NPCR Textbook 5

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

xià jiàng下降decline

bù shí不时frequently; at any time

jiāo dài交代turn over; tell

rén jūn人均per capita

rèn hé任何any

tǐ tiē体贴show consideration for

bǎo yǎng保养keep fit; maintain

chōng mǎn充满cram; brim with

gōng wén公文official document

nèi xīn内心heart; incentre

xiě zuò写作write

chū shì出事have an accident

qián zòu前奏prelude; harbinger of something

huà féi化肥chemical fertilizer

shēng huá升华sublimation; raise things to a higher level

dān chǎn单产per unit area yield; single birth

fǎn fù反复repeatedly; reversal

fā biǎo发表express; carry

chǎonoisy; make a noise

chǎo jià吵架quarrel

huài rén坏人villain

fén mù坟墓grave

stop up; wall

yè kōng夜空the night sky

dà zhàng fu大丈夫true man

nǚ xìng女性female sex/gender; woman

hǎo hàn好汉brave man

rú hé如何how

wěi qu委屈feel wronged; put somebody to great inconvenience

hūn yīn婚姻marriage

ān wěn安稳smooth and steady; calm and poised

duì yú对于in regard to

shào nián少年early youth; juvenile

yòu zhì幼稚young; naive

mí màn弥漫diffuse

dāngequal; work as

bì dìng必定be bound to; be certain to

huái yí怀疑doubt; suspect

sī suǒ思索ponder

liàn ài恋爱love; love affair

jīng yà惊讶amazed

chóube anxious; melancholy

fèn nù愤怒angry

bào dá报答requite

tuōdrag; delay

jiē dài接待receive

shīexecute; exert

shí kè时刻hour; constantly

àn àn暗暗secretly

yuè guāng月光moonlight; use up all of one's monthly income

wèi lái未来future; coming

quán wēi权威authority; person or organ of authority

qiú jiào求教ask for advice

chén zhòng沉重heavy; critical

sprinkle; descend in scattered drops or particles

jiàn jiàn渐渐gradually

wēn róu温柔gentle

zī wèi滋味taste; experience

qián lì潜力latent capacity

jī dòng激动excited

miègo out; extinguish

dēng guāng灯光lamplight; lighting

jiāo jí焦急anxious

zhàoilluminate; sunshine

extinguish

xī miè熄灭extinguish

shúcooked; ripe

single; old people without offspring

dú zì独自by oneself

yù mǐ玉米Indian corn; ear of maize

shuǎiswing; throw

méi tóu眉头brows

zhēn chéng真诚sincere

pèng jiàn碰见meet unexpectedly

shì fàn示范demonstrate

gǎo稿stalk of grain; manuscript

lì jí立即immediately

yuē gǎo约稿request for contribution of articles; contribution written for invitation

biān jí编辑compile; editor

měi hǎo美好glorious

jiǎo bù脚步step; footfall

liángfine; good people

yào bu rán要不然same as 要不

jué sè角色role; type of character in life

jiě fàng解放liberate; Liberation

yì lùn议论comment; comment

tán lùn谈论discuss

gòng xiàn贡献dedicate; contribution

xiánvirtuous and able; worthy person

xián qī liáng mǔ贤妻良母dutiful wife and loving mother

zàn měi赞美praise

zhuī qiú追求pursue; chase

dào lù道路road; passage

xǐng wù醒悟come to realize the truth, one's error, etc.

cǎi gòu采购purchase; buyer

tóng wū同屋share a room; roommate

zhòu méi tóu皱眉头frown

gōng wén bāo公文包briefcase

dà zhàng fu zhǔ yì大丈夫主义male chauvinism

shǎo nián bù shí chóu zī wèi少年不识愁滋味the young do not know the real depression