New Practical Chinese Reader Vol. 3
Vocabulary from this volume of the series. (Source: http://china.panlogicsoftware.com/ebooks.html)
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- 庆祝[慶-]
- qing4zhu4 to celebrate
- 困难[-難]
- kun4nan difficult/difficulty
- 味儿[-兒]
- wei4r taste; flavour
- 开花[開-]
- kai1hua1 to bloom
- 节日[節-]
- jie2ri4 festival
- 首都
- shou3du1 captial
- 路线[-綫]
- lu4xian4 route; itinerary
- 跳
- tiao4 to jump, to leap
- 上班
- shang4ban1 to go to work
- 奇怪
- qi2guai4 strange; surprising; odd
- 举[擧]
- ju3 to hold up; to raise
- 月饼[-餅]
- yue4bing3 moon cake
- 王安石
- Wang2 An1shi2 Wang Anshi (a well-known Chinese statesman and writer of the Song Dynasty)
- 债[債]
- zhai4 debt
- 简单[簡單]
- jian3dan1 simple
- 不如
- bu4ru2 to be not as good as; to be inferior to
- 讲[講]
- jiang3 to speak; to tell; to explain
- 移
- yi2 to move
- 表示
- biao3shi4 to show; to express/expression
- 轿子[轎-]
- jiao4zi sedan chair
- 游船[遊-]
- you2chuan2 pleasure boat
- 难过[難過]
- nan2guo4 to feel bad/sad; upset
- 民歌
- ming2ge1 folk song
- 莎士比亚[---亞]
- Sha1shi4bi3ya4 William Shakespeare
- 然后[-後]
- ran2hou4 then; after that
- 平方公里
- ping2fang1 gong1li3 square kilometer
- 太太
- tai2tai Mrs.; madam
- 字
- zi4 character; handwriting
- 一辈子[-輩-]
- yi2bei4zi for all/throughout one's life; lifetime
- 后来[後來]
- hou4lai2 afterwards, later
- 张学良[張學-]
- Zhang1 Xue2liang2 Zhang Xueliang (name of a well-known Chinese general of the 1930s)
- 木屋
- mu4wu1 log cabin
- 炒
- chao3 to stir-fry
- 黄河
- Huang2 He2 the Yellow River
- 惊[驚]
- jing1 surprise
- 受
- shou4 to receive; to accept
- 观念[觀-]
- guan1nian4 concept
- 竞争[競-]
- jing4zheng1 to compete/competition
- 秧歌
- yang1ge yangge dance
- 盆
- pen2 pot
- 茶馆[-館]
- cha2guan3 teahouse
- 够
- gou4 enough, sufficient/to be adequate
- 毛
- mao2 hair; feather; down
- 舞厅[-廳]
- wu3ting1 ballroom
- 艰苦[艱-]
- jian1ku3 arduous; hard
- 杜甫
- Du4 Fu3 Du Fu (a great poet of the Tang Dynasty)
- 读书[讀書]
- du2shu1 to read; to study, to attend school
- 俄罗斯[-羅-]
- E2luo2si1 Russia
- 部门[-門]
- bu4men2 branch; department; section
- 敬
- jing4 to offer politely
- 看见[-見]
- kan4jian4 to see, to catch sight of
- 季
- ji4 season
- 双喜[雙-]
- shuang1xi3 double happiness
- 剑[劍]
- jian4 sword
- 关心[關-]
- guan1xin1 to be concerned with
- 思考
- si1kao3 to thank deeply
- 月亮
- yue4liang moon
- 晚饭[-飯]
- wan3fan4 supper; dinner
- 说话[説話]
- shuo1hua4 to speak; to talk
- 退休
- tui4xiu1 to retire
- 乐趣[樂-]
- le4qu4 pleasure
- 举行[舉-]
- ju3xing2 to hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc)
- 贷[貸]
- dai4 to borrow or to lend/loan
- 生命
- sheng1ming4 life
- 高明
- gao1ming2 brilliant, wise
- 东北[東-]
- Dong1bei3 the Northeast
- 感觉[-覺]
- gan3jue2 feeling/to feel
- 怕
- pa4 to fear, to be afraid of
- 医务室[醫務-]
- yi1wu4shi4 clinic
- 食
- shi2 to eat
- 成绩[-績]
- cheng2ji4 achievement
- 政府
- zheng4fu3 government
- 小意思
- xiao3yi4si just a small token
- 家书抵万金[-書-萬-]
- Jia1shu1 di3 wan4 jin1 'A letter from home is worth a fortune in gold.'
