ESTC Textbook 5

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 5.

bù guǎn不管no matter; not care

bù xǔ不许not allow; can't

zhǔ yào主要main

shì wù suǒ事务所office

chuán zhēn传真portray a person; facsimile

why

zuò wén作文write a composition; composition

biàn tiáo便条note

nèi róng内容content

jué dìng决定decide; determine

zhì zuò制作manufacture

bāo kuò包括comprise

bāo guǒ包裹dress; bundle

fǎn duì反对oppose

kǒu yǔ口语spoken language

sentence; measure word for sentences

jù zi句子sentence

kě xī可惜regrettable; regrettably

míng pái名牌famous brand; a famous person or institution

dì zhǐ地址place of residence; address

gòuquite; reach

dà jiā大家everybody; great master

hǎo jiǔ好久long; how long

rú hé如何how

xué lì学历record of formal schooling

gōng zī工资pay

guǎng gào广告advertisement

record; record

lù yīn录音tape; sound-recording

mángbusy; hurry

kuài lè快乐happy

jīng xǐ惊喜pleasantly surprised; a pleasant surprise

dǒngunderstand

chéng gōng成功succeed; successful

cáitalent; capable/talented person

bào qiàn抱歉sorry

zhāobeckon; enlist

zhāo gōng招工recruit workers

ànpress; put aside

tí gāo提高raise

jiào cái教材teaching material

wén xué文学literature

wén zhāng文章essay; writings

yǒu xiē有些have; some

cáitimbe; material

zhèng hǎo正好just in time; happen to

shuǐ píng水平horizontal; standard

méi fǎ r没法儿no way; impossible

pài duì派对party

jī liè激烈intense; uplifting

tè kuài zhuān dì特快专递express/special mail delivery

mù dì目的aim

kàn lái看来seemingly

zhe

jìng zhēng竞争compete/contend

zhāngchapter; order

jiǎn zhí简直at all; might as well

piāna piece of writing; a sheet of paper

biānweave; organize

biān mǎ编码encode; code

lián xì联系contact; link

jù huì聚会get together; get-together

kěn dìng肯定affirm; positive

shě bu de舍不得grudge

bǔ xí补习take a remedial course

biǎo gé表格form

zhuāngclothes; luggage

guǒparcel; wrap

jiě shì解释explain; explain implications, reasons, causes, etc.

jì huà计划plan;map out

tǎorule; send armed forces to suppress

tǎo lùn讨论discuss

lùnopinion; discussion

word; speech

cí yǔ词语terms

shì juàn试卷examination question sheet

zé rèn xīn责任心sense of responsibility

zànsupport; assist the master of ceremonies

zàn chéng赞成agree with; help somebody accomplish something

lù guò路过pass by/through

jìn kuàng近况how things stand

hand over; successively

yāo qǐng邀请invite

yóu zhèng biān mǎ邮政编码zip code

zhòng liàng重量weight; weight of goods

cuò bié zì错别字mispronounced or wrongly written character

mènbored; tightly closed

bù qiǎo不巧as luck would have it; malapropos

guà hào xìn挂号信registered letter

shōu fèi收费charge

yǒu shuō yǒu xiào有说有笑laughing and talking

jì xìn rén寄信人sender

xiào wài校外off-campus

duǎn xùn bān短训班short-term training course

shōu xìn rén收信人recipient of a letter

gōng zuò zhǐ工作纸working paper

qián yī tiān前一天the previous day

shuō shí huà说实话frankly

zhǐ hé纸盒paper box

jiù yāo le就要…了It's about to...