NPCR Textbook 3

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

yī bèi zi一辈子all one's life

shì jì世纪century

diū rén丢人lose face

wèisupport; for

jiǔfor a long time; a specified duration

hand/turn over

chuán shuō传说it is said; legend

shǐ zhě使者envoy

xìn yòng信用trustworthiness; credit

bèitimes; double

jiè zhài借债borrow money

zhàidebt

qí yú其余the rest

zài shuō再说put off until some time later; besides

guāscrape; plane

qín jiǎn勤俭assiduous and thrifty

approve; can

kě lè可乐Coca Cola; funny

shāng pǐn jīng jì商品经济cash economy

kùn nan困难difficulty; financially difficult

dam; dyke

mò jìng墨镜sunglasses

evening; grow dark

jiāng jūn将军check; embarrass

jiù shì就是exactly; even if

shān shuǐ山水water from a mountain; mountains and rivers

shān shuǐ huà山水画landscape

gōng yì pǐn工艺品handiwork

wēi xiào微笑smile; smile

be afraid of; be unable to bear

zhǐfinger; point at

àn shí按时on time

tǐngstraight; stick out

diàowave; show off

grasp; close a fist

shōu cáng收藏collect and store

sun; daytime

rì zi日子date; time

yùn chuán晕船pelagism

pǔ sù朴素plain; thrifty

lái wǎng来往come and go; contact/intercourse/exchange

guǒ shù果树fruit tree

mènghallucinatory experience that occurs during sleep when part of the cerebral cortex is still in action;dream

mèng huà梦话somniloquy; daydream

zhǐstop; close

yóu chuán游船pleasure boat

zhēn guì珍贵precious

shēng chǎn生产produce; give birth to a child

shēng mìng生命life; living things

huà xiàng画像draw a portrait; portrait

liúremain; study abroad/overseas

fēngmad; play wilfully

yǎn jing眼睛eye

zháoattach; touch

jī xù积蓄save; savings

wěn dìng稳定stable; stabilize

guǎntube; wind instrument

jīng jì经济economy; income

jué duì绝对absolute; absolutely

yuán fèn缘分lot or luck by which people are put together; destiny or luck as conditioned by one's past

ěr duo耳朵ear

féifat; fertile

tuǐleg; leglike support

chuánboat

jiān kǔ艰苦arduous

jié yuē节约conserve; frugalness

xiěblood

xī wáng mǔ西王母Queen Mother of the West

jiǎngspeak; as far as something is concerned

shīpoetry

dàiborrow or lend; loan

dài kuǎn贷款grant/make/provide a loan; loan

lún yǐ轮椅wheelchair

peppery; sting

liánlink; involve

be fascinated by; be confused

tòu míng透明diaphanous; open

jīn zi金子gold

jīn qián金钱money

shǒuhead; highest

bí yān hú鼻烟壶snuff bottle

yī wù shì医务室infirmary

kuǎnsincere; leisurely

sì chuān四川Sichuan

xià wēi yí夏威夷Hawaii

dǎ yú打鱼fish

hú běi湖北Hubei

hú nán湖南Hunan

sān xiá三峡Three Gorges

liángcool; discouraged

yūndizzy; swoon

jiāng jūn fú将军服general uniform

lǐ bái李白Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty

wèi r味儿taste

zhāng xué liáng张学良Zhang Xueliang, known as the Young Marshal

fèn zhī…分之…...out of...

shén nǚ fēng神女峰a peak by the Three Gorges

liǎng àn yuán shēng tí bù zhù两岸猿声啼不住from both riverbanks ape sounds without an end

qīng zhōu yǐ guò wàn chóng shān轻舟已过万重山small boats already pass through thousands of deep and layered mountains

yě shēng dòng wù bǎo hù xié huì野生动物保护协会Wildlife Conservation Association