- 入乡随俗[-鄉隨-]
- ru4 xiang1 sui2 su2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
- 餐厅[-廳]
- can1ting1 dining hall; dining room
- 最近
- zui4jin4 recently
- 笑话[-話]
- xiao4hua4 joke
- 嘴
- zui3 mouth
- 埋单[-單]
- mai2dan1 (Coll.) to pay a bill
- 公里
- gong1li3 kilometer
- 时代[時-]
- shi2dai4 times; era
- 声音[聲-]
- sheng1yin1 sound, voice
- 弟子不必不如师[------師]
- di4zi3 bu2bi4 bu4ru2 shi1 Disciples are not necessarily inferior to teachers
- 皇宫
- huang2gong1 palace
- 空气[-氣]
- kong1qi4 air
- 掉
- diao4 to fall
- 早上
- zao3shang (early) morning
- 页[頁]
- ye4 page
- 除了 以外
- chu2le yi3wai4 except; besides
- 江南
- Jiang1nan2 south of the Changjiang river
- 高新技术[---術]
- gao1xin1ji4shu4 new and advanced technology
- 珍贵[-貴]
- zhen1gui4 valuable; precious
- 西藏
- Xi1zang4 Tibet
- 藏趣园[--園]
- Zang4qu4yuan2 the Tibetan Botanical Centre
- 知识[-識]
- zhi1shi knowledge
- 优[優]
- you1 excellent
- 宴席
- yan4xi2 banquet; feast
- 迎客松
- Ying2ke4song1 Guest-welcoming Pine (on Mt. Huang)
- 飞虎旗[飛--]
- fei1hu3qi2 flying tiger banner
- 都市
- du1shi4 city; metropolis
- 可乐[-樂]
- ke3le4 cola; soft drink; coke
- 梦话[夢話]
- meng4hua4 words uttered in one's sleep; nonsense
- 中榜
- zhong4bang3 one's name is published in the list of successful candiates or applicants
- 科学[-學]
- ke1xue2 science
- 杰克[傑-]
- Jie2ke4 Jack (the name of a character in this textbook; an Australian man)
- 食物
- shi2wu4 food; eatables
- 欣赏[-賞]
- xin1shang3 to appreciate; to enjoy
- 美德
- mei3de2 virtue
- 好看
- hao3kan4 pleasant to look at; good-looking
- 木(头)[-(頭)]
- mu4(tou) wood
- 了
- liao3 to end up
- 舞蹈
- wu3dao3 dance
- 移植
- yi2zhi2 to transplant
- 刀(子)
- dao1(zi) knife
- 交际[-際]
- jiao1ji4 social relations; communication
- 黄山
- Huang2 Shan1 Mt. Huang
- 挖
- wa1 to dig
- 不必
- bu2bi4 not necessarily
- 握
- wo4 to hold
- 艺术[藝術]
- yi4shu4 art
- 要不
- yao4bu4 otherwise, or else
- 扭
- niu3 to twist
- AA制
- AA zhi4 (to go) dutch
- 书房[書-]
- shu1fang2 study
- 表姐
- biao3jie3 older female cousin
- 隋炀帝[-煬-]
- Sui2 Yang2di4 Emperor Suiyangdi (an emperor of the Sui Dynasty)
- 巧云
- Qiao3yun2 Qiaoyun (name of a young maid)
- 听见[聽見]
- ting1jian4 to hear
- 透明
- tou4ming2 transparent
- 苏东坡[囌東-]
- Su1 Dong1po1 Su Dongpo (a famous Chinese writer of the Song dynasty)
- 关系[關係]
- guan1xi4 relation; relationship
- 倍
- bei4 times; multiples; -fold
- 流传[-傳]
- liu2chuan2 to spread
- 收
- shou1 to receive; to accept
- 眼睛
- yan3jing eye
- 月宫
- yue4gong1 the Lunar Palace
- 商品
- shang1pin3 commodity; goods
- // NPCR 33 *************************
- // NPCR 33 *********************************************
- 商品经济[--經濟]
- shang1pin3 jing1ji4 commodity economy
- 步
- bu4 step
- 污染
- wu1ran3 to pollute
- 巾
- jin1 a piece of cloth (a towel, scarf, kerchief, etc.)
- 开口[開-]
- kai1kou3 to open one's mouth; to start to talk (frequently about something embarrassing)
- 杭州
- Hang2zhou1 Hangzhou (a city in China)
- 叉(子)
- cha1(zi) fork
- 壶[壺]
- hu2 kettle, pot
- 约[約]
- yue1 to ask/invite in advance
- 手
- shou3 hand
- 香港
- Xiang1gang3 Hong Kong
- 河
- he2 river
- 俗
- su2 custom
- 人间[-間]
- ren2jian1 the human world
- 生育
- sheng1yu4 to give birth to
- 万[萬]
- wan4 ten thousand
- 筷子
- kuai4zi chopsticks
- 王兴[-興]
- Wang2 Xing1 Wang Xing (a person's name)
- 挺
- ting3 (Coll.) very; quite
- 为[為]
- wei4 for
- 稳定[穩-]
- wen3ding4 stable
- 近
- jin4 near; close
- // NPCR 34 *************************
- // NPCR 34 *************************************************
- 规矩[規-]
- gui1ju rules; customs; manners
- 受
- shou4 to receive
- 街
- jie1 street
- 盘[盤]
- pan2 dish
- 事先
- shi4xian1 in advance; beforehand
- 饭店[飯-]
- fan4dian4 hotel
- 生病
- sheng1bing4 to fall ill
- 毛笔[-筆]
- mao2bi3 writing brush
- 野生动物保护协会[--動--護協會]
- Ye3sheng1 Dong4wu4 Bao3hu4 Xie2hui4 the Association for the Protection of the Wildlife
- 游览[遊覽]
- you2lan3 to go sight-seeing; to tour
- 血
- xie3 blood
- 耳朵
- er3duo ear
- 下棋
- xia4qi2 to play chess
- 有时[-時]
- you3shi2 sometimes
- 改善
- gai3shan4 to improve
- // NPCR 28 **************************
- // NPCR 28 *************************************************
- 首先
- shou3xian1 first of all; firstly
- 香
- xiang1 fragrant, sweet-smellling
- 激烈
- ji1lie4 intense; sharp
- 哦
- o2 oh; aha (expressing a sudden realization)
- 打
- da3 to beat
- 奋斗[奮鬥]
- fen4dou4 to struggle
- 寺庙[-廟]
- si4miao4 temple
- 酒杯
- jiu3bei1 wine cup
- 草原
- cao3yun2 grassland
- 选择[選擇]
- xuan3ze2 to select/choice
- 办法[辦-]
- ban4fa3 way; means; measure; method
- 经验[經驗]
- jing1yan4 experience
- 继续[繼續]
- ji4xu4 to continue
- 练[練]
- lian4 to practise
- 动[動]
- dong4 to move
- 收藏
- shou1cang2 to collect; to store up
- 牌(子)
- pai2(zi) brand
- 举头望明月[舉頭---]
- Ju3 tou2 wang4 ming2 yue4 '(I) raise (my) head and gaze at the bright moon.'
