ESTC Textbook 8

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 8.

bù wén bù wèn不闻不问be indifferent to

zhǔ zhāng主张advocate; view

justice; human ties

xiāngtownship; native place

shū jí书籍works

rén wù人物figure; character

réncompassionate; benevolence

cóng shì从事undertake; deal with

yǐ wéi以为think

rèn hé任何any

rèn xìng任性headstrong

yōu yuè优越advantageous

bàncompanion; keep somebody company

shēnextend

shēn shǒu伸手stretch/hold out one's hand; ask for money, assistance, honour, etc. from others or from the state

zuò wéi作为action; accomplish

xìntrue; trustworthy

xìn yòng信用trustworthiness; credit

juàntired; be weary of

scholar; Confucianism

rú jiā儒家Confucianism

gōng zhòng公众the public

fèngphoenix; a surname

fēn kāi分开separate; divide

zhì dù制度regulation; institution formed under certain historical conditions in the political, economic and cultural fields

dòng lì动力power; impetus

láo dong劳动cause somebody trouble

yànbe fed up with; be disgusted with

yàn xué厌学be fed up with schoolwork

fǎn fāng反方negative

fǎn yìng反映reflect; report

fǎn xǐng反省introspect

gǔ dài古代ancient; age of slave society or primitive society

hé xié和谐harmony

chù chù处处everywhere; in all respects

duō cái duō yì多才多艺versatile

dà bàn大半more than half; most probably/likely

tiān shàng天上the sky

bēn zǒu奔走rush about; run

shěnexamine; careful

shěn chá审查investigate

jiā xiāng家乡hometown

shī zhǎng师长teacher; division commander

dài lǐng带领lead; lead

yīng yǒu jìn yǒu应有尽有have all that is necessary

kāi chuàng开创initiate

yǐn dǎo引导lead; instruct and guide somebody in actions towards a certain goal

dì zǐ弟子disciple

dé zhì得志achieve one's ambition

zhì qì志气ambition

yōusorrow; worry

sī xiǎng jiā思想家thinker

jí zào急躁irritable; impetuous

dǒng dé懂得understand

bào dào报道report; news report

bō kuǎn拨款allocate funds/money; money appropriated

zhèng zhì jiā政治家statesman

kuàngvast; free from worries and petty ideas

kuàng kè旷课play truant

zhìwisdom; resourceful

wàng zǐ chéng lóng望子成龙have high hopes for one's children

kuǎn shì款式style

firm

yì lì毅力will

shēn kè深刻get to the essence of a matter or problem; deeply

shēn yuǎn深远far-reaching

yóu shuì游说lobby

rè xiàn热线hot line; hot route

ài xī爱惜cherish; love dearly

lǐ suǒ dāng rán理所当然as a matter of course

shēng píng生平all one's life; throughout one's life

xǐnginspect; examine oneself critically

remove; change

yí mín移民migrate; person who has emigrated to another place or another country or immigrated from other places or countries

biān zhù编著compile; work compiled

měi hǎo美好glorious

zì wǒ自我oneself; be conscious of oneself

liáng shī yì yǒu良师益友good teacher and helpful friend

yī zhuó衣着clothing, headgear and footwear

shè lì设立establish

huìteach; seduce

huì rén bù juàn诲人不倦be tireless in teaching

tānhave an insatiable desire for; seek

zàorash

guò shèng过剩excess; oversupply

jìn xíng进行be on the march; conduct

tú jìng途径channel

péikeep somebody company; assist from the sidelines

péi bàn陪伴accompany

hào chī lǎn zuò好吃懒做be fond of eating and averse to work

kǒng zǐ孔子Confucius

xué ér bù yàn学而不厌have an insatiable desire to learn

wú yōu wú lǜ无忧无虑free from all anxieties

xīn jiā pō新加坡Singapore

jiào yù jiā教育家educationalist

tān wán贪玩be excessively fond of play

lǔ guó鲁国the state of Lu, one of the countries in the Zhou Dynasty

wàng nǚ chéng fèng望女成凤hope that one's daughter will be somebody

zài kàn lái在…看来in the view of...