Chinese Made Easy 4

Chinese textbooks
6 textbooks for high school students or adult study Chinese.

dōng fāng东方east; the East

zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó中华人民共和国People's Republic of China

zhī hòu之后after; afterwards

jīng jù京剧Beijing opera

rén kǒu人口human population; size of a family

亿a hundred million; a hundred thousand

quán chēng全称unabbreviated form

gōng lǐ公里kilometre

gòng hé guó共和国republic

nèi róng内容content

chū jí初级elementary

jiǎnscissors; cut off

jiǎn zhǐ剪纸paper-cut; papper cutting

huáprosperous; flashy

huá yì华裔China and its neighbouring countries; ethnic Chinese

zhànseize; constitute

qù chù去处whereabouts; site

gǔ guó古国ancient country; country with a long history

ne

sì zhōu四周all sides/directions/quarters

sì tōng bā dá四通八达extend in all directions

kùnbe stranded; surround

kùn nan困难difficulty; financially difficult

dì xíng地形terrain; general term for terrain and surface features in cartography

Buddhist pagoda; tower

tiān táng天堂paradise; excellent living environment

ān pái安排arrange; black case work

shǎo shù少数few

shǎo shù mín zú少数民族minority nationality

shān dì山地mountainous region; hillside field

píng yuán平原plain

píng fāng平方the second power; square metre

miàotemple; temple fair

xíngbody; form

zǒngassemble; total

chéng lì成立found; be tenable

páiarrange; row

wén huà文化civilization; education

wén míng文明civilization; civilized

fāngshape with four right angles; place

fāng fǎ方法method

clan; nationality

míng zhū明珠bright pearl

zá jì杂技acrobatics

mín zú民族nation; ethnic group

hàn zú汉族Han ethnic group

jiāngriver; the Chang Jiang/Yangtze River

the Yellow River; natural or artificial stream of water flowing in a channel

hé liú河流river

zhìrule; treat

yán hǎi沿海regions along the coast

lake

law; standard

cross; tide over

dù lún渡轮ferryboat

yóu xué游学study abroad or away from home

lake; another name for Huzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province

hú pō湖泊lake

tānbeach; shoal

dú tè独特unique

shī zi狮子lion

zhūpearl; bead

mù qián目前present moment

zhí xiá shì直辖市municipality directly under the central Government

shěngleave out; save

accumulate; long-standing

chēngweigh; call

stand; erect

zhēnga 21- or 25-stringed plucked instrument similar to a zither

fán huá繁华bustling

měi shí美食fine food

liǎn pǔ脸谱types of facial makeup in operas

zì zhì qū自治区autonomous region

zì ran自然natural

expression; scene

biǎo yǎn表演perform; demonstrate

hem of a garment; posterity

xǔ duō许多many

books registered or recorded for easy reference; music score

chāo guò超过surpass; exceed

xiálinchpin; administer

extend; reach

jiāooutskirts

jiāo yě郊野countryside

dū shì都市metropolis

open country; rough

miàn jī面积area

fēng zheng风筝kite

gāo yuán高原highland

má fan麻烦troublesome; put somebody to trouble

chéng huáng miào城隍庙temple of the city god

shī zi tóu狮子头large meatballs

praise; promise

cháng jiāng长江the Chang Jiang River

huáng hé黄河the Yellow River

gōng gòng jiāo tōng公共交通public transport

hǎi nán dǎo海南岛Hainan Island

wài tān外滩the Bund

dōng fāng míng zhū diàn shì tǎ东方明珠电视塔Oriental Pearl Television Tower

tái wān dǎo台湾岛Taiwan Island