NPCR Textbook 2

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in New Practical Chinese 2.

yī huì r一会儿a little while; in a while

shànghigh place; high grade or high quality

xiàdown; under

bù xíng不行be not allowed; incompetent

bù cuò不错correct; yes

jiāohand over; meet

rén yuán人员personnel

rén mín人民the people

rén mín bì人民币Renminbi

cóngfollow; join

xìntrue; trustworthy

xìn yòng kǎ信用卡credit card

jièborrow; lend

ér zi儿子son

yuánchief;first

xiānfirst; earlier

bīngweapons; troops

bīng mǎ yǒng兵马俑terracotta figures of troops and horses

chūproceed from inside to outside; appear

gāngfirm; exactly

bàn gōng办公do office work

bàn gōng shì办公室office; department of institute, school or enterprise that handles administrative affairs

qiānthousand; a great amount/number of

cān guān参观visit

fā zhǎn发展develop; expand

tú shū图书books

tú shū guǎn图书馆library

dì fang地方place; part

chéng shì城市city

tiánfill; supplement

hǎo jiǔ好久long; how long

xìng míng姓名name

shìroom; Shi

jiùcome near; undertake

dàibelt; take

nián qīng年轻young; younger than

wàngforget; overlook

kuàihurry up; pleased

xìng bié性别sexual distinction

mànslow; rude

dǒngunderstand

take; seize

huànexchange; change

páiarrange; row

pái duì排队queue

shǔcount; be reckoned as

xīnnew; unused

zǎomorning; good morning

míng xìn piàn明信片postcard

pǔ tōng huà普通话putonghua

make an appointment; term

zá zhì杂志journal; random/miscellaneous notes

chácheck; investigate

order; rest stop

ōu yuán欧元Euro

huì lǜ汇率exchange rate

liú lì流利fluent; smoothly

xiàn jīn现金ready money; cash reserve in a bank

shēng huó生活live; life

yònguse; use

diànlightning; electricity

diàn nǎo电脑computer

punish; punishment

fá kuǎn罚款amercement; impose a fine or forfeit

měi yuán美元US dollar

fān yì翻译translate; translator

kǎogive or take a test or quiz; exam

kǎo shì考试take an examination; examination

zhí yè职业vocation; professional

nǎobrain; brains

zì jǐ自己oneself; closely related

yīng bàng英镑pound

càivegetable; food

biǎosurface; the relationship between the children or grandchildren of a brother and a sister or of sisters

jiànsee; meet

zhèngprove; evidence

huàword; talk about

kè běn课本textbook

qīnglight; small in number, degree, etc.

guòcross; after

guò qī过期exceed the time limit

huángo back; give back

yín háng银行bank

chánglong; length

duìa row of people; team

fēi cháng非常unusual; extremely

guǎnaccommodation for guests; embassy

kuǎnsincere; leisurely

gāishould; will

xī ān西安capital city of Shanxi Province

yuè lǎn shì阅览室reading room

jiè shū zhèng借书证library card

gōng zuò rén yuán工作人员staff member

shǎofew; be short of

get; fit

hold; handle

jiā yuán加元Canadian dollar

hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn好久不见long time no see

wáng fǔ jǐng dà jiē王府井大街Wangfujing Street, a commercial street with a long history in Beijing

yà zhōu xué xì亚洲学系Asian Studies