// NPCR lesson 15 å¾— de StPt: (structural particle) æ—© zao3 A: early 银行 yin2hang2 N: bank [銀行] å°‘ shao3 A: few; little 排队 pai2dui4 VO: form a line; queue up [排隊] 排 pai2 V: arrange; put in order 队 dui4 N: row of people; line [隊] æ¢ huan4 V: exchange; change [æ›] 英镑 ying1bang4 N: pound sterling [英鎊] äººæ°‘å¸ ren2min2bi4 N: Renminbi (RMB) [人民幣] 人民 ren2min2 N: people å¾— dei3 OpV: need; must; have to 用 yong4 V: use 刚 gang1 Adv: just; only a short while ago [剛] 从 cong2 Prep: from [從] éžå¸¸ fei1chang2 Adv: very; extremely; highly 次 ci4 M: (measure word for actions) å‚观 can1guan1 V: visit (a place) [åƒè§€] 兵马俑 bing1ma3yong3 N: (ceremonial clay statues of warriors and horses which are burried with the dead) [兵馬俑] å…µ bing1 N: soldier; fighter 明信片 ming2xin4pian4 N: postcard ä¿¡ xin4 N: letter 该 gai1 V: to be somone's turn to do something [該] 工作人员 gong1zuo4 ren2yuan2 N: working personnel; staff member [工作人員] 人员 ren2yuan2 N: personnel; staff [人員] åƒ qian1 Num: thousand æ•° shu3 V: count [數] 王府井 wang2fu3jing3 PN: (name of a famous commercial district in Beijing) 西安 xi1an1 PN: (name of the capital of Shaanxi Province) 好久ä¸è§ hao3jiu3 bu2jian4 IE: "long time no see"; haven't seen someone for a long time [好久ä¸è¦‹] 好久 hao3jiu3 IE: long time è§ jian4 V: see [見] å‘展 fa1zhan3 V: develop [發展] å¿« kuai4 A: fast; quick; rapid è¯ hua4 N: dialect; language [話] æ™®é€šè¯ pu3tong1hua4 N: common speech; Mandarin Chinese [普通話] å¹´è½» nian2qing1 A: young [年輕] è½» qing1 A: light; small [輕] æµåˆ© liu2li4 A: fluent 懂 dong3 V: understand å°± jiu4 Adv: exactly; precisely 美元 mei3yuan2 N: U.S. dollar 欧元 ou1yuan2 N: Euro [æå…ƒ] åŠ å…ƒ jia1yuan2 N: Canadian dollar å…ƒ yuan2 M: (measure word for Chinese currency kuai) 亚洲å¦ç³» ya4zhou1xue2 xi4 N: Department of Asian Studies [亞洲å¸ç¿’] 汇率 hui4lü4 N: exchange rate [匯率] 现金 xian4jin1 N: cash [ç¾é‡‘] ä¿¡ç”¨å¡ xin4yong4ka3 N: credit card 城市 cheng2shi4 N: city 地方 di4fang N: place å„¿å er2zi N: son [å…’å] èœ cai4 N: food; dish // NPCR lesson 16 把 ba3 Prep: (denoting the disposal of something) 忘 wang4 V: forget 图书馆 tu2shu1guan3 N: library [圖書館] 图书 tu2shu1 N: books [圖書] 馆 guan3 N: shop; place for cultural activities [館] 办公室 ban4gong1shi4 N: office [辦公室] 办公 ban4gong1 VO: handle official business; work (in an office) [辦公] 室 shi4 N: room 上 shang4 V, N: go up; get on/last; previous å…ˆ xian1 Adv: first; before å€Ÿä¹¦è¯ jie4shu1zheng4 N: library card [借書è‰] 借 jie4 V: borrow; lend è¯ zheng4 N: certificate; card [è‰] 一会儿 yi2hui4(r) IE: a little while [一會兒] 下 xia4 V, N: go down; get off/next 