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

  • 基改jīgǎi
    基 = 基因, 改 = 改造 (see Book 3)
  • 農糧简农粮nóngliáng
    農 = 農作物, crop; 糧 = 糧食, food
  • 廣播節目简广播节目guǎngbò jiémù
    broadcast program
  • 主持人zhǔchírén
    host, MC
  • 聽眾简听众tīngzhòng
    listening audience, listeners
  • 播bò
    to broadcast
  • 蟲子简虫子chóngzi
    insect, bug
  • 隔壁gébì
    next door
  • 回答huídá
    to answer
  • 死sǐ
    to die
  • 話題简话题huàtí
    topic
  • 危害wéihài
    to harm, be detrimental to, endanger
  • 贊成简赞成zànchéng
    to approve, in favor
  • 各式各樣简各式各样gèshì gèyàng
    all types of, various kinds of
  • 只不過简只不过zhǐbúguò
    only, no more than
  • 種子简种子zhǒngzǐ
    seed
  • 比如說简比如说bǐrú shuō
    for example
  • 維他命简维他命wéitāmìng
    vitamin
  • 蔬果shūguǒ
    fruits and vegetables
  • 抗癌kàng'ái
    anti-cancerous
  • 過敏简过敏guòmǐn
    allergic
  • 花生huāshēng
    peanut
  • 科學家简科学家kēxuéjiā
    scientist
  • 豐富简丰富fēngfù
    rich (abundant in something)
  • 享用xiǎngyòng
    to enjoy the use of, enjoy (a meal)
  • 達到简达到dádào
    to reach, obtain
  • 預防简预防yùfáng
    to prevent, guard against
  • 疾病jíbìng
    illness, sickness
  • 效果xiàoguǒ
    effect, results
  • 好幾(種)简好几(种)hǎojǐ zhǒng
    a number of, quite a few kinds of
  • 警告jǐnggào
    to warn, warning
  • 突破túpò
    to make a breakthrough, top, break (a record, number)
  • 糧食简粮食liángshí
    food, foodstuff
  • 早晚zǎowǎn
    sooner or later
  • 不僅简不仅bùjǐn
    not only
  • 農作物简农作物nóngzuòwù
    crop, produce
  • 抵抗力dǐkàng lì
    resistance, immunity
  • 蟲害简虫害chónghài
    damage by pests
  • 產量简产量chǎnliàng
    output, yield, production
  • 飢荒简饥荒jīhuāng
    famine
  • 含有hányǒu
    to contain, have
  • 大豆dàdòu
    soybean, soya
  • 玉米yùmǐ
    corn
  • 密不可分mìbù kěfēn
    inseparable, integrated with
  • 生產简生产shēngchǎn
    to produce, manufacture
  • 缺少quēshǎo
    to be in shortage of
  • 依賴简依赖yīlài
    to rely on, depend on
  • 進口简进口jìnkǒu
    to import
  • 危機简危机wéijī
    crisis
  • 生物科技shēngwù kējì
    bio-tech
  • 機構简机构jīgòu
    organization, depts. of gov't
  • 證據简证据zhèngjù
    proof, evidence
  • 證明简证明zhèngmíng
    to prove; proof
  • 人體简人体réntǐ
    the human body
  • 結論简结论jiélùn
    conclusion
  • 生長简生长shēngzhǎng
    to grow
  • 除草劑简除草剂chúcǎojì
    weed killer, herbicide
  • 物質简物质wùzhí
    matter, substance
  • 怪物guàiwù
    monster
  • 原料yuánliào
    raw materials
  • 包裝简包装bāozhuāng
    packaging
  • 標示简标示biāoshì
    to label; mark
  • 一切yíqiè
    all

Section II

  • 昆蟲简昆虫kūnchóng
    insect
  • 不孕búyùn
    infertile, barren
  • 罹患líhuàn
    to come down with, be stricken with, suffer from
  • 癌症áizhèng
    cancer
  • 蘋果简苹果píngguǒ
    apple
  • 鮭魚简鲑鱼guīyú
    salmon
  • 不知不覺简不知不觉bùzhī bùjué
    without even realizing it, before you even know it, without one even noticing
  • 辨別简辨别biànbié
    to distinguish, tell apart
  • 安心ānxīn
    to have peace of mind, set one's mind at rest
  • 雜誌简杂志zázhì
    magazine, journal
  • 編輯简编辑biānjí
    to edit
  • 後果简后果hòuguǒ
    consequence, result
  • 雜草简杂草zácǎo
    weed
  • 某mǒu
    certain, some
  • 專利简专利zhuānlì
    patent
  • 農民简农民nóngmín
    farmer
  • 收購简收购shōugòu
    to acquire, buy out
  • 居高不下jūgāo búxià
    remain high, won't come down
  • 絕對简绝对juéduì
    absolutely, in no way
  • 符合fúhé
    to meet with, conform with
  • 非fēi
    not (classical Chinese)
  • 事實简事实shìshí
    fact, truth
  • 種植简种植zhòngzhí
    to plant, cultivate
  • 總用量简总用量zǒng yòngliàng
    total dosage
  • 公斤gōngjīn
    kilogram
  • 即便jíbiàn
    even if, despite
  • 兼jiān
    concurrently, simultaneously
  • 欺騙简欺骗qīpiàn
    to deceive, scam, cheat
  • 國人简国人guórén
    (our) fellow countrymen
  • 立法lìfǎ
    to make a law
  • 以yǐ
    so as to, such that
  • 維護简维护wéihù
    to safeguard, protect
  • 神奇shénqí
    magical, miraculous
  • 手段shǒuduàn
    means, measure
  • 付出fùchū
    to pay (a heavy price for)
  • 代價简代价dàijià
    (to pay a heavy) price
  • 掌握zhǎngwò
    to hold, grasp, control