companion, mate, partner
  • 無關简无关wúguān
    to have nothing to do with, be unrelated
  • 打破dǎpò
    to break, shatter
  • 平權简平权píngquán
    equal rights
  • 藉由简借由jièyóu
    through, by
  • 節稅简节税jiéshuì
    to reduce, save on taxes
  • 病危bìngwéi
    critically ill
  • 簽署简签署qiānshù
    to sign
  • 文件wénjiàn
    document
  • 彼此bǐcǐ
    each other, one another
  • 親密简亲密qīnmì
    intimate
  • 伙伴huǒbàn
    partner
  • 陌生mòshēng
    unacquainted, not mutually known
  • 性病xìngbìng
    sexually transmitted disease, STD
  • 偏見简偏见piānjiàn
    prejudice, bias
  • 身上shēnshàng
    himself, themselves
  • 異性简异性yìxìng
    opposite sex
  • 有情人終成眷屬简有情人终成眷属yǒuqíngrén zhōngchéng juànshǔ
    the lovers finally got married, every Jack has his Jill
  • 末日mòrì
    the end of the world
  • 擴大简扩大kuòdà
    to expand
  • 範圍简范围fànwéi
    scope, range, extent
  • 心聲简心声xīnshēng
    heartfelt wishes, aspirations
  • 法案fǎ'àn
    bill, act

Section II

  • 鏡頭简镜头jìngtóu
    lens, shot, scene
  • 聯邦简联邦liánbāng
    federal, federation, union
  • 彩虹cǎihóng
    rainbow
  • 旗qí
    flag, banner, standard
  • 時刻简时刻shíkè
    moment (in time)
  • 駐外简驻外zhùwài
    to be stationed abroad
  • 歡慶简欢庆huānqìng
    to celebrate
  • 擠進简挤进jǐjìn
    to crowd in, squeeze in
  • 生物shēngwù
    biology
  • 本能běnnéng
    instinct
  • 繁衍fányǎn
    to reproduce, propagate
  • 尋找简寻找xúnzhǎo
    to search for, seek
  • 交配jiāopèi
    to mate, copulate
  • 法則简法则fǎzé
    law (natural, not legal laws)
  • 定義简定义dìngyì
    definition; to define
  • 互補简互补hùbǔ
    to complement each other
  • 組合简组合zǔhé
    combination; to combine
  • 全體简全体quántǐ
    as a whole, whole, entire, overall
  • 詞彙简词汇cíhuì
    word, term, vocabulary
  • 稱呼简称呼chēnghū
    to call; address, name
  • 建構简建构jiàngòu
    to build, construct
  • 革命gémìng
    revolution; to have a revolution
  • 做為简做为zuòwéi
    to serve as
  • 無視简无视wúshì
    to disregard, defy
  • 干涉gānshè
    to interfere
  • 邏輯简逻辑luójí
    logic
  • 納入简纳入nàrù
    to incorporate, include
  • 第三者dìsānzhě
    third party (i.e., the "other man/woman")
  • 原則简原则yuánzé
    principle
  • 無異简无异wúyì
    not different from, the same as, tantamount to
  • 形式xíngshì
    form
  • 亂倫简乱伦luànlún
    incest
  • 不倫简不伦bùlún
    immorality
  • 白宮简白宫Báigōng
    White House
  • 巴黎鐵塔简巴黎铁塔Bālí Tiětǎ
    Eiffel Tower
  • 打上dǎshàng
    to shine up on
  • 燈光简灯光dēngguāng
    lights
  • 不容忽視简不容忽视bùróng hūshì
    cannot ignore, should not be ignored
  • 有賴简有赖yǒulài
    to depend on, contingent on
  • 各界gèjiè
    all walks of life, the public
  • 對話简对话duìhuà
    to engage in dialogues
  • 激辯简激辩jībiàn
    to engage in robust debate, wrangle
  • 交還简交还jiāohuán
    to give back to, to return to