NPCR Textbook 5

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

sāng shì丧事funeral affairs/arrangements

línface; arrive

kuī kong亏空have a deficit; debt

jiāo xiè交卸hand over official duties to a successor; unload and deliver the goods

zǐ xì仔细attentive; be cautious

chuánpass; bequeath

shēnextend

complete

tíng liú停留stay for some time; remain

guāng jǐng光景scene; circumstances

gōng gong公公one's husband's father; grandfather

zài sān再三over and over again

shòu liáng受凉catch cold

biàn mài变卖auction off

tóng xíng同行travel together

zhǔ fù嘱咐enjoin

zhǔ tuō嘱托entrust

sì zhōu四周all sides/directions/quarters

dà suàn大蒜garlic

dà yī大衣overcoat

bēn sāng奔丧hasten for a death in the family

hǎo zài好在fortunately

rú cǐ如此so; so called

tuǒ tiē妥帖fitting

sǎo zi嫂子elder sister-in-law; wife of one's friend

wán bì完毕end

xiǎo xīn小心take care; careful

chāi shi差使commission

mào zi帽子cap; brand

yǐngshadow; reflection

wàng jì忘记forget; overlook

niàn shū念书read; pursue one’s studies

cǎn dàn惨淡dim; taking great pains

tuōhold in the palm; some thing serving as a support

jiǎnchoose

chā zuǐ插嘴interrupt

liào lǐ料理manage; look after

lǚ guǎn旅馆hotel

wú qióng无穷endless; infinite

àn xiào暗笑snicker; sneer secretly at

yuè tái月台terrace built for admiring the moon; platform in front of a main hall with stairs on three sides

tip; minor details

zhà lan栅栏fence; boom

jú zi橘子tangerine tree

zhēng yuè正月the first month of the lunar year

cǐ dì此地this place

tāng liào汤料soup stock

liúflow; move from place to place

cross; tide over

yóu guàng游逛stroll about

zhào yìng照应correlate

zhào kàn照看look after

shú shi熟识know well

láng jí狼藉scattered about in a mess; hopelessly discredited

zǔ mǔ祖母grandmother

huò bù dān xíng祸不单行Troubles never come singly.

chuān穿penetrate; pass

sù sù簌簌rustle; streaming/coursing down profusely

fěn sī粉丝vermicelli made from bean starch, etc.; fans

bèibody's back; back side of an object

bèi yǐng背影sight/view of somebody's back

pàng zi胖子person who is overweight

jiǎo fū脚夫porter; one who drives a donkey, mule or horse for hire

tuǐ jiǎo腿脚legs and feet-ability to walk; ability to walk

chá fáng茶房steward

xíng dòng行动get about; take action

xíng li行李luggage

jǐng xǐng警醒light; warn

jiǎng jià qián讲价钱bargain; increase demands and terms

incorrect; mistake

shuō dao说道say; discuss

móu shì谋事plan matters; look for a job

fèi shì费事take a lot of trouble

fù xián赋闲be out of office

dǔ qì赌气act rashly out of a sense of injustice

zǒu dòng走动walk about; relatives or friends visit each other

chóu chú踌躇hesitant; complacent

pán shān蹒跚staggering

circuitous; clinging to outworn rules and ideas

force; press on towards

jiàng yóu酱油soy

tiě dào铁道railroad

spread

await; have to

inclined to one side; quite

call names; scold

guǐ mí xīn qiào鬼迷心窍be possessed/obsessed

xiāndelicacy; seafood

tàn shēn探身lean forward

mián páo棉袍Chinese robe with cotton floss

xiāng jiàn相见see each other

gòu wù购物go shopping

mǎ guà马褂men's short coat

qīng sè青色cyan

diǎn zhì典质mortgage

āiyeah;

xú zhōu徐州Xuzhou

chū wǔ初五the fifth day of a lunar month

dà dà suàn大蒜末garlic powder

zǐ máo dà yī紫毛大衣purple woollen overcoat