HCPS Textbook 3A

Chinese textbooks

Here are all the words you need to know in Higher Chinese for Primary School 3A.

jǔ举lift; start

wū乌crow; a surname

fù付hand/turn over

huǒ伙group of ten soldiers; partner

bàn伴companion; keep somebody company

jiàn健healthy; strengthen

bàng傍draw near; be close to

jūn军army; army

zhǔn准standard; in accordance with

gāng刚firm; exactly

nǔ努put forth; protrude

huà化change; melt

wèi卫defend; security guard

jí及take into account; catch up

qǔ取take; aim at

hào号call; transmit

sī司department; manage

míng名name; give a name

xī吸inhale; absorb

hǎn喊shout; call

bèi备be equipped with; prepare

fù复duplicate; compound

xìng姓one's surname is; surname

yí姨sister-in-law; mother's sister

shí实solid; true

cháng尝taste; try

zhǎn展open up; prolong

xī希hope; rare

yòu幼young; firstborn

kāng康well-being; broad

nòng弄play/fool with; do

qiáng强powerful; strengthen

dāng当equal; work as

xíng形body; form

sī思consider; long for

guàn惯be in the habit of; spoil

yì意idea; desire

yuàn愿honest and cautious;hope

huò或someone; maybe

rēng扔throw; throw away

pī披drape over one's shoulder; open

àn按press; put aside

tuī推push; cut

bǎi摆put; list

zhuàng撞hit; act rashly

gǎi改change; correct

wàng望look/gaze into the distance; plenilune

lǐ李plum; plum tree

shù束bind; control

gēn根root; offspring

shòu瘦thin; lean

gài盖lid; umbrella

duǎn短brief; lack

ǎi矮short; low

pò破be broken; break down

fú福good fortune; make a curtsy

kē科branch of academic or vocational study; division/subdivision of an administrative unit

tū突dash out of a cave; abruptly

guǎn管tube; wind instrument

piān篇a piece of writing; a sheet of paper

cū粗rough; wide

xì系tie; series

jǐn紧tight; firm

liàn练white silk; boil and scour raw silk

xì细thin; in small particles

fān翻turn over/around; search

zhě者one who;

bèi hòu背后back; behind somebody's back

nǎo脑brain; brains

tuǐ腿leg; leglike support

yì艺skill; art

yá芽bud; any object that looks like a sprout

liàng谅forgive; I believe

tiē贴paste; keep close to

yuè越jump over; go through

qù趣inclination; interest

liàng辆measure word of vehicle

jìn近near; approaching

chí迟slow; late

tuì退retreat; cause to move back

guàng逛stroll

zhōng钟bell; clock

cuò错grindstone for polishing jade; polish jade

fù附attach; get close to

chén陈lay out; state

péi陪keep somebody company; assist from the sidelines

yè页leaf; page

tí题subject; inscribe

yán颜colour; face

xiān鲜delicacy; seafood

guī龟tortoise

zhuàng壮strong; magnificent

jiǎo角horn; antenna

juǎn卷roll up; sweep along/up/off

jiāng将support; take care of

bēi zhe背着carry on the back