NPCR Textbook 3

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

shàng lián上联the first line of a couplet

xià lián下联the second line of a couplet

zhǔ rén主人host; master

jǔ xíng举行hold

qīn qi亲戚relative

yōuample; give preferential/special treatment

liǎtwo; a few

chú shī厨师cook

shuāngpair; even

shuāng xǐ双喜double happiness

kǒumouth; one's taste

zhǐ shì只是only; simply

shāng liang商量discuss

xǐ táng喜糖happiness candies

dà shì大事great event; general situation

tài tai太太madam; Mrs

gū ye姑爷a form of address for a man used by members of his wife's family

hūn lǐ婚礼wedding

jiàmarry of a woman; shift

kè rén客人guest; travelling merchant

yàn xí宴席banquet

duìanswer; treat

duì lián对联antithetical couplet

zūn jìng尊敬esteem;respectable

yuè mǔ岳母wife's mother

yuè fù岳父wife's father

xìng fú幸福happiness; felicity

qìng zhù庆祝celebrate

kāi kǒu开口put the first edge on a knife; open one's mouth

yú kuài愉快happy

pī píng批评criticize; comment

jiē zhe接着catch; follow

zhèng fǔ政府government

jiào táng教堂church

xīn niáng新娘bride

xīn hūn新婚be newly married

qí zi旗子flag

dēnglight; apparatus used to give heat by burning liquid or gas

chǎofry; roast while stirring

rán hòu然后then

xī dēng熄灯put out a light/lamp

shēng qì生气take offence;life

shēng yù生育give birth to

dēng jì登记register

zhú zi竹子bamboo

zhú sǔn竹笋bamboo shoots

hú tòng胡同alley

nǎo jīn脑筋brains; way of thinking

huā jiào花轿bridal sedan chair

cánghide; store

guī ju规矩custom; well-disciplined

jì huà计划plan;map out

jì huà shēng yù计划生育family planning

cí diǎn词典dictionary

tiēpaste; keep close to

zǒu mǎ dēng走马灯running horse lantern; carrying out a constant reshuffle of personnel

lín jū邻居neighbor

ā yí阿姨auntie; auntie

piāo yáng飘扬fly

jìng jiǔ敬酒propose a toast

ròu sī肉丝shredded meat

měng zú蒙族abbreviation for 蒙古族

tiger; brave

yōu shēng yōu yù优生优育bear and rear better children

xīn jiāng新疆Xinjiang, a province in China

biǎo jiě表姐older female cousin

xī ní悉尼Sydney

juǎnroll up; sweep along/up/off

fēi hǔ qí飞虎旗Flying Tiger Banner

hóng shuāng xǐ zì红双喜字red double happiness character

jié hūn zhèng结婚证marriage certificate

wáng ān shí王安石Wang Anshi, a politician, writer, thinker and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty

zhòng bǎng中榜take the imperial examination

ròu sī chǎo zhú sǔn肉丝炒竹笋Pork Stir-fry with Bamboo Shoots