带 dai4 V: bring [帶] å¡« tian2 V: fill in; write 表 biao3 N: form; table; list æ‹¿ na2 V: take; hold; get æ…¢ man4 A: slow; slowly ä¸è¡Œ bu4xing2 V: not be allowed; won't do 生活 sheng1huo2 V, N: live/life 自己 zi4ji3 Pr: oneself 姓å xing4ming2 N: full name 性别 xing4bie2 N: sex; gender [性別] èŒä¸š zhi2ye4 N: occupation; profession [è·æ¥] 交 jiao1 V: hand in; hand over; pay é•¿ chang2 A: long [é•·] 考试 kao3shi4 V, N: give or take an exam/exam [考試] 考 kao3 V: give or take an exam; to test ä¸é”™ bu2cuo4 A: not bad [ä¸éŒ¯] 翻译 fan1yi4 V: translate; interpret [ç¿»è¯] æ–° xin1 A: new 课本 ke4ben3 N: textbook [課本] 出 chu1 V: go or come out 还 huan2 V: give back; return [é‚„] 过期 guo4qi1 VO: be overdue [éŽæœŸ] 过 guo4 V: pass [éŽ] 期 qi1 N: period of time 罚款 fa2kuan3 VO, N: impose a fine or forfeit/fine [罰款] 罚 fa2 V: punish; penalize [ç½°] 款 kuan3 N: sum of money 电脑 dian4nao3 N: computer [電腦] 电 dian4 N: electricity [é›»] è„‘ nao3 N: brain [è…¦] 查 cha2 V: check; look up 新实用汉è¯è¯¾æœ¬ xin1 shi2yong4 han4yu3 ke4ben3 PN: New Practical Chinese Reader [新實用漢語課本] 实用 shi2yong4 A: practical [實用] 阅览室 yue4lan3shi4 N: reading room [閱覽室] æ‚å¿— za2zhi4 N: magazine [雜志] é—®ç” wen4da2 N: questions and answers [å•ç”] 预定 yu4ding4 V: to reserve; to book [é 定] 房间 fang2jian1 N: room [房間] å›½ç± guo2ji2 N: nationality [國ç±] 钥匙 yao4shi N: key [鑰匙] 目录 mu4lu4 N: catalogue; list [目錄] ç»å€Ÿ xu4jie4 V: renew [續借] 年龄 nian2ling2 N: age [年齡] 广东 guang3dong1 PN: Guangdong Province [廣æ±] 茶楼 cha2lou2 N: tearooms; tea house [茶樓] è€äºº lao3ren2 N: the elderly; the aged; old man or woman 开始 kai1shi3 V: start; begin [開始] å©å hai2zi N: child çƒé—¹ re4nao A: lively; bustling with noise and excitement [熱鬧] // NPCR lesson 17 æ——è¢ qi2pao2 N: cheongsam; long formal dress with a slit skirt 比 bi3 Prep: than (indicating comparison) å– mai4 V: sell [è³£] ä¸å¼ zhong1shi4 A: Chinese style å¼ shi4 N: type; style å·²ç» yi3jing1 Adv: already [已經] 商店 shang1dian4 N: shop; store 商 shang1 N: commerce; business 店 dian4 N: shop; store æžäº† ji2(le) Adv: extremely [極了] 一定 yi2ding4 Adv: must; surely å·® cha4 A: not up to standard; poor; bad 开始 kai1shi3 V: start; begin [開始] 太æžæ‹³ tai4ji2quan2 N: Taiji Boxing [太極拳] 套 tao4 M: set; suit; suite 帅 shuai4 A: handsome; smart [帥] 颜色 yan2se4 N: color [é¡è‰²] 黑 hei1 A: black 红 hong2 A: red [ç´…] 白 bai2 A: white 便宜 pian2yi A: cheap 没关系 mei2 guan1xi IE: never mind; it doesn't matter [沒關係] å…¬å› gong1yuan2 N: park [公園] èµ° zou3 V: walk; go å°æ—¶ xiao3shi2 N: hour [å°æ™‚] 过去 guo4qu4 V: to pass [éŽåŽ»] 衬衫 chen4shan1 N: shirt [襯衫] 绿 lü4 A: green [ç¶ ] æ ·å yang4zi N: shape; sample; model; pattern [樣å] 售货员 shou4huo4yuan2 N: shop assistant; salesclerk [售貨員] å”® shou4 V: sell è´§ huo4 N: goods [貨] 试 shi4 V: try on; have a try [試] 觉得 jue2de V: feel; think [覺得] åˆé€‚ he2shi4 A: suitable; appropriate; right [åˆé©] çŸ duan3 A: short 高 gao1 A: high; tall 公分 gong1fen1 N: centimeter 麻烦 ma2fan V: bother someone; trouble someone [麻煩] ä¸ç»¸ si1chou2 N: silk [絲綢] è¥¿æœ xi1fu2 N: western-style clothes; suit åŒ shuang1 M: pair [é›™] éž‹å xie2(zi) N: shoes å¤´å‘ tou2fa N: hair [é é«®] 打折 da3zhe2 VO: sell at a discount; give a disount æ¡ tiao2 M: (measures long, narrow objects like trousers, skirts, snakes) [æ¢] 裤å ku4zi N: trousers; pants [褲å] 相声 xiang4sheng1 N: comic dialogue; repartee [相è²] 了ä¸èµ· liao3buqi3 IE: amazing; terrific; extraordinary è–„ bao2 A: thin 页 ye4 M: page [é ] æ–™å liao4zi N: material for making clothing 布 bu4 N: cloth; fabric 总是 zong3shi4 Adv: always [總是] 表 biao3 N: watch [錶] // NPCR lesson 18 è®° ji4 V: remember; bear in mind [記] é”™ cuo4 A: wrong; erroneous [錯] 包裹 bao1guo3 N: parcel; package 些 xie1 M: some 英文 ying1wen2 N: English (language) è¯å…¸ ci2dian3 N: dictionary [è©žå…¸] æ—§ jiu4 A: old; past; used [舊] 包 bao1 V: wrap å¾€ wang3 Prep: to; toward 航空 hang2kong1 N: aviation 空 kong1 N: sky; air æµ·è¿ hai3yun4 N: sea transporation; ocean shipping; ocean freight [æµ·é‹] æµ· hai3 N: sea; big lake 邮费 you2fei4 N: postage [郵費] è´¹ fei4 N: fee; expenses; charge [è²»] å– qu3 V: take; get; fetch é€šçŸ¥å• tong1zhi1dan1 N: advice note; letter of notice [通知單] 通知 tong1zhi1 V, N: notify; inform/notification å• dan1 N: sheet, paper [å–®] æµ·å…³ hai3guan1 N: customhouse; customs [æµ·é—œ] 别 bie2 Adv: don't [別] 护照 hu4zhao4 N: passport [è·ç…§] 客气 ke4qi A: polite; curteous [客氣] 建国门 jian4guo2 men2 PN: Jianguo Men (place in Beijing) [建國門] é—¨ men2 N: door; gate; entrance [é–€] è·¯ lu4 N: route 公共汽车 gong1gong4 qi4che1 N: bus [公共汽車] 公共 gong1gong4 A: public; common; communal 汽车 qi4che1 N: automobile; motor vehicle; car [汽車] 车 che1 N: vehicle [車] ç»è¿‡ jing1guo4 V: to pass; to go through [經éŽ] å¥½åƒ hao3xiang4 V: to seem; to be like åƒ xiang4 V: to seem; to look as if; to appear 咱们 zan2men Pr: we; us [咱們] 收票员 shou4piao4yuan2 N: ticket seller; conductor [收票員] 票 piao4 N: ticket 大家 da4jia1 Pr: all; everybody 里边 li3(bian) N: in; inside; within [裡邊] ç«™ zhan4 N: station; stop 乘客 cheng2ke4 N: passenger 乘 cheng2 V: to ride 客 ke4 N: visitor; guest åœ°é“ di4tie3 N: underground railway; subway 放心 fang4xin1 VO: set one's mind at rest; be at ease; feel