- 按时[-時]
- an4shi2 timely; promptly; on time
- 内蒙
- Nei4meng3 Inner Mongolia
- 挣
- zheng4 to earn
- 安静
- an1jing4 quiet
- 老人
- lao3ren2 senior; elderly man or woman
- // NPCR 31 *************************
- // NPCR 31 *********************************************
- 那么[那麽]
- na4me so; like that
- 决定
- jue2ding4 to decide; to make up one's mind
- 好处[-處]
- hao3chu4 advantage; benefit
- 棵
- ke1 (a measure word for trees and plants)
- 弟子
- di4zi3 disciple, follower
- 盘子[盤-]
- pan2zi plate; dish
- 健康
- jian4kang1 health/healthy
- // NPCR 30 *************************
- // NPCR 30 *****************************************
- 变[變]
- bian4 to change
- 大陆[-陸]
- Da4lu4 the Mainland (of China)
- 神话[-話]
- shen2hua4 myth
- 什么的[甚麽-]
- shen2mede (coll.) and so on; et cetera
- 礼轻情意重[禮輕---]
- li3 qing1 qing2yi4 zhong4 The gift is trifling, but the sentiment is profound.
- 扬州[揚-]
- Yang2zhou1 Yangzhou (a city in China)
- 刀叉
- dao1cha1 knife and fork
- 夏令营[--營]
- xia4ling4ying2 summer camp
- 阿弥陀佛[-彌--]
- E1mi2tou2fo2 May Buddha preserve us; merciful Buddha
- 跑步
- pao3bu4 to jog
- 计划[計劃]
- ji4hua4 to plan
- 走马灯[-馬燈]
- zou3ma3deng1 lantern with revolving paper-cut figures
- 夜
- ye4 night
- 味道
- wei4dao taste; flavour
- 亲戚[親-]
- qin1qi relative
- 父母
- fu4mu3 father and mother, parents
- 江南
- Jiang1nan2 areas south of the lower reaches of the Changjiang River
- 消费[-費]
- xiao1fei4 to consume
- 担心[擔-]
- dan1xin1 to worry
- 清楚
- qing1chu3 clear
- 桥[橋]
- qiao2 bridge
- 竹笋[-筍]
- zhu2sun3 bamboo shoot
- 诗[詩]
- shi1 poem
- 最后[-後]
- zui4hou4 final; last
- 寺庙[-廟]
- si4miao4 temple
- 词典[詞-]
- ci2dian3 dictionary
- 淘汰
- tao2tai4 to eliminate through selection or competition
- 修整
- xiu1zheng3 to prune, to trim
- 活动[-動]
- huo2dong4 to move about/activity
- 静
- jing4 quiet
- 中间[-間]
- zhong1jian1 middle; centre
- 在于[-於]
- zai4yu2 to depend on; to rely on
- 飘扬[飄揚]
- piao1yang2 to flutter; to fly
- 长江[長-]
- Chang2 Jiang1 the Changjiang River (or Yangtze River)
- 寒带[-帶]
- han2dai4 frigid zone; the arctic
- 调查[調-]
- diao4cha2 to investigate
- 巧
- qiao3 opportunely; coincidentally; skillful;
- 主意
- zhu3yi idea
- 嫁
- jia4 (of a women) to marry
- 整齐[-齊]
- zheng3qi2 neat; tidy
- 敲
- qiao1 to beat; to knock on
- 毛驴[-驢]
- mao2lv2 Donkey
- 穷人[窮-]
- qiong2ren2 poor people
- 羊肉
- yang2rou4 mutton
- 动作[動-]
- dong4zuo4 movement, action
- 母
- mu3 mother
- 推
- tui1 to push
- 网吧[網-]
- wang3ba1 internet cafe/bar
- 米
- mi3 rice
- 仙女
- xian1nv3 fairy, female immortal
- 高原
- gao1yuan2 plateau, highland
- 日子
- ri4zi day; life
- 字画[-畫]
- zi4hua4 calligraphy and painting
- 着[著]
- zhao2 (used after a verb as a complement to indicate the result of the action)
- 有时候[-時-]
- you3shi2hou sometimes
- 太极剑[-極劍]
- tai4ji2jian4 taijijian (a kind of traditional Chinese swordplay)
- 传说[傳説]
- chuan2shuo1 legend
- 迷
- mi2 to confuse; to enchant/fan
- 台[臺]
- tai2 platform; stage
- 希望
- xi1wang4 to hope/hope
- 登
- deng1 to publish (an essay, article, etc.)
