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

  • 刪減简删减shānjiǎn
    to cut, cut back on (as in funds, personnel, etc.)
  • 鬥牛简斗牛dòuniú
    bullfighting
  • 街頭简街头jiētóu
    the streets (used in phrases like "take to the streets")
  • 舉简举jǔ
    to raise, hold up
  • 示威shìwēi
    to demonstrate, rally
  • 主張简主张zhǔzhāng
    to advocate a view or a standard
  • 保存bǎocún
    to preserve
  • 廢止简废止fèizhǐ
    to abolish
  • 引發简引发yǐnfā
    to set off, trigger
  • 正反zhèngfǎn
    protesters and supporters, pros and cons
  • 兩方简两方liǎngfāng
    both parties, the two sides
  • 激烈jīliè
    intense, fierce
  • 具有jùyǒu
    to have, possess
  • 祭品jìpǐn
    offering to god(s), sacrificial items
  • 全民quánmín
    all the people
  • 座zuò
    measure for large objects like mountains, castles, gigantic temples on hilltops
  • 鬥牛場简斗牛场dòuniú chǎng
    bullfighting ring
  • 馬德里简马德里Mǎdélǐ
    Madrid
  • 至今zhìjīn
    to this day, heretofore
  • 鬥牛士简斗牛士dòuniú shì
    bullfighter
  • 華麗简华丽huálì
    magnificent, resplendent
  • 服飾简服饰fúshì
    clothing and accessories, apparel, costume
  • 一面yímiàn
    on the one hand, on the other; (do A), while (doing B)
  • 披風简披风pīfēng
    cape
  • 激怒jīnù
    to infuriate, excite
  • 公牛gōngniú
    bull
  • 優雅简优雅yōuyǎ
    graceful, elegant
  • 姿勢简姿势zīshì
    posture, position, poses
  • 結合简结合jiéhé
    union, blend; to combine, unite, blend
  • 過人简过人guòrén
    insurpassable
  • 熟練简熟练shóuliàn
    adept, skillful, proficient
  • 崇拜chóngbài
    to worship, adore
  • 旺季wàngjì
    peak season
  • 遊客简游客yóukè
    visitor, tourist
  • 前往qiánwǎng
    to go to, head to
  • 觀賞简观赏guānshǎng
    to view, enjoy the view of
  • 奔牛節简奔牛节Bēnniújié
    The Running of the Bulls (in Pamplona)
  • 重頭戲简重头戏zhòngtóuxì
    the main event
  • 狂奔kuángbēn
    to run madly, run like crazy
  • 歐元简欧元Ōuyuán
    Euro
  • 必要bìyào
    need
  • 獨特简独特dútè
    unique
  • 魅力mèilì
    charisma
  • 戲劇简戏剧xìjù
    drama, play
  • 無數简无数wúshù
    countless
  • 靈感简灵感línggǎn
    inspiration
  • 諾貝爾简诺贝尔Nuòbèi'ěr
    Nobel
  • 得主dézhǔ
    winner
  • 作家zuòjiā
    writer, author
  • 海明威Hǎimíngwēi
    Ernest Hemmingway
  • 觀看简观看guānkàn
    to watch
  • 小說简小说xiǎoshuō
    novel
  • 舉世聞名简举世闻名jǔshì wénmíng
    world-famous
  • 推廣简推广tuīguǎng
    to promote
  • 遺產简遗产yíchǎn
    heritage
  • 由來已久简由来已久yóulái yǐjiǔ
    age-old

Section II

  • 過時简过时guòshí
    passé, obsolete
  • 不利búlì
    disadvantageous to, detrimental to
  • 刺cì
    to stab, gore
  • 觀眾简观众guānzhòng
    viewing audience
  • 轉播简转播zhuǎnbò
    to rebroadcast, transmission, relay
  • 幕mù
    measure for scenes
  • 血淋淋xiělínlín
    bloody, gory
  • 畫面简画面huàmiàn
    scene, graphics
  • 頭简头tóu
    measure for cattle (i.e., a head of cattle)
  • 死亡sǐwáng
    to die
  • 折磨zhémó
    torment; to torture
  • 賠上简赔上péishàng
    to pay as compensation
  • 俗話简俗话súhuà
    saying
  • 道理dàolǐ
    principle, truth, reason
  • 自私zìsī
    selfish
  • 虐待nüèdài
    to abuse, maltreat
  • 開設简开设kāishè
    to start, open up (a course)
  • 課程简课程kèchéng
    course
  • 教導简教导jiàodǎo
    to teach; instruction
  • 享有xiǎngyǒu
    to enjoy (a privilege)
  • 不人道bùréndào
    inhumane
  • 無辜简无辜wúgū
    innocent
  • 寶貴简宝贵bǎoguì
    precious
  • 提升tíshēng
    to elevate, raise (as in awareness)
  • 社群shèqún
    social group, community (as in social network, social media)
  • 殘忍简残忍cánrěn
    to be cruel
  • 刊登kāndēng
    (for a media) to carry (a photo, article), publish
  • 高喊gāohǎn
    to shout, scream, cry out
  • 顯示简显示xiǎnshì
    to show, reveal
  • 高達简高达gāodá
    as high as
  • 僅简仅jǐn
    only
  • 無須简无须wúxū
    need not
  • 巴塞隆納简巴塞隆纳Bāsàilóngnà
    Barcelona
  • 宣布xuānbù
    to announce
  • 娛樂简娱乐yúlè
    recreation, amusement, entertainment
  • 入場简入场rùchǎng
    to enter (a venue)
  • 澈底chèdǐ
    completely, thoroughly