NPCR Textbook 2

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

shàng bian上边higher place; higher authority

xià bian下边lower level; next

dōngeast; host

dōng bian东边the east side

yuè qǔ乐曲composition

xí guàn习惯be accustomed to; habit

yǐ hòu以后after

xiū jiàn修建build

chū fā出发set forth/off/out; proceed from

chū chāi出差go/be away on official business; go away to undertake tasks in transport, construction, etc.

chū zū出租hire/rent out

chū zū chē出租车rented goods vehicle

qiánmove forward; front

qián bian前边in front; preceding

běinorth; be defeated

běi bian北边north; the northern part

distinguish; area

nán bian南边south; the southern part of the country

lie; for sleeping in

wò shì卧室bedroom

wèi shēng卫生hygienic; hygiene

wèi shēng jiān卫生间toilet

qù nián去年last year

yòurepeatedly; also

yòuright side; west

yòu bian右边the right side

tóng xué同学be a schoolmate of somebody; schoolmate

hòu bian后边back; later part

yuán lín园林park

guó jiā国家country; complete territory of a country

wài bian外边out; place other than where one lives or works

duō yú多余be surplus; unnecessary

evening; grow dark

dà xué shēng大学生college or university student

tiān táng天堂paradise; excellent living environment

xué xiào学校school

wánintact; complete

kè tīng客厅living room

xiǎo xué小学elementary school; philological studies

shānhill; something like a mountain

shān shuǐ山水water from a mountain; mountains and rivers

zuǒthe left side; east

zuǒ bian左边the left side

píng fāng平方the second power; square metre

píng fāng mǐ平方米square meter

xìng fú幸福happiness; felicity

gōng xǐ恭喜congratulate

guǎicrutch; turn

carry; lift

tí gāo提高raise

jiào liàn教练train; coach

wén zhāng文章essay; writings

páng biān旁边side

chūnspring; a year

qu; song

zuìmost;number one

yuèthe moon; month

engine; aircraft

bǐ sài比赛have a contest/match; match

shuǐ píng水平horizontal; standard

jiāngriver; the Chang Jiang/Yangtze River

tiānadd; have a baby

yǎnperform; drill

huǒ chē火车train

zhào xiàng照相take a picture/photographs/photos

zhào xiàng jī照相机camera

qiúball; ball sport

diàn yǐng yuàn电影院cinema

zháo jí着急feel anxious

leave; go against

piāna piece of writing; a sheet of paper

rice; shelled or husked seed

jiǎofoot; base

huāflower; ornamental plant

huā ér花儿hua'er, a kind of folk song, popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia

huā yuán花园garden

shésnake

jì zhě记者correspondent

shī rén诗人poet

sàimatch; have a competition/contest

foot; leg

zú qiú足球association football; football

lù shang路上road; en route

kick

chē zhàn车站station

liàngmeasure word of vehicle

shūlose; transport

yuǎnfar away; distant in relationship

duì yuán队员team member; Young Pioneer

yáng tái阳台balcony

wàn shì rú yì万事如意have all one's wishes

kā fēi guǎn咖啡馆café

yīn yuè tīng音乐厅concert hall

bù tóng不同distinct

háng zhōu杭州the capital city of Zhejiang Province

zú qiú chǎng足球场football pitch/field

chǎngplace used for a particular purpose; site

sū zhōu苏州Suzhou, a prefecture level city in Jiangsu Province and one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta

chūn jiāng huā yuè yè春江花月夜A Moonlit Night on the Spring River

sū háng苏杭Suzhou and Hangzhou