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

  • 開闊简开阔kāikuò
    wide, expansive
  • 轉動简转动zhuǎndòng
    to revolve
  • 共通gòngtōng
    common, universal
  • 柏林Bólín
    Berlin
  • 水果攤简水果摊shuǐguǒtān
    fruit stand
  • 土耳其Tǔ'ěrqí
    Turkey
  • 瓜香果豔简瓜香果艳guāxiāng guǒyàn
    filled with the fragrances and beauty of various types of fruit
  • 常客chángkè
    regular customer
  • 秤chèng
    to weigh
  • 手擺腳動简手摆脚动shǒubǎi jiǎodòng
    to gesticulate, talk with your hands (and feet)
  • 身陷shēnxiàn
    to find oneself in (a bad situation)
  • 迷宮简迷宫mígōng
    maze
  • 文法wénfǎ
    grammar
  • 濃重简浓重nóngzhòng
    heavy, thick (e.g., accent, nasal sound)
  • 回覆简回复huífù
    to answer, to respond
  • 焦急jiāojí
    anxious
  • 催熟cuīshóu
    to accelerate the ripening, to ripen
  • 急忙jímáng
    hurriedly, in a hurry
  • 臨時简临时línshí
    temporary, impromptu
  • 口譯简口译kǒuyì
    (oral) interpretation; to interpret
  • 達成简达成dáchéng
    to realize, to reach
  • 道謝简道谢dàoxiè
    to say thank to, to express appreciation to
  • 面前miànqián
    in front of, before
  • 紊亂简紊乱wènluàn
    in a mess, in chaos, all mixed up
  • 錯亂简错乱cuòluàn
    in disorder, in confusion
  • 人家rénjiā
    other people
  • 校長简校长xiàozhǎng
    principal (primary, secondary school), president (university)
  • 旅途lǚtú
    trip, travels
  • 勞累简劳累láolèi
    tired, tiring
  • 傲慢àomàn
    arrogant
  • 皺眉简皱眉zhòuméi
    to wrinkle one's eyebrows, to frown
  • 標識简标识biāozhì
    mark, logo, marking, sign
  • 國際觀简国际观guójìguān
    global perspective
  • 接軌简接轨jiēguǐ
    to integrate with (another entity), to get in step with, (lit. connect rails)
  • 身在shēnzài
    (of a person) located, to be (somewhere)

Section II

  • 眼見简眼见yǎnjiàn
    seeing that, to observe
  • 捷克Jiékè
    the Czech Republic
  • 心急xīnjí
    anxious, agitated
  • 浪潮làngcháo
    wave, trend
  • 拋简抛pāo
    to toss, to throw, cast aside
  • 淘汰táotài
    to eliminate (through competition), weed out
  • 督促dūcù
    supervise and urge, to urge
  • 背bèi
    to memorize
  • 單字简单字dānzì
    vocabulary, word
  • 倍增bèizēng
    to increase or improve exponentially
  • 限於简限于xiànyú
    limited to
  • 遼闊简辽阔liáokuò
    expansive, vast
  • 之外zhīwài
    other than, in addition to
  • 境地jìngdì
    circumstances, situation, condition
  • 孤立gūlì
    isolated
  • 賽事简赛事sàishì
    competition, match, race, games
  • 島嶼简岛屿dǎoyǔ
    island
  • 四處简四处sìchù
    everywhere
  • 拼音pīnyīn
    Romanization, spelling
  • 錯誤百出简错误百出cuòwù bǎichū
    riddled with mistakes
  • 精良jīngliáng
    superior
  • 前來简前来qiánlái
    to come over
  • 版本bǎnběn
    version
  • 源源不絕简源源不绝yuányuán bùjué
    in uninterrupted flow, in continuous stream
  • 訪客简访客fǎngkè
    visitor
  • 人文rénwén
    cultural, (below) the humanities
  • 景觀简景观jǐngguān
    view, landscape, scenery
  • 底蘊简底蕴dǐyùn
    foundation, background
  • 深厚shēnhòu
    deep, solid
  • 步調简步调bùdiào
    pace
  • 家傳简家传jiāchuán
    traditional, local
  • 勤讀简勤读qíndú
    to diligently study
  • 書籍简书籍shūjí
    books, reading material
  • 知曉简知晓zhīxiǎo
    familiar with, proficient in
  • 勤奮简勤奋qínfèn
    diligently and conscientiously
  • 駕馭简驾驭jiàyù
    to master
  • 重點简重点zhòngdiǎn
    main point, key point
  • 磨損简磨损mósǔn
    to wear away
  • 攪碎简搅碎jiǎosuì
    to grind, to shred
  • 翻fān
    to flip through, to turn (the pages of), crack a book
  • 字典zìdiǎn
    dictionary
  • 腦子简脑子nǎozi
    brain
  • 區塊简区块qūkuài
    area, block
  • 自大zìdà
    arrogant, conceited, swelled-head
  • 獨白简独白dúbái
    monologue, soliloquy
  • 上演shàngyǎn
    to perform, to put on (a performance)
  • 戲碼简戏码xìmǎ
    play, drama