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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102 words

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Section I

  • 前所未有qiánsuǒ wèiyǒu
    unprecedented, like never before
  • 盡情简尽情jìnqíng
    to one's heart's content, without restraint
  • 揮灑简挥洒huīsǎ
    to display without reservation
  • 舞蹈家wǔdàojiā
    professional and accomplished dancer (家, -jiā, N, -er, -ian, -ist)
  • 生身不息Shēngshēn Bùxí
    timeless (name of a dance program)
  • 描述miáoshù
    to describe
  • 許芳宜简许芳宜Xǔ Fāngyí
    Sheu Fang-yi (a famous female dancer and artist from Taiwan, 1971-)
  • 舞者wǔzhě
    dancer
  • 勞勃.阿特曼简劳勃.阿特曼Láobó Ātèmàn
    Robert Altman (an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director, 1925-2006)
  • 舞台wǔtái
    stage (theatrical)
  • 舞動世紀简舞动世纪Wǔdòng Shìjì
    The Company (name of a movie, 2003)
  • 舞碼简舞码wǔmǎ
    program of a dance
  • 瑪莎.葛蘭姆简玛莎.葛兰姆Mǎshā Gělánmǔ
    Martha Graham (an American modern dancer and choreographer, one of the earliest founders of modern dance, 1894-1991)
  • 傳人简传人chuánrén
    successor
  • 倫敦简伦敦Lúndūn
    London
  • 芭蕾bālěi
    ballet
  • 阿喀郎.汗Ākèláng Hàn
    Akram Khan (an English dancer of Bangladeshi descent, 1974-)
  • 及格jígé
    to pass, satisfactory, meet the grade
  • 克理斯多福.惠爾敦简克理斯多福.惠尔敦Kèlǐsīduōfú Huì'ěrdūn
    Christopher Wheeldon (an English international choreographer of contemporary ballet, 1973-)
  • 滿分简满分mǎnfēn
    full marks, a perfect score
  • 紐約市立芭蕾舞團简纽约市立芭蕾舞团Niǔyuē shìlì bālěi wǔtuán
    New York City Ballet
  • 眾所皆知简众所皆知zhòngsuǒ jiēzhī
    well-known, known by all
  • 溫蒂.威倫简温蒂.威伦Wēndì Wēilún
    Wendy Whelan (a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and is a guest artist with The Royal Ballet and the Kirov Ballet, 1967-)
  • 大師简大师dàshī
    master, great master
  • 華岡藝校简华冈艺校Huágāng Yìxiào
    Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School
  • 特地tèdì
    go out of one's way, make it a point to, specially
  • 解散jiěsàn
    to disperse, to dissolve, to disband
  • 舞團简舞团wǔtuán
    dance troupe, dance company
  • 邀約简邀约yāoyuē
    invitation
  • 培訓简培训péixùn
    to train
  • 無简无wú
    without, not have (classical Chinese)
  • 傳承简传承chuánchéng
    to pass down, to pass along
  • 邀請简邀请yāoqǐng
    to invite
  • 編舞家简编舞家biānwǔjiā
    choreographer
  • 量身打造liángshēn dǎzào
    tailor-make, specially made for, custom design
  • 舞目wǔmù
    dance program
  • 首席shǒuxí
    first chair (e.g., first cello), leading, chief position
  • 舞星wǔxīng
    dance star
  • 會简会huì
    to meet up, to confront
  • 心血xīnxiě
    blood and sweat, painstaking effort
  • 化為简化为huàwéi
    to transform into, to turn into, to change into
  • 作品zuòpǐn
    production, work, composition
  • 規劃简规划guīhuà
    plan
  • 舞曲wǔqǔ
    dance music
  • 民俗mínsú
    folk, folklore
  • 生平shēngpíng
    in one's life time, life, life story
  • 不得不bùdébù
    must; have to
  • 硬著頭皮简硬着头皮yìngzhe tóupí
    summon up the courage to do something, brace yourself to do something, force yourself to do something
  • 灑落简洒落sǎluò
    sprinkled, scattered (leaves, petals), flooded, inundated (light)
  • 剎那简刹那chànà
    moment, instant
  • 感到gǎndào
    to feel
  • 存在感cúnzàigǎn
    sense of presence, sense of existence
  • 報考简报考bàokǎo
    to apply for admission to a school/university
  • 民族舞mínzúwǔ
    folk dance
  • 終简终zhōng
    in the end, ultimately, eventually (classical Chinese)
  • 上帝shàngdì
    God
  • 疼愛简疼爱téng'ài
    to love dearly

