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

  • 修練简修练xiūliàn
    to undergo training in order to achieve a goal
  • 記憶简记忆jìyì
    memory
  • 詮釋简诠释quánshì
    interpretation; to interpret
  • 相輔相成简相辅相成xiāngfǔ xiāngchéng
    to complement each other
  • 書中自有黃金屋简书中自有黄金屋shūzhōng zìyǒu huángjīnwū
    knowledge brings wealth, lit. there are gold houses in books (used to encourage youngsters to study)
  • 台科大Táikēdà
    National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei
  • 讀萬卷書、行萬里路简读万卷书、行万里路dú wàn juàn shū, xíng wàn lǐ lù
    read and travel a great deal, i.e., knowledge is found both in books and in travelling
  • 盧希鵬简卢希鹏Lú Xīpéng
    Hsi-Peng Lu (Distinguished Professor of department of Information Management, NTUST, 1962-)
  • 脫逃简脱逃tuōtáo
    to escape from
  • 中經合集團简中经合集团Zhōngjīnghé jítuán
    WI Harper Group (a pioneer in cross-border investments with offices in Beijing, Taipei, and San Francisco)
  • 實戰简实战shízhàn
    actual combat (i.e., daily life)
  • 朱永光Zhū Yǒngguāng
    Y. K. Chu (managing director, oversees WI Harper's venture capital business in Taiwan)
  • 出類拔萃简出类拔萃chūlèi bácuì
    rise above the crowd, distinguish yourself
  • 階段简阶段jiēduàn
    phase, stage, time, period
  • 孰shú
    who, what, which (classical Chinese)
  • 頗简颇pǒ
    very (classical Chinese)
  • 引人深思yǐnrén shēnsī
    cause you to ponder, thought-provoking
  • 管理學院简管理学院guǎnlǐ xuéyuàn
    college of management
  • 院長简院长yuànzhǎng
    dean of a college
  • 猴子hóuzi
    monkey
  • 差別简差别chābié
    difference
  • 從此简从此cóngcǐ
    thereupon
  • 脫鉤简脱钩tuōgōu
    to disconnect, to break away from
  • 叢林简丛林cónglín
    forest
  • 步入bùrù
    to step into, to enter
  • 野獸简野兽yěshòu
    beast, wild animal
  • 聚焦jùjiāo
    to focus
  • 視野简视野shìyě
    vision, view
  • 從容简从容cōngróng
    unhurriedly, calmly
  • 應對简应对yìngduì
    to deal with, to tackle, to handle
  • 綜觀简综观zòngguān
    to take a comprehensive view of
  • 總經理简总经理zǒngjīnglǐ
    general manager
  • 曲折qūzhé
    zigzag, full of twists and turns
  • 缺點简缺点quēdiǎn
    weak point, flaw, failing
  • 思維简思维sīwéi
    thinking
  • 行走xíngzǒu
    to walk on, to gain experience from
  • 江湖jiānghú
    in the world, society (i.e., real life)
  • 回頭简回头huítóu
    look back
  • 實驗简实验shíyàn
    experiment
  • 領悟简领悟lǐngwù
    realization
  • 為人處世简为人处世wéirén chǔshì
    how you conduct yourself in society, how you get along with others
  • 更為简更为gèngwéi
    more, even more
  • 圓融简圆融yuánróng
    harmoniously, smooth and without corners or edges (in one's dealings with others)
  • 幽默yōumò
    humor
  • 思考術简思考术sīkǎoshù
    art of thinking
  • 善(於)简善(于)shàn (yú)
    to be good at

