ESTC Textbook 2

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 2.

bù yào不要don't

yúnsay; cloud

yǐ xià以下below; the following

xiūrest; stop

xiū xi休息have a rest

at a short distance from the ground; hang down

hòuinquire after; observe

màorise up; run a risk

dōngwinter; rat-tat

dōng tiān冬天wintertime

lěngcold; deserted

guāscrape; plane

dàoarrive; thoughtful

doctor; cure

yī shēng医生doctor

fā shāo发烧run a temperature; be infatuated with

táiterrace; table

tái fēng台风typhoon; an actor's demeanour on the stage

yòuright side; west

tīngheed; judge

cough

ké sou咳嗽cough

chàngsing; cry

sǎngthroat; voice

sǎng zi嗓子throat; voice

sòucough

xiàsummer; Xia Dynasty

xià tiān夏天summer

duō yún多云cloudy

tiān qì天气weather; time

tóu tòng头痛have a headache; headache

xiǎo shí小时hour

xiǎo shuō小说fiction

xiǎo yǔ小雨rainfall of under 10mm in 24 hours; sprinkle

zuǒthe left side; east

zuǒ yòu左右the left and right sides; those in close attendance

dàibelt; take

chánglaw and order; regular pattern

cháng cháng常常often

táncatapult; flick

cǎicolour; variety

zhìaspiration; annals

zěn me yàng怎么样how; used in the negative as an euphemism

breath; rest

xiǎngthink; want to

gǎnfeel; be grateful

gǎn mào感冒cold; catch cold

shíseason; current

shí hou时候time; time

chūnspring; a year

chūn tiān春天spring; an environment full of hope and energy

zuìmost;number one

yǒuexist; have

miscellaneous; mix

zá zhì杂志journal; random/miscellaneous notes

sing; melody

yóuoil; apply tung oil or paint

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

hot; heat

àilove; cherish

ài hào爱好be interested in; fondness

qínqin, a seven-stringed plucked instrument in some ways similar to the zither; general name for certain musical instruments

shēng bìng生病be taken ill

huàdraw;mark

téngache; love dearly

bìngdisease; fall ill

tòngache; sadness

kànsee; consider

qiūharvest season; autumn

qiū tiān秋天autumn

jīng cháng经常everyday; often

shūstretch; easy

shū fu舒服comfortable; be/feel well

yàomain points; important

read aloud/out; read

dú shū读书read a book; study one's lessons

biānside; edge

gāngsteel

gāng qín钢琴piano

yīnovercast; shade

rain

xuěsnow; snow-like

fēngwind; practice

chàng gē唱歌sing

tán gāng qín弹钢琴play the piano

yīn tiān阴天overcast sky

dōng jīng东京Tokyo

guā fēng刮风wind blowing

nán jīng南京capital city of Jiangsu Province

zuì gāo最高highest

líng xià零下below zero

xià xuě下雪snow

jīnglongitude; warp

yī biān yī biān一边…一边……while...

guó huà r国画儿traditional Chinese painting

huà r画儿paint

shuǐ cǎi huà r水彩画儿watercolour

yóu huà r油画儿oil painting

yǒu shí hou有时候sometimes

tīng yīn yuè听音乐listen to music