Chinese Made Easy 6

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6 textbooks for high school students or adult study Chinese.

shì dài世代generations; many years

shì yè事业undertaking; organization, society, foundation, etc., subsidized by the state

rén cái人才a person of ability; good looks

jǐn jǐn仅仅merely

yōu zhì优质of high grade

yuánchief;first

yuán bǎo元宝gold or silver ingot

jiānsimultaneously; hold/do two or more jobs concurrently

jiān gù兼顾give consideration to two or more things at the same time

pínglean on/against; rely on

qiè jì切忌avoid by all means

shèngbe left over; surplus

shèng yú剩余remain; remainder

bàn xué办学keep/run a school

assume; at present

close; join

hé lì合力pool efforts; resultant force

hé jiā合家whole/entire family

jí xiáng吉祥auspicious

gàoreport; inform

gào bié告别say goodbye to; leave

zēng qiáng增强strengthen

wàioutside; of one's mother, sisters or daughters

wài dì外地part of the country other than where one lives

duō yuán多元polybasic

rú yì如意be gratified; ruyi, an S shaped ornamental object, usually made of jade, formerly a symbol of good luck

zǐ shí子时period of the day from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

shí lì实力strength

shí jiàn实践implement; practice

yànentertain somebody at a feast; ease and comfort

jiā yàn家宴family feast

fù guì富贵wealth and rank

abode; imply

yù yì寓意moral

suìyear; year

zhǎnfine; high and steep

zhǎn xīn崭新completely new

kāi tuò开拓open up; developing

bì bèi必备indispensable

bì xū必须must; must

envy; fear

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ想方设法do everything possible

yì zhì意志determination

chōng jǐng憧憬long for; the realm one yearns for

chéng yuán成员members of a group or a family

tuòdevelop

draw up; intend

qiāoknock; overcharge

wén píng文凭diploma

gēng tì更替replace

lǎnglight; loud and clear

lǎng sòng朗诵declaim

lái nián来年next year

lái yuán来源origin; stem from

zǎoChinese date

pattern; fine example

mó nǐ模拟imitate; simulation

huān jù欢聚have a happy reunion

mín jiān民间folk; unofficial

yuán yuǎn liú cháng源远流长distant source and long river; time-honoured

qiánhide; go underwater

qián néng潜能latent energy; potential

lǐ niàn理念idea; belief

chéngput in a container; contain

shèng dà盛大magnificent

xiāng jiāo相交intersect; make friends with

xiāng gé相隔be at an interval

mill; grind

mó liàn磨炼put oneself through the mill

xiángauspicious

white; plain

sù zhì素质character

lián hé guó联合国the United Nations

zhìarrive; best

bud; any object that looks like a sprout

cài yáo菜肴cooked food/dishes

jiàn wén见闻knowledge

sòngread aloud; state

xiéin harmony; come to an agreement

xié yīn谐音euphony; partials

cái yuán财源source of revenue

jiàntrample; act on

diction; a type of classical Chinese literature

guò qù过去leave or pass by where the speaker or listener is for somewhere else;die

jìn rù进入enter

tōng xíng通行pass through; be in common use

tōng xíng zhèng通行证pass

xiànbound; restrict

xiàn dù限度limitation

lónggrand; prosperous

lóng zhòng隆重grand

await; have to

dùnkowtow; stamp

bì bù kě shǎo必不可少essential

huáng dòu yá黄豆芽soybean sprout

zhāo cái jìn bǎo招财进宝bring in wealth and riches

cí jiù yíng xīn辞旧迎新ring out the old year and ring in the new

qiēcut; cut off

gēngchange; watch

dòu yá豆芽bean sprouts