- 感谢[-謝]
- gan3xie4 to thank
- 拉
- la1 to pull; to drag
- 打鱼[-魚]
- da3yu2 to go fishing
- 计划生育[計劃--]
- ji4hua4sheng1yu4 family planning
- 老舍
- Lao3 She3 Lao She (a Chinese modern writer)
- 植树[-樹]
- zhi2Shu4 to plant trees
- 账[賬]
- zhang4 account; bill
- 古
- gu3 ancient
- 春节[-節]
- Chun1 Jie2 Spring Festival, Chinese New Year
- 沙漠
- sha1mo4 desert
- 水果
- shui3guo3 fruit
- 工资[-資]
- gong1zi1 wages; pay
- 照相
- zhao4xiang4 to take a picture
- 嫦娥笨月
- Chang2'e2 ben4 yue4 Chang'e flying to the moon
- 条件[條-]
- tiao2jian4 condition, term
- 研究
- yan2jiu1 (to) study; (to) research
- 干杯[乾-]
- gan1bei1 to drink a toast; Cheers!
- 科学家[-學-]
- ke1xue2jia1 scientist
- 指
- zhi3 to point out
- 欢迎[歡-]
- huan1ying2 to welcome
- 悉尼
- Xi1ni2 Sydney
- 四川
- Si4chuan1 Sichuan Province
- 摆[擺]
- bai3 to put; to place
- 岳父
- yue4fu4 father-in-law (the wife's father)
- 腿
- tui3 leg
- 中华[-華]
- Zhong1hua2 China
- 名胜古迹[-勝-跡]
- ming2sheng4 gu3ji4 scenic spots and historical sites
- 舔
- tian3 to lick
- 纪念[紀-]
- ji4nian4 to commemorate
- 柳树[-樹]
- liu3shu4 willow
- 比如
- bi3ru2 to give an example; for instance
- 管
- guan3 to bother about; to mind
- 明白
- ming2bai to understand; to realize
- 点心[點-]
- dian3xin light refreshments; pastry
- 长[長]
- zhang3 to grow
- 正常
- zheng4chang2 normal; regular
- 啤酒
- pi2jiu3 beer
- 书法[書-]
- shu1fa3 calligraphy
- 屋(子)
- wu1(zi) house, room
- 称[稱]
- cheng1 to call
- 名不虚传[---傳]
- ming2bu4xu1chuan2 to have a well-deserved reputation
- 松树[-樹]
- song1shu4 pine tree
- 做操
- zuo4cao1 to do gymnastics
- 抢[搶]
- qiang3 to snatch; to make efforts to be the first; to fight for
- 热闹[熱鬧]
- re4nao bustling with noise and excitement
- 干[乾]
- gan1 dry
- 了解[瞭-]
- liao3jie3 to understand; to find out
- 名胜[-勝]
- ming2sheng4 scenic spots
- 世纪[-紀]
- shi4ji4 century
- 不过[-過]
- bu2guo4 however; but
- 单[單]
- dan1 list
- 朴素[樸-]
- pu3su4 simple; plain
- 新娘
- xin1niang2 bride
- 稍
- shao1 slightly; a little
- 工具
- gong1ju4 tool
- 敬酒
- jing4jiu3 to politely offer a cup of wine; to propose a toast
- 书法家[書--]
- shu1fa3jia1 calligrapher
- 享受
- xiang3shou4 to enjoy/enjoyment
- 看法
- kan4fa3 view
- 止
- zhi3 to stop
- 米
- mi3 meter
- 竹子
- zhu2zi bamboo
- 声[聲]
- sheng1 sound, voice
- 灵山[霛-]
- Ling2 Shan1 Mt. Ling (a mountain in the suburbs of Beijing)
- 唐代
- Tang2dai4 Tang Dynasty
- 搬
- ban1 to move; to take a way
- 养[養]
- yang3 to grow, to raise
- 熄(灯)[-(燈)]
- xi1(deng1) to put out (a lamp)
- 熊猫
- xiong2mao1 panda
- 鼻烟壶[-煙壺]
- bi2yan1hu2 snuff bottle
- 古书[-書]
- gu3shu1 ancient book
- 新疆
- Xin1jiang1 Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China)
- 封
- feng1 (measure word for letters)
- 意见[-見]
- yi4jian4 idea, suggestion
- 包括
- bao1kuo4 to include
- 友好
- you3hao3 friendly
- 关心[關-]
- guan1xin1 to care for
- 跳舞
- tiao4wu3 to dance
- 中秋节[--節]
- Zhong1qiu1 Jie2 the Mid-Autumn Festival
- 人口
- ren2kou3 population
- 母亲[-親]
- mu3qin1 mother
- // NPCR 29 ************************
- // NPCR 29 *************************************************
- 大部分
- da4bu4fen the greater part
- 双[雙]
- shuang1 pair
- 既 又
- ji4 you4 both and
- 藏
- cang2 to hide
- 休闲[休閒]
- xiu1xian2 to take recreation
- 嫦娥
- Chang2'e2 Goddess of the Moon
- 棒
- bang4 (coll.) good, fine
