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

  • 職校简职校zhíxiào
    vocational school
  • 技職简技职jìzhí
    technical and vocational career
  • 成功之處简成功之处chénggōng zhīchù
    where it has been successful, achievement
  • 高等gāoděng
    advanced, higher (education)
  • 緊密简紧密jǐnmì
    tight, close
  • 連結简连结liánjié
    linking; to link
  • 爭相简争相zhēngxiāng
    eagerly
  • 典範简典范diǎnfàn
    paragon, model, example
  • 放眼fàngyǎn
    looking to, looking toward
  • 瑞士Ruìshì
    Switzerland
  • 出版chūbǎn
    to publish
  • 洛桑管理學院简洛桑管理学院Luòsāng guǎnlǐ xuéyuàn
    Lausanne Institute (for Management Development)
  • 總要简总要zǒngyào
    to have to
  • 葛瑞里Gěruìlǐ
    Garelli
  • 嚴陣以待简严阵以待yánzhèn yǐdài
    be ready for, be standing by, lit. wait in full battle array
  • 奧地利简奥地利Àodìlì
    Austria
  • 直言zhíyán
    to speak bluntly, to state outright
  • 瑞典Ruìdiǎn
    Sweden
  • 分析fēnxī
    to analyze
  • 身為简身为shēnwéi
    as, in the capacity of
  • 文憑简文凭wénpíng
    diploma
  • 一技在身yíjì zàishēn
    to have a skill
  • 點出简点出diǎnchū
    to point out
  • 比比皆是bìbì jiēshì
    be ubiquitous, everywhere, very common
  • 理論简理论lǐlùn
    theory
  • 製造業简制造业zhìzàoyè
    manufacturing industry (製造, zhìzào, V, manufacturing; -業, -yè, N, industry)
  • 上工shànggōng
    to start work, to work independently without supervision
  • 關鍵简关键guānjiàn
    the key to, key
  • 案-àn
    case
  • 中、小型企業简中、小型企业zhōng, xiǎo xíng qìyè
    small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • 投入tóurù
    to invest, to throw oneself into, carried away with
  • 研發简研发yánfā
    to research and develop, research and development, R&D
  • 聘請简聘请pìnqǐng
    to hire, to employ
  • 高階简高阶gāojiē
    high level, advanced
  • 人才réncái
    talent, people with specialized skills
  • 升級简升级shēngjí
    to upgrade, to advance, to promote

Section II

  • 提到tídào
    to mention, to bring up
  • 俄國简俄国Éguó
    Russia
  • 成效chéngxiào
    results
  • 巴西Bāxī
    Brazil
  • 愈yù
    the more... (the more)
  • 非洲Fēizhōu
    Africa
  • 年度niándù
    year, annual
  • 拉丁美洲Lādīng Měizhōu
    Latin America
  • 評比简评比píngbǐ
    rating, ranking, assessment
  • 品牌pǐnpái
    brand
  • 新興简新兴xīnxīng
    emerging
  • 經濟體简经济体jīngjìtǐ
    economic entity, economy
  • 進修简进修jìnxiū
    to pursue further studies
  • 逐年zhúnián
    on a yearly basis, yearly, by the year
  • 公投gōngtóu
    to cast ballots on a referendum; referendum
  • 轉向简转向zhuǎnxiàng
    to shift, change directions
  • 自限zìxiàn
    to limit oneself to, confine oneself to
  • 當初简当初dāngchū
    at first, initially
  • 迫使pòshǐ
    to force into
  • 外wài
    outward, external, foreign, to the outside (formal)
  • 高度gāodù
    highly, to a great extent
  • 仰賴简仰赖yǎnglài
    to rely on, to depend on
  • 衰敗简衰败shuāibài
    to decline, deteriorate
  • 保有bǎoyǒu
    to retain, to maintain
  • 創新简创新chuàngxīn
    to innovate
  • 低價简低价dījià
    low price, discount
  • 傾銷简倾销qīngxiāo
    to dump (products)
  • 消滅简消灭xiāomiè
    to be eliminated, displaced

Section III

  • 游艇yóutǐng
    yacht
  • 教部(=教育部)Jiāobù (= Jiāoyùbù)
    Ministry of Education
  • 五金wǔjīn
    hardware (as in a hardware store and things found in a hardware store)
  • 曾信哲Zēng Xìnzhé
    Mark Tseng (the chairman of ARITEX, specializes in the manufacturing of hardware accessories for luxury yachts)
  • 達人简达人dárén
    expert
  • 屏東简屏东Píngdōng
    Pingtung, southern Taiwan
  • 代言人dàiyánrén
    spokesperson
  • 九如Jiǔrú
    Jiuru, a village in Pingtung
  • 稱為简称为chēngwéi
    to be called
  • 精品jīngpǐn
    quality product
  • 子弟zǐdì
    children
  • 唯wéi
    only
  • 高工gāogōng
    vocational high school
  • 黑手hēishǒu
    work (that gets your hands dirty, like car mechanic)
  • 起家qǐjiā
    make one's fortune
  • 奮鬥(史)简奋斗(史)fèndòu (shǐ)
    work hard, struggle; -史, -shǐ, N, history
  • 營業額简营业额yíngyè'é
    turnover, business volume