NPCR Textbook 6

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Here are all the words you need to know in New Practical Chinese 6.

yī shì一世one's whole life; one generation/epoch

yī mìng wū hū一命呜呼kick the bucket

bù rěn不忍can’t bear to

línface; arrive

xiǎng fú享福enjoy a happy life

rén shì人氏native

zhuàncommentaries on classics; biography

tǐ wèi体味body odour; appreciate

yī shùn依顺be obedient

biàn lì便利convenient; facilitate

xìn niàn信念faith

piān ài偏爱preference

gòng tóng共同common; together

bīngfeel cold from contact with cold things; ice

lěng luò冷落treat coldly; desolate

chū bìn出殡carry a coffin to the cemetery

chū zhōng初衷original intention

dào dá到达get to

qián jìn前进advance; Qianjin

cut; separate

dòng yáo动摇sway; shake

láo jūn劳军bring greetings and gifts to army units

jiàngcraftsman; person of remarkable achievements in a particular field

qiān wàn千万ten million; be sure to

zhàn jù占据occupy

yā yì压抑constrain; stifling

zhǔ fù嘱咐enjoin

zuǐ chún嘴唇lip

dà shòu大寿important birthday

jì yuàn妓院whorehouse

gū kǔ孤苦lone and helpless

hài pà害怕be scared

jiā xìn家信letter to or from home

jiù qǐn就寝go to bed

zhǎn kāi展开spread; develop

nián mài年迈advanced in years

yòu zǐ幼子youngest son

yì yù异域foreign country; a place far away from home

xú xú徐徐slowly

bēi chuàng悲怆sorrowful

diànbe concerned about

diàn niàn惦念be anxious about

xiǎng niàn想念long to see again

gǎn huà感化help to change by persuasion, example, etc.

dǎ jī打击hit; attack

pī pàn批判criticize; criticism

pāo qì抛弃abandon

guà niàn挂念be concerned

chēng chí撑持sustain

rì yè日夜day and night

xī rì昔日in former times

qū jiě曲解twist

wèi céng未曾didn’t

gé yán格言motto

sǐ huó死活fate; at all events

wāngdeep and vast; puddle

liú wáng流亡go into exile

yí lǜ疑虑have misgivings; doubts

xiàng mào相貌facial features

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

zhù shòu祝寿congratulate on his/her birthday

bǐ chù笔触brush stroke

suàn ji算计calculate; consider

cū liáng粗粮roughage

jīng míng精明sagacious

jīng xì精细fine; clever and meticulous

gruel; stick with paste

jié shí结识get acquainted with somebody

tǒng zhì统治rule; dominate

nǎo zi脑子brain; mind

xuè hàn血汗sweat and toil

xuè sè血色redness of the face; colour like blood

jì xing记性memory

shèset up; place

píng jià评价evaluate; evaluation

xiáng qíng详情detailed information

shuō qíng说情intercede for

péi xiǎo xīn赔小心behave with great caution

sàimatch; have a competition/contest

qǐ jū起居daily life

guǐ dào轨道rail; orbit

nì zǐ逆子undutiful son

mén kuàng门框doorframe

yīn lì阴历lunar calendar; general term for nónglì

chén jì陈迹a thing of the past

qīng chūn青春youth; age of young people

dǐng péng顶棚ceiling

tǐ shuāi体衰enfeebled

kuò rén阔人the rich

róng huá fù guì荣华富贵high position and great wealth

xiāng gào相告inform

biǎo hú jiàng裱糊匠paper hanger

pī pàn xìng批判性criticism

dà zá yuàn大杂院multi-household compound

jī shuǐ tán积水潭Jishui Pond, name of a place in Beijing; deep pool of collected water

cǎi huó r彩活儿paper crafts(for a funeral)

qī qī kàng zhàn七七抗战July 7th incident of 1937

qián pù钱铺old-style bank

tài píng hú太平湖Taiping Lake, name of a place in Beijing

zhí lì shěng直隶省Zhili province