NPCR Textbook 5

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Here are all the words you need to know in New Practical Chinese 5.

xià miàn下面below; next

bù dé liǎo不得了terrible; very

bù yào jǐn不要紧never mind; appear not to matter

fēng fù丰富rich; enrich

rén wù人物figure; character

jià gé价格price

gōng yìng供应supply

nóng mào shì chǎng农贸市场farmers'market

qiān fāng bǎi jì千方百计by hook or crook

hòurich or strong in flavour; thick

kǒu wèi口味taste; the flavour or taste of food

wèitaste; distinguish the flavor

xiánall; a surname

dì yù地域region; locality

dà rén wù大人物big shot

dà tǐ大体roughly; general principle

dà duō大多mostly

jiāngginger; rhizome of the ginger plant

kǒng què孔雀peacock

jiā dǐ家底family property accumulated over a long time

jū rán居然unexpectedly; obviously

shǔ yú属于belong to

gān lào干酪cheese

yǐn qǐ引起cause

qiáng liè强烈strong; sharp

xìng gé性格nature

door; family

kàng yì抗议protest

dǎopound with a pestle, etc.; strike

yǎncover; close

yǒu guān有关have a bearing on; relevant

miscellaneous; mix

gēnroot; offspring

guì pí桂皮cassia-bark tree; cinnamon bark, used as a herb or an ingredient of spice or cassia oil

méi fǎ r没法儿no way; impossible

tuó chá沱茶a bowl-shaped compressed mass of tea leaves

yóuoil; apply tung oil or paint

dàntasteless; thin

zàokitchen range; kitchen

xiànpresent; show

tián shí甜食sweet food

bái ròu白肉pork boiled in plain water; white meat

bái cài白菜Chinese cabbage, in many varieties, herbaceous biennial, common vegetable with large leaves and pale yellow flowers

bái shǔ白薯sweet potato

yántable salt; salt

zhēn zhèng真正genuine; really

dèngopen wide; glare with displeasure

dèng yǎn瞪眼open one's eyes wide; glower and glare at somebody

suìbreak/smash into pieces; cause to break

lǐ jié礼节courtesy

lǐ mào礼貌politeness; courteous

xiàn线thread; line

xì cài细菜more delicate or expensive type of vegetables

zhīweave; knit

gāngvat; jar-shaped implement

xīngraw meat or fish; fishy smell

chòustinky; disgusting

yù tou芋头taro; sweet potato

huā jiāo花椒Chinese prickly ash; seed of Chinese prickly ash

kǔ guā苦瓜balsam pear; bitter gourd

fēng mì蜂蜜honey

yào jǐn要紧important; critical

shuō qīn说亲act as matchmaker

dòu fu豆腐tofu

chē xiāng车厢railway carriage

hōngbang; rumble

là jiāo辣椒chilli; fruit of this plant

tōng zhī通知notify; notification

suānsour; grieved

suān cài酸菜pickled Chinese cabbage

vinegar; jealousy

wénhear; news

chénlay out; state

chén cù陈醋mature vinegar

yú xīng cǎo鱼腥草cordate houttuynia

bí zi鼻子nose

yóu cǐ kě jiàn由此可见This proves.

general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc.; fiber of hemp, flax, etc. for textile materials

nán jīng南京capital city of Jiangsu Province

tài yuán太原capital city of Shanxi Province

shān xī山西Shanxi

guǎng dōng广东Guangdong

guǎng xī广西Guangxi

yáng shù杨树poplar

hé běi河北Hebei

zhè jiāng浙江Zhejiang

yóu cǐ由此hereby

fú jiàn福建Fujian

guì zhōu贵州Guizhou

liáo níng辽宁Liaoning

cháng shā长沙a city in Hunan Province

hé tao rén核桃仁semen juglandis

má pó dòu fu麻婆豆腐stir-fried beancurd in hot sauce

zháfry in deep fat or oil; scald

wú xī无锡Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu Province

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

chòu dòu fu gān臭豆腐干preserved dry bean curd with a strong,distinctive flavour

hàn kǒu汉口Hankou

shā guàn沙罐earthen pot

yù tóu kòu ròu芋头扣肉taro cooked with pork