Section II

  • 評量简评量píngliáng
    to assess, to evaluate
  • 畫上简画上huàshàng
    to draw
  • 等號简等号děnghào
    equation
  • 閱讀简阅读yuèdú
    reading comprehension; to read
  • 內化简内化nèihuà
    to internalize, to be acquired
  • 混為一談简混为一谈hùnwéi yìtán
    to lump together, to confuse things
  • 失讀症简失读症Shīdúzhèng
    Dyslexia
  • 出息chūxí
    a bright future, a future, promise
  • 李光耀Lǐguāngyào
    Lee Kuan Yew (Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, 1923-2015)
  • 識字简识字shìzì
    to be literate
  • 妥瑞氏症Tuǒruìshì zhèng
    Tourette syndrome
  • 先天xiāntiān
    (lit.) prior to birth, what's given at birth
  • 鏡像神經元简镜像神经元jìngxiàng shénjīngyuán
    mirror neuron (a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another)
  • 辨識简辨识biànshì
    to comprehend, to distinguish
  • 跳行tiàoháng
    to skip a line (when reading)
  • 不損简不损bùsǔn
    to not take away from, to do no damage to
  • 偉大简伟大wěidà
    great; greatness
  • 神經简神经shénjīng
    nerve
  • 不礙简不碍bú'ài
    to not hinder, to not obstruct
  • 番fān
    measure for achievement
  • 開竅简开窍kāiqiào
    to see the light, to start to understand properly, to be enlightened
  • 笨bèn
    stupid, not smart
  • 超越chāoyuè
    to exceed, to surpass
  • 本性běnxìng
    nature
  • 天賦简天赋tiānfù
    gift, talent, innate abilities (lit. given by heaven)
  • 得以déyǐ
    to be able to
  • 執政简执政zhízhèng
    to hold the reins of government, to run the government
  • 理念lǐniàn
    idea, ideal, belief
  • 有所yǒusuǒ
    to some degree
  • 放諸四海皆準简放诸四海皆准fàngzhū sìhǎi jiēzhǔn
    the same the world over, universally true
  • 學術简学术xuéshù
    academic, scholarship
  • 知其然zhī qírán
    to know the what (classical)
  • 知其所以然zhīqí suǒyǐrán
    to know the why (classical)
  • 國民简国民guómín
    citizen
  • 區分简区分qūfēn
    to distinguish (between)
  • 廣简广guǎng
    extensive
  • 見聞简见闻jiànwén
    knowledge obtained from seeing and hearing (e.g., when traveling)
  • 提取tíqǔ
    to obtain, to draw essence from
  • 預見简预见yùjiàn
    to predict, to foresee
  • 防範简防范fángfàn
    to take precautions, to guard against, to prevent
  • 未雨綢繆简未雨绸缪wèiyǔ chóumóu
    to be prepared against eventualities
  • 促發简促发cùfā
    to trigger, to initiate
  • 凡是fánshì
    all, every
  • 性命交關简性命交关xìngmìng jiāoguān
    matter of life and death, critical moments
  • 模仿mófǎng
    to mimic, to imitate
  • 機制简机制jīzhì
    mechanism
  • 有樣學樣简有样学样yǒuyàng xuéyàng
    to imitate someone's example
  • 孟母三遷简孟母三迁Mèngmǔ sānqiān
    Mencius' mother moved three times to better his education
  • 內隱简内隐nèiyǐn
    implicit, implied, hidden
  • 暴露pùlù
    to be exposed to
  • 造影zàoyǐng
    imaging
  • 精進简精进jīngjìn
    advanced
  • 解開简解开jiěkāi
    to unravel, to unlock, to solve
  • 基因jīyīn
    gene, genes
  • 謎简谜mí
    riddle, mystery
  • 受虐shòunüè
    to be abused
  • 調控简调控tiáokòng
    to adjust, to adjust and control, adjustment
  • 憂鬱简忧郁yōuyù
    depressed
  • 掉以輕心简掉以轻心diàoyǐ qīngxīn
    to take lightly, dismiss, adopt a casual attitude towards
  • 起點简起点qǐdiǎn
    starting point
  • 題目简题目tímù
    (test) question, problem
  • 二度空間简二度空间èrdù kōngjiān
    two-dimensional
  • 區域简区域qūyù
    region, area
  • 促使cùshǐ
    to prompt, to make, to impel, to drive
  • 連接简连接liánjiē
    to link, to connect, connection
  • 動手简动手dòngshǒu
    to do (with one's hands, personally)
  • 人生苦短rénshēng kǔduǎn
    life is short and tough
  • 攻無不克简攻无不克gōngwú búkè
    nothing can stop you, you will succeed in everything, you will be ever-victorious
  • 事無不成简事无不成shìwú bùchéng
    nothing will be impossible, stick to it and you will succeed