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

  • 貓熊简猫熊māoxióng
    panda
  • 人見人愛简人见人爱rénjiàn rén'ài
    everybody loves, loved by all
  • 征服zhēngfú
    to conquer, to subdue, to vanquish
  • 促進简促进cùjìn
    to promote
  • 友好yǒuhǎo
    friendly, amicable, cordial
  • 使者shǐzhě
    envoy, emissary
  • 沾染zhānrǎn
    soiled with, tainted with, stained with
  • 色彩sècǎi
    colors, hues, flavor, character, slant
  • 抵制dǐzhì
    to boycott
  • 繁殖fánzhí
    to breed, to reproduce, reproduction
  • 名義简名义míngyì
    in the capacity of
  • 租借zūjiè
    to lease
  • 出訪简出访chūfǎng
    to pay an official visit to a friendly foreign country
  • 甜甜Tiántián
    Tian Tian (貓熊名)
  • 風雲女性简风云女性fēngyún nǚxìng
    influential/important women, used in the phrase "Woman of the Year"
  • BBCBBC
    British Broadcasting Corporation
  • 全程quánchéng
    over the entire duration of
  • 美香Měixiāng
    Mei Xiang (貓熊名)
  • 直播zhíbò
    to live broadcast
  • 圓仔简圆仔Yuánzǎi
    Yuan Zai (貓熊名)
  • 產下简产下chǎnxià
    to give birth to
  • 唐朝/代Tángcháo/dài
    Tang Dynasty (618-907)
  • 雙胞胎简双胞胎shuāngbāotāi
    twins
  • 武則天简武则天Wǔzétiān
    Wu Zetian (the only female monarch of China, 624-705)
  • 睜眼简睁眼zhēngyǎn
    to open one's eyes
  • 天武天皇Tiānwǔ tiānhuáng
    Emperor Temmu (the 40th Emperor of Japan, 631-686)
  • 登上dēngshàng
    to ascend to (prominence)
  • 宋美齡简宋美龄Sòng Měilíng
    Soong May-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek, 1897-2003)
  • 頭條简头条tóutiáo
    headline
  • 中共Zhōnggòng
    Communist Party of China (CPC)
  • 數位化简数位化shùwèihuà
    digital, to digitize
  • 蘇聯简苏联Sūlián
    the Soviet Union
  • 追溯zhuīsù
    to trace back to
  • 北韓简北韩Běihán
    North Korea
  • 至zhì
    to, up to
  • 邁阿密简迈阿密Mài'āmì
    Miami
  • 何時何地简何时何地héshí hédì
    anytime, anywhere
  • 芝加哥Zhījiāgē
    Chicago
  • 女皇nǚhuáng
    empress, queen
  • 國務院简国务院Guówùyuàn
    State Department (US)
  • 贈送简赠送zèngsòng
    to give (as a gift)
  • 記載简记载jìzài
    to record, to put down in writing, records
  • 夫人fūrén
    wife of a prominent figure, lady, madam
  • 表biǎo
    to show (gratitude, etc.)
  • 救濟简救济jiùjì
    to provide relief to, relief
  • 謝意简谢意xièyì
    gratitude, thankfulness, appreciation
  • 自此zìcǐ
    from then on, thereupon
  • 政權简政权zhèngquán
    political power, regime
  • 欲yù
    to want to, to wish to, to desire to
  • 藉此简借此jiècǐ
    (literary) thereby
  • 雙邊简双边shuāngbiān
    bilateral, both parties
  • 稀有xīyǒu
    rare
  • 飼養場简饲养场sìyǎngchǎng
    livestock or poultry farm
  • 分別简分别fēnbié
    respectively
  • 貨幣简货币huòbì
    currency, money
  • 設简设shè
    to establish, to set up
  • 互hù
    (with) each other, mutual (literary)
  • 訪問简访问fǎngwèn
    to visit, to interview; visit, interview
  • 領取简领取lǐngqǔ
    to collect, to receive
  • 否決简否决fǒujué
    to veto
  • 因而yīn'ér
    therefore, as a result
  • 作罷简作罢zuòbà
    to call it quits

Section II

  • 出租chūzū
    to rent, for lease; rental, leasing
  • 尼克森Níkèsēn
    Richard Nixon (the 37th President of U.S.A, 1913-1994)
  • 吸金xījīn
    to bring in (revenue)
  • 北京Běijīng
    Beijing
  • 赴fù
    to go to (literary)
  • 周恩來简周恩来Zhōu Ēnlái
    Zhou Enlai (the 1st to 4th prime minister of the People's Republic of China, 1898-1976)
  • 贈與简赠与zèngyǔ
    to give to
  • 玲玲Línglíng
    Ling Ling (貓熊名)
  • 抵達简抵达dǐdá
    to arrive at
  • 興興简兴兴Xīngxīng
    Xing Xing (貓熊名)
  • 冒雨màoyǔ
    despite the rain
  • 華盛頓简华盛顿Huáshèngdùn
    Washington (the capital of U.S.A)
  • 迎接yíngjiē
    to welcome
  • 港澳Gǎng'ào
    Hong Kong and Macao (Macau)
  • 首次shǒucì
    for the first time
  • 洛杉磯简洛杉矶Luòshānjī
    Los Angeles
  • 見客简见客jiànkè
    to meet with guests
  • 奧運會简奥运会Àoyùnhuì
    Olympic Games
  • 達简达dá
    to reach, up to
  • 永永Yǒngyǒng
    Yong Yong (貓熊名)
  • 人次réncì
    head count
  • 迎新Yíngxīn
    Ying Xin (貓熊名)
  • 當局简当局dāngjú
    the authorities
  • 舊金山简旧金山Jiùjīnshān
    San Francisco
  • 宣告xuāngào
    to announce, to declare
  • 美國聯邦漁業和野生動物管理局简美国联邦渔业和野生动物管理局Měiguó liánbāng yúyè hàn yěshēng dòngwù guǎnlǐ jú
    FWS: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
  • 期間简期间qíjiān
    over the course of, whilst
  • 四川臥龍自然保護區简四川卧龙自然保护区Sìchuān Wòlóng zìrán bǎohù qū
    Sichuan Wolong National Nature Reserves
  • 為期简为期wéiqí
    lasting a period of, lasting, for a period of
  • 巡展xúnzhǎn
    exhibition tour
  • 租金zūjīn
    rental money, leasing fees, rent
  • 有利可圖简有利可图yǒulì kětú
    profitable, promise to be profitable
  • 波bō
    a wave of
  • 拉鋸简拉锯lājù
    a see-saw (battle), a close contest
  • 可觀简可观kěguān
    considerable (amount of), substantial
  • 收益shōuyì
    earnings, revenue, income
  • 林業简林业línyè
    forestry, forest industry
  • 捕捉bǔzhuō
    to catch, to capture
  • 野生yěshēng
    wild, feral
  • 呼籲简呼吁hūyù
    to call on
  • 保育bǎoyù
    to conserve, conservation
  • 設立简设立shèlì
    to set up, to establish
  • 進展简进展jìnzhǎn
    progress; to progress
  • 近親简近亲jìnqīn
    close relatives
  • 野外yěwài
    wilderness
  • 近年jìnnián
    in recent years
  • 圈養简圈养juànyǎng
    raised in pens
  • 野放yěfàng
    to release into the wild
  • 就算jiùsuàn
    even if