- 画像[畫-]
- hua4xiang4 portrait
- 风俗[風-]
- feng1su2 custom
- 比上不足比下有余[-------餘]
- bi3 shang4 bu4zu2, bi3 xia4 you3yu4 better than some, though not as good as others; fair to middling
- 喜
- xi3 happy; delighted
- 园艺师[園藝師]
- yuan2yi4shi1 horticulturist
- 美化
- mei3hua4 to beautify
- 住房
- zhu4fang2 house; lodgings; housing
- 服务员[-務員]
- fu2wu4yuan2 attendant; waiter/waitress
- 云[雲]
- yun2 cloud
- 世界
- shi4jie4 world
- 称赞[稱讚]
- cheng1zan4 to praise
- 澳门[-門]
- Ao4men2 Macao
- 幸福
- xing4fu2 happy
- 留学[-學]
- liu2xue2 to study abroad
- 包
- bao1 bag; sack; satchel
- 对面[對-]
- dui4mian4 opposite side
- 丢人
- diu1ren2 to lose face; to be disgraced
- 锣[鑼]
- luo2 gong
- 肉丝炒竹笋[-絲--筍]
- rou4si1 chao3 zhu2sun3 stir-fried shredded pork with bamboo shoots
- 舞
- wu3 dance
- 病
- bing4 to fall ill/disease
- 主人
- zhu3ren2 master
- 脑筋[腦-]
- nao3jin1 brain; mind; way of thinking
- 墙[墻]
- qiang2 wall
- 按
- an4 according to
- 凑合
- cou4he (coll.) to make do; to be passable; to be not too bad
- 手
- shou3 hand
- 企业[-業]
- qi3ye4 enterprise, business
- 肥
- fei2 fat
- 家
- jia1 specialist in a certain field
- 熟
- Shu2 familiar
- 作品
- zuo4pin3 work of literature or art
- 金钱[-錢]
- jin1qian2 money
- 贾岛[賈島]
- Jia3 Dao3 Jiao Dao (a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty)
- 姑爷[-爺]
- gu1ye son-in-law
- 组[組]
- zu3 to form/group
- 尊重
- zun1zhong4 to respect; to value
- 胸
- xiong1 chest
- 接着[-著]
- jie1zhe to follow; to carry on/then
- 父
- fu4 father
- 珠穆朗玛峰[---瑪-]
- Zhu1mu4lang3ma3 Feng1 Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest)
- 班
- ban1 class
- 切
- qie1 to cut; to slice
- 游
- you2 to travel, to tour
- 绿化[綠-]
- lv4hua4 to make (a location) green by planting trees; to reforest
- 自然
- zi4ran2 natural/nature
- 宝[寶]
- bao3 treasure
- 接受
- jie1shou4 to accept
- 描写[-寫]
- miao2xie3 to describe
- 门口[門-]
- men2kou3 doorway
- 教堂
- jiao4tang2 church; cathedral
- 敲锣打鼓[-鑼--]
- qiao1luo2 da3gu3 to beat drums and gongs
- 决定
- jue2ding4 to decide
- 台湾[臺灣]
- Tai2wan1 Taiwan
- 官
- guan1 government official
- 分之
- fen1zhi1 (used to express a fraction or percentage)
- 动物园[動-園]
- dong4wu4yuan2 zoo
- 手指
- shou3zhi3 finger
- 神女峰
- Shen2nv3 Feng1 Goddess Peak
- 醒
- xing3 to wake up
- 连[連]
- lian2 even
- 认为[認爲]
- ren4wei2 to think, to consider
- // NPCR 27 ***************************
- // NPCR 27 **********************************************
- 心灵[-靈]
- xin1ling2 soul
- 比较[-較]
- bi3jiao4 comparatively; quite/ to compare
- 红双喜字[紅雙--]
- hong2 shuang1xi3 zi the red 囍 character
- 回
- hui2 (measure word for things or the times of an action)
- 热带[熱帶]
- re4dai4 torrid zone; the tropics
- // NPCR 36 ***************************
- // NPCR 36 ***************************************************
- 越 越
- yue4 yue4 the more the more
- 借债[-債]
- jie4zhai4 to borrow money
- 使者
- shi3zhe3 envoy
- 饼[餅]
- bing3 cake
- 谦虚[謙-]
- qian1xu1 modest
- 互相
- hu4xiang1 mutually; one another
- 团聚[團-]
- tuan2ju4 to reunite; to gather together
- 微笑
- wei1xiao4 to smile
- 只要
- zhi3yao4 as long as
- 宋代
- Song4dai4 Song Dynasty
- 师不必贤于弟子[師--鮮---]
- shi1 bu2bi4 xian2 yu2 di4zi3 Teachers are not necessarily more capalde than disciples
- 登记[-記]
- deng1ji4 to register
- 这样[這樣]
