Chinese Made Easy 4

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

yī dài一带region

dīngman; member of a family

zhǔ shí主食staple/principal food

use; because of

bǎo zhèng保证pledge; bail

complete

jù quán俱全complete in all varieties

chōngsufficient; fill

chōng zú充足abundant

yǎngraise; support

zhìcut out/off; make

zhì pǐn制品goods

jiāput one thing on top of another; put in

běi fāng北方north; the northern part of the country

dān cí单词individual word; single-morpheme word

nán fāng南方the south; southern region

xiánall; a surname

xǐ ài喜爱be fond of

jūnequal; all

jūn héng均衡balanced; equilibrium

kuàichunk; piece

jiānhard; a heavily fortified point

jiān chí坚持insist on

zēngincrease

zēng jiā增加increase

dà bǐng大饼large round pancake; sesame seed cake

qiáng diào强调stress

xíng zhuàng形状form

chéngachievement; in considerable numbers or amounts

guǒ zi果子fruit; #$

guǒ jiàng果酱jam

jiāopepper

gài kuò概括summarize; brief and to the point

yóu tiáo油条Chinese oil cruller; foxy/sly person

zhùpour; concentrate

jiāngthick liquid; starch

hǎi xiān海鲜seafood

dàntasteless; thin

shēndeep; profound

qīngunmixed; silent

shāoburn; heat up or use certain chemicals, radioactive substances to cause changes in a substance

jiānfry in shallow oil without stirring; decoct

jiān bing煎饼thin pancake made of millet flour, etc.

shúcooked; ripe

zhuàngform; state

tián miàn jiàng甜面酱sweet sauce made of fermented flour

yántable salt; salt

leave; go against

zhǒng lèi种类type

jiūstudy carefully; actually

fán duō繁多various

bèibody's back; back side of an object

néng liàng能量energy; ability

cuìfragile; fragile

huā yàng花样pattern; trick

huā shēng花生peanut

huā shēng jiàng花生酱peanut butter

yíng yǎng营养nutrition; nourish

cōngallium; green

cōng huā葱花chopped spring/green onions

báothin; poor

dàn bái zhì蛋白质protein

hénggraduated arm of a steelyard; weigh

jiǎng jiu讲究be particular/fastidious about; careful study

zhèngprove; evidence

cí huì词汇vocabulary

shuō fa说法wording; argument

qǐng jiào请教ask for advice

valley; Gu, a surname

dòu jiāng豆浆soya-bean milk

foot; leg

zú gòu足够enough; suffice

là jiāo辣椒chilli; fruit of this plant

guò chéng过程process

jiàngsauce; pickle in soy sauce

jiàng yóu酱油soy

zhòngweight; weighty

cuò bié zì错别字mispronounced or wrongly written character

miàn shí面食wheaten food

yǐn shí饮食food and drink; eat and drink

hún tun馄饨dumpling soup

mán tou馒头steamed bread; steamed stuffed bun

xiān měi鲜美tasty; fresh and beautiful

huáng yóu黄油butter; grease

zhù yì lì注意力attention

dòu zhì pǐn豆制品bean products

qīng shào nián青少年youngsters

shān xī山西Shanxi

běi fāng rén北方人northerner

nán fāng rén南方人southerner

yíng yǎng shī营养师dietitian

wéido;act as

qiēcut; cut off

juǎnroll up; sweep along/up/off

apply; wipe

jiān dàn煎蛋fried egg

huā yàng fán duō花样繁多a great variety of

là jiāo jiàng辣椒酱red pepper paste/chili sauce

jiān bǐng guǒ zi煎饼果子pancake rolled with crisp fritter

xià qu下去the neutral tone of 下去