ESTC Textbook 7

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 7.

shàng shēng上升move upward; increase

shì jì世纪century

fēn bié分别part; distinguish

chuàng zào创造bring about; creation

huá rén华人Chinese; foreign citizen of Chinese descent/origin

dān qīn单亲single parent

dān shēn单身unmarried; live alone

fā yáng发扬develop and promote; make the most of

fā yáng guāng dà发扬光大carry forward

fā yán发言speak; speech

tánaltar; raised plot

jī chǔ基础base; basis

wài xiàng外向outgoing; export-oriented

wài guó外国foreign country

wài sūn外孙grandson

wài sūn nǚ外孙女granddaughter

wài yǔ外语foreign language

dà duō大多mostly

fū fù夫妇husband and wife

fū qī夫妻husband /man and wife

hǎo lái wù好莱坞Hollywood

marry a girl to; wife

qī zi妻子wife

sūn nǚ孙女granddaughter

sūn zi孙子grandson

xué wèi学位academic degree

xué shì学士scholar; bachelor

bǎo guì宝贵valuable; value

shí xíng实行carry out

nián dài年代age; a decade of a century

nián qīng年轻young; younger than

bìngcombine; be side by side

yōu mò幽默humorous

yǐng tán影坛movie circles

dé zhī得知be informed of

cherish; feel sorry for somebody

yángraise; short for Yangzhou

pāi shè拍摄shoot

zhǐ huī指挥command; commander

huīwave; wipe off

tuīpush; cut

tuī jiàn推荐recommend

shàndo something on one's own authority; monopolize

shàn cháng擅长be good at

gǎi gé改革reform; reformation

zhèng cè政策policy

fāng shì方式fashion

wǎn bèi晚辈the younger generation

céngonce

céng jīng曾经once

zhèng zhí正直upright

shūdie; different

liú lì流利fluent; smoothly

língfairy; spirit

líng huó灵活agile; flexible

zhào kàn照看look after

tè shū特殊special

tè cháng特长strong point

dú shēng zǐ nǚ独生子女only son

proportion

zhēntreasure; precious

zhēn xī珍惜treasure

yóupass through; cause

zhī míng知名famous

chǔplinth

zǔ jí祖籍original family home

dá fù答复give an answer; reply

riding crop; urge with a horse whip

book; native place

jié gòu结构structure; construction

měi dé美德virtue

bèi jǐng背景stage setting; background to a picture or photograph that sets off the main subject

shèng rèn胜任be competent

jiànstraw mat; grass

huò dé获得achieve

cánghide; store

xī fāng西方the west; the West

guān niàn观念concept; general idea

jì lù记录record; minutes

guì zú贵族aristocrat

zhuàngain; profit

zàomake; cook up

part; unit

suí zhe随着along with

leather; change

yī jǔ chéng míng一举成名become famous overnight

tái wān台湾Taiwan

duō yàng huà多样化diversify

yǐ hūn已婚get married

yǒu shǐ yǐ lái有史以来since the beginning of history

yóu cǐ kě jiàn由此可见This proves.

zhuàn qián赚钱make money

mài zuò卖座draw well

hé chàng tuán合唱团chorus

wài guó rén外国人foreigner

nián qīng rén年轻人the young

jiāng xī江西Jiangxi

man; husband

ào sī kǎ奥斯卡Oscar

yóu zǔ chéng由…组成be made up of