- zhe4yang4 so, such
- 橄榄球[-欖-]
- gan3lan3qiu2 American football
- 舞台[-臺]
- wu3tai2 stage
- 由
- you2 by
- 坝[垻]
- ba4 dam
- 对[對]
- dui4 to match
- 前途
- qian2tu2 future
- 靠近
- kao4jin4 to draw near; to approach
- 乱[亂]
- luan4 disordered; messy; chaotic
- 武术[-術]
- wu3shu4 martial arts
- 背包
- bei4bao1 knapsack; backpack
- 奥林匹克
- Ao4lin2pi3ke4 the Olympics
- 摇篮[-籃]
- yao2lan2 cradle
- 原来[-來]
- yuan2lai2 formerly; originally
- 伟大[偉-]
- wei3da4 great
- 将军服[將軍-]
- jiang1jun1fu2 a general's uniform
- 结婚证[結-証]
- jie2hun1zheng4 marriage certificate
- // NPCR 37 **************************
- // NPCR 37 **************************************************
- 李玉兰[--蘭]
- Li3 Yu4lan2 Li Yulan (name of a character in this textbook; a Chinese girl)
- 教育
- jiao4yu4 to educate/education
- 一边 一边 [-邊 -邊 ]
- yi4bian1 yi4bian1 at the same time; simultaneously
- 研究
- yan2jiu1 to study; to do research
- 轻[輕]
- qing1 light
- 地
- de (used to form an adverbial adjunct)
- 节约[節約]
- jie2yue1 to save; to economize
- 背
- bei1 to carry
- 小时候[-時-]
- xiao3shi2hou in one's childhood
- 文房四宝[---寶]
- wen2fang2 si4bao3 the four treasures of the study
- 花轿[-轎]
- hua1jiao4 bridal sedan chair
- 正确[-確]
- zheng4que4 correct
- 山峰
- shan1feng1 mountain peak
- 山水画[--畫]
- shan1shui3hua4 landscape painting
- 羽绒服[-絨-]
- yu3rong2fu2 down coat
- 勤俭[-儉]
- qin2jian3 hardworking and thrifty
- 工程师[--師]
- gong1cheng2shi1 engineer
- 围巾[圍-]
- wei2jin1 scarf
- 海
- hai3 sea
- 纪念[紀-]
- ji4nian4 to commemorate
- 两岸猿声啼不住[兩--聲---]
- Liang3 an4 yuan2 sheng1 ti2 bu4 zhu4 'Monkeys on the both banks keep calling.'
- 唐明皇
- Tong2 Ming2huang2 Emperor Tangminghuang (an emperor of the Tang Dynasty)
- 日
- ri4 sun, daytime
- 喜糖
- xi3tang2 wedding sweets (or candies)
- 口
- kou3 mouth
- 挂[掛]
- gua4 to hang
- 鸟宿池边树[鳥--邊樹]
- Niao3 su4 chi2 bian1 shu4 'A bird spends the night on a tree by the side of the pool.'
- 民间[-間]
- min2jian1 folk
- 鼓
- gu3 drum
- 轮椅[輪-]
- lun2yi3 wheelchair
- 暖气[-氣]
- nuan3qi4 heating
- 湖南
- Hu2nan2 Hunan Province
- 季节[-節]
- ji4jie2 season
- 僧敲月下门[----門]
- Seng1 qiao1 yue4 xia4 men2 'A monk knocks on a gate under the moon(light).'
- 唐朝
- Tang2chao2 Tang Dynasty
- 来往[來-]
- lai2wang3 to come and to go
- 植树节[-樹節]
- Zhi2shu4 Jie2 Arbour Day
- 和尚
- he2shang Buddhist monk
- 句
- ju4 sentance
- 对联[對聯]
- dui4lian2 antithetical couplet
- 晕船
- yun4chuan2 seasickness
- 聊天
- liao2tian1 to chat
- 运河[運-]
- yun4he2 canal
- 网络[網絡]
- wang3luo4 internet
- 绝对[絕對]
- jue2dui4 absolute
- 山水
- shan1shui3 mountain and water; landscape
- 旅游
- lv3you2 to tour
- 意思
- yi4si meaning; idea
- 重要
- zhong4yao4 important
- 古代
- gu3dai4 ancient times
- 通航
- tong1hang2 to be open to air traffic or to navigation
- 只是
- zhi3shi4 only; just
- 生产[-産]
- sheng1chan3 to produce/production
- 敲
- qiao1 to knock
- 优生优育[優-優-]
- you1sheng1you1yu4 healthy birth and sound care
- 复杂[複雜]
- fu4za2 complicated
- 地理
- di4li3 geography
- 气候[氣-]
- qi4hou4 climate
- 叶(子)[葉(-)]
- ye4(zi) leaf
- 街心花园[---園]
- jie1xin1 hua1yuan2 avenues
- 聪明[聰-]
- cong1ming2 intelligent, clever
- 植物园[--園]
- zhi2wu4yuan2 botanical garden
- 解决
- jie3jue2 to solve
- 竹叶[-葉]
- zhu2ye4 bamboo leaf
- 晕
- yun1 to feel dizzy
- 外交
- wai4jiao1 diplomacy
- 运动[運動]
