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

  • 黑洞hēidòng
    black hole
  • 榮耀简荣耀róngyào
    honor, glory
  • 國力简国力guólì
    national power, national strength
  • 債務简债务zhàiwù
    debt
  • 謹慎為之简谨慎为之jǐnshèn wéizhī
    be prudent, careful
  • 主辦简主办zhǔbàn
    to host
  • 雅典Yǎdiǎn
    Athens
  • 強心針简强心针qiángxīnzhēn
    strongest encouragement, 'a shot in the arm'
  • 奧林匹克運動會简奥林匹克运动会Àolínpīkè yùndònghuì
    Olympic Games
  • 國債简国债guózhài
    national debt
  • 世界盃足球賽简世界杯足球赛Shìjièbēi zúqiúsài
    FIFA World Cup
  • 歷經简历经lìjīng
    to experience, to go through, to have been through
  • 蒙特婁简蒙特娄Méngtèlóu
    Montreal, Canada
  • 輪简轮lún
    a round of
  • 美金Měijīn
    US dollars
  • 脫穎而出简脱颖而出tuōyǐng érchū
    stand out from (the rest)
  • 英鎊简英镑Yīngbàng
    British pounds
  • 申奧=申請奧運简申奥=申请奥运shēn'Ào (shēnqǐng Àoyùn)
    to apply to host the Olympics
  • 宣傳简宣传xuānchuán
    promotion, propaganda
  • 盛大shèngdà
    spectacular, grand
  • 項目简项目xiàngmù
    items, events (of competitions)
  • 盛會简盛会shènghuì
    grand event, huge gathering
  • 無不简无不wúbù
    invariably, without exception, (lit.) not one (he) doesn't
  • 贊助简赞助zànzhù
    to sponsor; sponsorship, financial support
  • 宣稱简宣称xuānchēng
    to claim, to assert
  • 龐大简庞大pángdà
    huge
  • 蓬勃péngbó
    vigorously
  • 絢麗简绚丽xuànlì
    gorgeous, dazzling, magnificent
  • 綻放简绽放zhànfàng
    to get into magnificent display
  • 歸於简归于guīyú
    to end up in
  • 前車之鑑简前车之鉴qiánchē zhījiàn
    mistakes made by those who came before, lessons from history, instructive precedents
  • 財務简财务cáiwù
    financial status
  • 興建简兴建xīngjiàn
    to build, to construct
  • 運動場館简运动场馆yùndòng chǎngguǎn
    stadium, venue for sports
  • 周遭zhōuzāo
    surrounding, periphery
  • 更新gēngxīn
    to update, renew
  • 舉債简举债jǔzhài
    to incur debt
  • 籌措简筹措chóucuò
    to raise (funds)
  • 還清简还清huánqīng
    pay off (a debt)
  • 施工shīgōng
    construction
  • 塔柱tǎzhù
    pylon, pillar
  • 花費简花费huāfèi
    to spend; expenditures
  • 預估简预估yùgū
    to estimate
  • 一路yílù
    all the way
  • 人士rénshì
    people
  • 足足zúzú
    fully
  • 參與简参与cānyù
    to participate in, to attend
  • 有餘简有余yǒuyú
    in excess of
  • 超支chāozhī
    over-expenditure
  • 專屬简专属zhuānshǔ
    exclusive characteristic
  • 必bì
    to be bound to, to be guaranteed to
  • 巨額简巨额jù'é
    huge amount, a large sum
  • 足以zúyǐ
    enough to, be sufficient to
  • 回本huíběn
    to recover one's initial costs
  • 最終简最终zuìzhōng
    in the end, eventually
  • 買單简买单mǎidān
    to pay a bill, to foot the bill

Section II

  • 虧錢简亏钱kuīqián
    to lose money
  • 奧會=奧林匹克委員會简奥会=奥林匹克委员会Àohuì (Àolínpīkè wěiyuánhuì)
    Olympic Committee
  • 虧本简亏本kuīběn
    to lose money, at a loss
  • 收場简收场shōuchǎng
    to end up with, fix the situation, (below) what are you going to do now?
  • 冷戰简冷战lěngzhàn
    cold war
  • 氛圍简氛围fēnwéi
    atmosphere, ambiance
  • 突然之間简突然之间túrán zhījiān
    suddenly (之間, N, among, between)
  • 燙手山芋简烫手山芋tàngshǒu shānyù
    a hot potato, something nobody wants
  • 唯二wéi'èr
    only two
  • 決選出简决选出juéxuǎnchū
    to have finalized on the selection of
  • 意味yìwèi
    to mean
  • 接下jiēxià
    to agree to
  • 為人稱道简为人称道wéirén chēngdào
    to be praise-worthy
  • 經由简经由jīngyóu
    through, via, by way of
  • 招商zhāoshāng
    to attract investment
  • 盈餘简盈余yíngyú
    profit, earnings
  • 開幕简开幕kāimù
    opening (ceremony)
  • 閉幕简闭幕bìmù
    closing (ceremony)
  • 典禮简典礼diǎnlǐ
    ceremony
  • 損益平衡简损益平衡sǔnyì pínghéng
    break even, lit. losses and profits balance out
  • 支撐简支撑zhīchēng
    to support
  • 後續简后续hòuxù
    follow-up
  • 總共简总共zǒnggòng
    in total, altogether
  • 基數简基数jīshù
    base number
  • 再者zàizhě
    in addition, furthermore
  • 人潮réncháo
    crowds
  • 短期duǎnqí
    short term
  • 蚊子館简蚊子馆wénziguǎn
    white elephant, i.e., government projects on which huge amounts of money are spent, but after they are completed or used for a certain purpose, they are not used again. They are populated only by mosquitos.
  • 劑简剂jì
    dose, measure for medicinal dosage
  • 陷入xiànrù
    to be caught in, to fall into
  • 景象jǐngxiàng
    sight, scene
  • 四年一度sìnián yídù
    once every four years
  • 有/無福消受简有/无福消受yǒu/wúfú xiāoshòu
    be fortunate enough to enjoy, not have the fortune of enjoying
  • 巨象jùxiàng
    elephant
  • 狠狠hěnhěn
    severely, viciously