NPCR Textbook 3

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in New Practical Chinese 3.

wànten thousand; vast number

shàng bān上班be on duty

shì jiè世界world;universe

zhōng huá中华China

yúnsay; cloud

rén kǒu人口human population; size of a family

亿a hundred million; a hundred thousand

xiū xián休闲rest; lie fallow

jiàn kāng健康healthy; in normal condition

gōng lǐ公里kilometre

bāo kuò包括comprise

gǔ jì古迹historical site

zhǐ yào只要so long as

míng shèng名胜place famous for its scenery or historical relics

hòu lái后来afterwards; newly arrived/come

tīng jiàn听见hear

zài yú在于lie in; be determined by

dì lǐ地理geography; geographical features of a place

dà lù大陆continent; mainland of China

qí guài奇怪strange; unexpected

duì miàn对面opposite; right in front

shān fēng山峰mountain peak

gōng chéng工程engineering; project that requires a large quantity of manpower and materials

píng fāng平方the second power; square metre

yǐndraw a bow; stretch out

xīn zàng心脏heart; center

gǎn jué感觉sense; feel

chéng jì成绩grades

dig; scratch with one's fingernail

yáo lán摇篮cradle; cradle

gǎi shàn改善improve

gù xiāng故乡homeland

fāng shì方式fashion

lǚ yóu旅游travel

zǎo shang早上morning

zuì jìn最近shortest; recently

shùtree; plant

qiáobridge

zhèng què正确correct

wǔ shù武术kung fu

duànsection; break

mother; one's female elders

mǔ qīn母亲mother

huì hé汇合join

jiāng nán江南areas south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River; areas south of the Yangtze River

the Yellow River; natural or artificial stream of water flowing in a channel

liú chuán流传hand down

hǎisea; a great number of people or things gathering together

yóuswim; rove around

yóu lǎn游览go sightseeing

shēng bìng生病be taken ill

bìngdisease; fall ill

zhī shi知识knowledge; pertaining to knowledge, learning or culture

yán jiū研究research; consider

mì jué秘诀key

chēngweigh; call

chēng hu称呼address; form of address in somebody's presence

lì jiāo qiáo立交桥bridge or other passageway over a road or railway for vehicles towards all directions

rice; shelled or husked seed

organize; group

wǎng bā网吧Internet/cyber cafe

cōng ming聪明clever

zì ran自然natural

wǔ tīng舞厅ballroom; the dance hall

yào bù要不otherwise; either...or...

lǎnsee

diào chá调查investigate; expedition

pǎo bù跑步run; jog

yùn dòng运动movement; motion

yùn hé运河canal

tuì xiū退休go into retirement

tōng háng通航open

cháng shòu长寿longevous

mén kǒu门口gate

miàn jī面积area

xià qí下棋play chess

chū hàn出汗sweat

tái wān台湾Taiwan

píng fāng gōng lǐ平方公里square kilometre

sōng shù松树pine tree

zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng珠穆朗玛峰Mount Everest

cháng jiāng长江the Chang Jiang River

huáng hé黄河the Yellow River

é luó sī俄罗斯Russia

nán shuǐ běi diào南水北调South-to-North water diversion

míng shèng gǔ jì名胜古迹places of historic interest and scenic beauty

ào lín pǐ kè奥林匹克Olympic

yáng zhōu扬州Yangzhou

háng zhōu杭州the capital city of Zhejiang Province

liǔ shù柳树willow

ào mén澳门Macao

ài hào zhě爱好者fan

xī zàng西藏Tibet

yíng kè sōng迎客松The Pine Greeting Guests

xiāng gǎng香港Hong Kong

huáng shān黄山Mount Huang

zuò cāo做操do gymnastics

suí yáng dì隋炀帝Emperor Yang of Sui

jiē xīn huā yuán街心花园street garden