- yun4dong4 to do physical exercise/sports
- 现代[現-]
- xian4dai4 modern
- 览[覽]
- lan3 to look at; to see
- 李白
- Li3 Bai2 Li Bai (name of a great Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty)
- 入
- ru4 to enter
- 结婚[結-]
- jie2hun1 to marry
- 杯(子)
- bei1(zi) cup
- 厨师[廚師]
- chu2shi1 cook; chef
- 西王母
- Xi1wang2mu3 The Queen Mother of the West (a figure in Chinese mythology)
- 友谊[-誼]
- you3yi4 friendship
- 干净[乾-]
- gan1jing4 clean
- 心脏[-臟]
- xin1zang4 heart
- 贴[貼]
- tie1 to paste; to stick
- 书架[書-]
- shu1jia4 bookshelf
- 添
- tian1 to add; to increase
- 墨镜
- mo4jing4 sunglasses
- 盆景
- pen2jing3 miniature trees and rockery, bonsai
- 湖北
- Hu2bei3 Hubei Province
- 围[園]
- wei2 to surround
- 糖
- tang2 sweets; candy
- 卷
- juan3 to roll up
- 师[師]
- shi1 person skilled at a certain profession; expert; master
- 支持
- zhi1chi2 to support
- 经济[經濟]
- jing1ji4 economy
- 读[讀]
- du2 to read; to study, to attend school
- 实现[實現]
- shi2xian4 to realize
- 君子兰[--蘭]
- jun1zi3lan2 kaffir lily
- 故乡[-鄉]
- gu4xiang1 hometown
- 付
- fu4 to pay
- 差不多
- cha4buduo1 about the same/almost
- 球场[-場]
- qiu2chang3 ground or court for ball games
- 低头思故乡[-頭--鄉]
- Di1 tou2 si1 gu4xiang1 '(I) lower my head and think of (my) beloved hometown.'
- 别人
- bie2ren other people
- 面积[-積]
- mian4ji1 area
- 发现[發現]
- fa1xian4 to find, to discover
- 围[圍]
- wei2 to enclose
- 岳母
- yue4mu3 mother-in-law (the wife's mother)
- 乡[鄉]
- xiang1 native place; home village; country
- 俩[倆]
- lia3 (Coll.) two (people)
- 平方
- ping2fang1 square
- 名牌
- ming2pai2 famous brand
- 船
- chuan2 boat; ship
- 赏[賞]
- shang3 to admire; to enjoy
- 网[網]
- wang3 net
- 商量
- shang1liang to discuss; to talk over
- 一般
- yi4ban1 general, ordinary
- 贤[鮮]
- xian2 virtuous, able
- 服务[-務]
- fu2wu4 to give service; to serve
- 扭秧歌
- niu3yang1ge to do the yangge dance
- 工程
- gong1cheng2 engineering project
- 闻[聞]
- wen2 to smell
- 留
- liu2 to stay
- 背
- bei4 to recite from memory
- 随[隨]
- sui2 to follow
- 保护[-護]
- bao3hu4 to protect
- 金子
- jin1zi gold
- 肉丝[-絲]
- rou4si1 shredded pork
- 最
- zui4 most
- 个人[個-]
- ge4ren2 individual (person)
- 确实[確實]
- que4shi2 really; indeed
- 床前明月光
- Chuang2 qian2 ming2 yue4 guang1 'In front of the bed, the light of the moon shines bright.'
- 烤全羊
- kao3quan2yang2 whole roasted lamb
- 段
- duan4 section; part
- 就是
- jiu4shi4 even if
- 咖啡馆[--館]
- ka1fei1guan3 cafe; coffee bar
- 辣
- la4 hot; spicy
- 美丽[-麗]
- mei3li4 beautiful
- 爱好者[愛--]
- ai4hao4zhe3 lover (of arts, sports, etc.); enthusiast
- 鸟[鳥]
- niao3 bird
- 古迹[-跡]
- gu3ji4 historical sites
- 浇[澆]
- jiao1 to water
- 凉
- liang2 cool; cold
- 缘分[緣-]
- yuan2fen4 fate or fortune by which people are brought together
- 人们[-們]
- ren2men people
- 积蓄[積-]
- ji1xu4 to save/savings
- 西餐
- xi1can1 Western-style food (meal)
- 信用
- xin4yong4 credit
- 其余[-餘]
- qi2yu2 the other; the rest
- 敬
- jing4 to respect; to politely offer
- 请客[請-]
- qing3ke4 to invite sb. (to dinner), usually with the intention to pay
- 新婚
- xin1hun1 newly-married
- 特色
- te4se4 characteristic; distinguishing feature
- 花
- hua1 to spend
- 抬
- tai2 to lift; to raise
- 跟
- gen1 to follow
- 邻居[鄰-]
- lin2ju1 neighbour
- 首
- shou3 (measure word for poems and songs, etc.)
