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

  • 左右為難简左右为难zuǒyòu wéinán
    in a dilemma, be in a bind, in a predicament, in a fix
  • 難民简难民nànmín
    refugees
  • 男童nántóng
    boy, male child
  • 溺死nìsǐ
    to drown (to death), die from drowning
  • 震驚简震惊zhènjīng
    to shock, stun, startle
  • 接連简接连jiēlián
    in succession, in a row
  • 事件shìjiàn
    incident, episode
  • 不滿简不满bùmǎn
    discontent, unhappy with
  • 分擔简分担fēndān
    to share a burden, share responsibility
  • 化huà
    to turn into, change into, convert into, transform into
  • 轉機简转机zhuǎnjī
    (life-saving) opportunity
  • 海面hǎimiàn
    the surface of the ocean/sea
  • 難以數計简难以数计nányǐ shùjì
    countless (lit. hard to calculate)
  • 屍體简尸体shītǐ
    corpse, body
  • 怵目驚心简怵目惊心chùmù jīngxīn
    shocked to witness
  • 冒mào
    to risk
  • 聯合國简联合国Liánhéguó
    United Nations, UN
  • 止zhǐ
    until (classical Chinese)
  • 庇護简庇护bìhù
    asylum
  • 人數简人数rénshù
    number of people
  • 面臨简面临miànlín
    to face, confront
  • 團結简团结tuánjié
    to unite, form solidarity with
  • 召開简召开zhàokāi
    to convene, hold (a meeting)
  • 高峰會简高峰会gāofēng huì
    Summit (meeting)
  • 領袖简领袖lǐngxiù
    leader, head of a state
  • 消除xiāochú
    to eliminate
  • 仇外chóuwài
    anti-foreign
  • 前-qián
    former-, ex-
  • 歐巴馬简欧巴马Ōubāmǎ
    Barack Obama (former US president)
  • 會議简会议huìyì
    conference, meeting
  • 主義简主义zhǔyì
    -ism (as in terrorism, Communism)
  • 受害者shòuhàizhě
    victim
  • 向來简向来xiànglái
    always, all along
  • 單一简单一dānyī
    one, single (any one country's responsibility)
  • 共同gòngtóng
    together, jointly
  • 排外páiwài
    anti-foreign, xenophobic
  • 融入róngrù
    to integrate, blend in
  • 收容shōuróng
    to offer refuge to
  • 或許简或许huòxǔ
    perhaps, probably
  • 勞動力简劳动力láodònglì
    manpower
  • 轉化简转化zhuǎnhuà
    to change into, transform into
  • 里約简里约Lǐyuē
    Rio, Brasil
  • 奧運简奥运Àoyùn
    Olympics
  • 首度shǒudù
    first time
  • 代表隊简代表队dàibiǎoduì
    representative team, team representing
  • 逃離简逃离táolí
    to escape from, flee from
  • 戰火简战火zhànhuǒ
    fires of war
  • 殘障简残障cánzhàng
    physical disability
  • 忘掉wàngdiào
    to forget
  • 英雄yīngxióng
    hero
  • 身分shēnfèn
    identification
  • 索馬利亞简索马利亚Suǒmǎlìyǎ
    Somalia
  • 之後简之后zhīhòu
    subsequent to that
  • 參選简参选cānxuǎn
    to run in an election
  • 膚色简肤色fūsè
    skin color
  • 早日zǎorì
    soon
  • 扶持fúchí
    to support, help, aid, assist

Section II

  • 優先简优先yōuxiān
    to be given priority
  • 無力简无力wúlì
    incapable of, powerless to
  • 安置ānzhì
    to make proper living arrangements for
  • 支出zhīchū
    expenditure; to expend
  • 導致简导致dǎozhì
    to cause, result in, lead to
  • 賦稅简赋税fùshuì
    taxes
  • 居民jūmín
    resident
  • 對立简对立duìlì
    to oppose, be in opposition to, be antagonistic
  • 罷了简罢了bàle
    merely, that's it, that is all
  • 德國简德国Déguó
    Germany
  • 每況愈下简每况愈下měikuàng yùxià
    to deteriorate, go downhill, go from bad to worse
  • 拖垮tuōkuǎ
    to pull down with, drag down
  • 忽略hūlüè
    to ignore, overlook
  • 一一yīyī
    one by one, separately
  • 過濾简过滤guòlǜ
    to filter
  • 有機可乘简有机可乘yǒujī kěchéng
    take advantage of a situation
  • 接二連三简接二连三jiē'èr liánsān
    one after another, in rapid succession
  • 衝突简冲突chōngtú
    to conflict
  • 升高shēnggāo
    to increase, rise
  • 在在zàizài
    in all aspects (classical Chinese)
  • 設置简设置shèzhì
    to establish, set up
  • 難民營简难民营nànmínyíng
    refugee camp
  • 關閉简关闭guānbì
    to close down
  • 邊界简边界biānjiè
    border
  • 通往tōngwǎng
    to go to, lead to
  • 交託简交托jiāotuō
    to entrust (one's safety, life, etc.) to
  • 人口rénkǒu
    human
  • 販子简贩子fànzi
    trafficker
  • 助長简助长zhùzhǎng
    to foster, encourage (negatively)
  • 支付zhīfù
    to make a payment to
  • 總理简总理zǒnglǐ
    chancellor, prime minister, premier
  • 梅克爾简梅克尔Méikè'ěr
    Merkel (German chancellor)
  • 承認简承认chéngrèn
    to admit, confess
  • 低估dīgū
    to underestimate
  • 和平hépíng
    peaceful; peace
  • 對策简对策duìcè
    countermeasure, strategy
  • 販運简贩运fànyùn
    trafficking, smuggling, transporting
  • 首要之務简首要之务shǒuyào zhīwù
    top/first priority, the most important issue