Section II

  • 從(來)简从(来)cóng (lái)
    has always been; all along
  • 羅斯.帕克斯简罗斯.帕克斯Luósī Pàkèsī
    Ross Parkes (formerly a principal dancer for the well-known Martha Graham Dance Company in the United States, 1940-)
  • 不間斷(地)简不间断(地)bú jiànduàn (de)
    without interruption
  • 葛蘭姆舞團简葛兰姆舞团Gělánmǔ wǔtuán
    Martha Graham Dance Company, New York
  • 保送bǎosòng
    to be admitted to university solely upon recommendation without exams
  • 扇shàn
    measure for doors
  • 貴人简贵人guìrén
    a guardian angel
  • 一眼yìyǎn
    with one look, with one glance, instantly
  • 發覺简发觉fājué
    to realize, discover
  • 才華简才华cáihuá
    talent
  • 痛哭流涕tòngkū liútì
    to burst into tears, cry your heart out
  • 輩子简辈子bèizi
    (over) one's life time
  • 公開简公开gōngkāi
    openly, publicly
  • 稱讚简称赞chēngzàn
    to praise
  • 下定決心简下定决心xiàdìng juéxīn
    to resolve to do, determined to do, make up one's mind
  • 海綿简海绵hǎimián
    sponge
  • 吸收xīshōu
    to absorb
  • 隻身简只身zhīshēn
    alone, by oneself, unaccompanied
  • 術科简术科shùkē
    technical subject
  • 跳舞tiàowǔ
    to dance
  • 其餘简其余qíyú
    others, the remaining
  • 學科简学科xuékē
    academic subjects
  • 憑简凭píng
    owing to, relying on, by means of
  • 毅力yìlì
    will-power, determination
  • 克服kèfú
    to overcome
  • 語言翻譯機简语言翻译机yǔyán fānyìjī
    e-language translator
  • 種種简种种zhǒngzhǒng
    various kinds of
  • 瞬間简瞬间shùnjiān
    instant, moment, in the twinkling of an eye
  • 加諸(在)简加诸(在)jiāzhū (zài)
    to be added to, conferred upon
  • 沖昏頭简冲昏头chōnghūn tóu
    to let something get to your head, let your head swell from (praise, pride, etc.), dazzled by
  • 評論简评论pínglùn
    commentary, review
  • 天堂tiāntáng
    heaven, paradise
  • 地獄简地狱dìyù
    hell
  • 戰戰兢兢简战战兢兢zhànzhàn jīngjīng
    timid with anticipation, trembling, jittery
  • 當作简当作dāngzuò
    regard as
  • 肯定kěndìng
    approval, affirmation
  • 再次zàicì
    yet again
  • 何嘗简何尝hécháng
    cannot possibly
  • 不自覺简不自觉búzìjué
    unconsciously, without realizing it
  • 體內简体内tǐnèi
    inside a person, inside the body, from within
  • 散sàn
    to disperse, permeate
  • 熟悉shóuxī
    familiar
  • 臉孔简脸孔liǎnkǒng
    face (literary)
  • 期待已久qídài yǐjiǔ
    long awaited, long anticipated, looked forward to for a long time
  • 固定gùdìng
    fixed, invariable, by routine