- 婚礼[-禮]
- hun1li3 wedding ceremony
- // NPCR 38 **************************
- / NPCR 38 **************************************************
- 诗人[詩-]
- shi1ren2 poet
- 公里
- gong1li3 kilometer
- 文学家[-學-]
- wen2xue2jia1 writer
- 市
- shi4 city; municipality
- 秘诀[-訣]
- mi4jue2 secret of success
- 物
- wu4 thing
- 账单[賬單]
- zhang4dan1 bill
- 虎
- hu3 tiger
- 梦[夢]
- meng4 dream
- 品
- pin3 article, product
- 建立
- jian4li4 to build, to establish
- 学历[學歷]
- xue2li4 record of formal schooling; educational background
- 照顾[-顧]
- zhao4gu4 to look after
- 植物
- zhi2wu4 plant
- 纪念品[紀--]
- ji4nian4pin3 souvenir
- 搞
- gao3 to do, to carry on
- 蒙族
- Meng3zu2 Mongolian ethnic group
- 轻舟已过万重山[輕--過---]
- Qing1 zhou1 yi3 guo4 wan4 chong2 shan1 'But my boat has smoothly passed ranges upon ranges of mountain.'
- 贷款[貸-]
- dai4kuan3 to provide or to ask for a loan/loan
- 高薪
- gao1xin1 high salary
- 叫做
- jiao4zuo4 to be called
- // NPCR 35 **************************
- // NPCR 34 ***********************************************
- 下联[-聯]
- xia4lian2 the second line of a couplet
- 果树[-樹]
- guo3shu4 fruit tree
- 之一
- zhi1yi1 one of
- // NPCR 32 **************************
- // NPCR 32 ******************************************
- 称呼[稱-]
- cheng1hu to call/a form of address
- 大方
- da4fang generous
- 客人
- ke4ren guest
- 长寿[長壽]
- chang2shou4 longevity
- 刮
- gua1 to blow
- 将军[將軍]
- jiang1jun1 general
- 环境[環-]
- huan2jing4 environment
- 尊敬
- zun1jing4 to respect; to honour
- 愉快
- yu2kuai4 joyful; cheerful
- 园艺[園藝]
- yuan2yi4 gardening
- 外资[-資]
- wai4zi1 foreign capital
- 场所[場-]
- chang3suo3 place
- 工艺品[-藝-]
- gong1yi4pin3 handicraft article
- 宋代
- Song4dai4 Song Dynasty
- 惊喜[驚-]
- jing1xi3 pleasent surprise
- 准备[準備]
- zhun3bei4 to prepare
- 情意
- qing2yi4 affection
- 存款
- cun2kuan3 bank savings
- 凉快
- liang2kuai cool
- 疑是地上霜
- Yi2 shi4 di4 shang4 shuang1 '(I) suspect (it) is frost on the ground.'
- 汇合[匯-]
- hui4he2 to converge; to join
- 得到
- de2dao4 to get
- 更
- geng4 more
- 大事
- da4shi4 important matter; major issue
- 方式
- fang1shi4 way
- 戴
- dai4 to put on; to wear
- 地道
- di4dao pure; typical; genuine
- 再说[-説]
- zai4shuo1 what's more
- 好奇
- hao3qi2 curious
- 胡同
- hu2tong4 lane; alley
- 疯[瘋]
- feng1 mad; crazy
- 闹[鬧]
- nao4 noisy
- 裙子
- qun2zi skirt
- 隐私[隱-]
- yin3si1 privacy; personal secret
- 今朝有酒今朝醉
- jin1zhao1 you3 jiu3 jin1zhao1 zui4 'Get drunk while there is still wine'; indulge oneself for the moment without caring about the future
- 可
- ke3 really; truely; indeed
- 出汗
- chu1han4 to sweat
- 珍贵[-貴]
- zhen1gui4 valuable; precious
- 阿姨
- a1yi2 house maid
- 夏威夷
- Xia4wei1yi2 Hawaii
- 算
- suan4 to consider; to calculate
- 上联[-聯]
- shang4lian2 the first line of a couplet
- 句子
- ju4zi sentance
- 唐诗选[-詩選]
- Tang2shi1 Xuan3 Selected Tang Poems
- 三峡[-峽]
- San1xia2 the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
- 书法家[書--]
- shu1fa3jia1 calligrapher
- 追求
- zhui1qiu2 to seek
- 非洲
- Fei1zhou1 Africa
- 经过[經過]
- jing1guo4 to pass, to go through
- 挖
- wa1 to dig
- 灯[燈]
- deng1 lamp; lantern
- 各
- ge4 each; every
- 旗子
- qi2zi flag; banner
- 抢救[搶-]
- qiang3jiu4 to save; to rescue
- 亿[億]
- yi4 a hundred million
- 批评[-評]
- pi1ping2 to criticize
- 最好
- zui4hao3 had better; it would be best
- 树[樹]
- shu4 tree
- 南水北调[---調]
- nan2 shui3 bei3 diao4 divert water from the south to the north
- 块[塊]
- kuai4 piece, lump
- 生气[-氣]
- sheng1qi4 to get angry
- 引
- yin3 to divert; to lead
- 久
- jiu3 long (time)
- 活
- huo2 to live/alive
- 外交官
- wai4jiao1guan1 diplomat
- 款
- kuan3 money
- 院子
- yuan4zi courtyard
- 舞
- wu3 dance
- 立交桥[--橋]
- li4jiao1qiao2 overpass