relieved 糟糕 zao1gao1 A: in a wretched state; in a mess; too bad å‰é—¨ qian2men2 PN: Qianmen (place in Beijing) [å‰é–€] 公斤 gong1jin1 M: kilogram 邮票 you2piao4 N: stamp [郵票] 纪念 ji4nian4 N: commemorate [紀念] ç„¶åŽ ran2hou4 Adv: then [然後] 准备 zhun3bei4 N, V: preparation/prepare; get ready [準備] èªæ˜Ž cong1ming A: clever; bright [è°æ˜Ž] å„¿å er2zi N: son [å…’å] å° feng1 M: (measure word for letter) ä¿¡å° xin4feng1 N: envelope è´´ tie1 V: to stick; to paste [è²¼] å™å sun1zi N: grandson [å«å] // NPCR lesson 19 ä¸å›½ç”» zhong1guo2hua4 N: traditional Chinese Painting [ä¸åœ‹ç•«] 画儿 hua4r N: painting [ç•«å…’] 油画 you2hua4 N: oil painting [油畫] æ²¹ you2 N: oil ä¸€æ · yi2yang4 A: the same; alike [一樣] 美术馆 mei3shu4guan3 N: art gallery [美術館] 开门 kai1men2 VO: open the door; begin a day's business [é–‹é–€] ç”» hua4 V: to paint [ç•«] è€ lao3 A: old; experienced 画家 hua4jia1 N: painter; artist [畫家] 家 jia1 N: specialist ä¸æ•¢å½“ bu4 gan3dang1 IE: I really don't deserve this [ä¸æ•¢ç•¶] 爱好 ai4hao4 N, V: hobby/to like [愛好] å”± chang4 V: to sing 京剧 jing1ju4 N: Beijing opera [京劇] 马马虎虎 ma3ma3hu1hu1 A: so-so; careless [馬馬虎虎] 马虎 ma3hu A: careless [馬虎] å¹… fu2 M: (measure word for paintings, cloth) å¾æ‚²é¸¿ xu2 bei1hong2 PN: (name of a well-known Chinese painter) [å¾æ‚²é´»] 电梯 dian4ti1 N: elevator [電梯] 开玩笑 kai1 wan2xiao4 VO: crack a joke; make fun of [開玩笑] 美 mei3 A: beautiful ææ–™ cai2liao4 N: material 纸 zhi3 N: paper [ç´™] 布 bu4 N: cloth ä¸»è¦ zhu3yao4 A: main 墨 mo4 N: Chinese ink 油彩 you2cai3 N: greasepaint 别的 bie2de Pr: other [別的] 空白 kong4bai2 N: blank space åª zhi3 Adv: only 匹 pi3 M: (measure word for horses) æƒ³åƒ xiang3xiang4 V: imagine è·‘ pao3 V: run 它 ta1 Pr: it 风 feng1 N: wind [風] 虾 xia1 N: shrimp [è¦] 它们 ta1men Pr: they (refering to things, animals) [它們] 游 you2 V: swim é½ç™½çŸ³ qi2 bai2shi2 PN: (name of a well-known Chinese painter) [齊白石] 骑 qi2 V: to ride (a horse or bike); to sit on the back of [騎] 自行车 zi4xing2che1 N: bicycle [自行車] è¿œ yuan3 A: far [é ] è·‘æ¥ pao3bu4 VO: run; jog 书法 shu1fa3 N: handwriting; calligraphy [書法] 业余 ye4yu2 N: spare time; amateur [æ¥é¤˜] 节目 jie2mu4 N: program [節目] ä»¥å‰ yi3qian2 N: before; formerly; previously 瘦 shou4 A: thin å‡è‚¥ jian3fei2 VO: reduce; be on a diet [減肥] 管 guan3 V: to discipline 生气 sheng1qi4 VO: get angry; take offense [生氣] é’¢ç´ gang1qin2 N: piano [鋼ç´] å©å hai2zi N: child; children 书店 shu1dian4 N: bookstore [書店] 教育 jiao4yu4 V: teach; educate 观点 guan1dian3 N: opinion [觀點] // NPCR lesson 20 æ–°å¹´ xin1nian2 N: new year ç«é”… huo3guo1 N: hotpot [ç«é‹] ç« huo3 N: fire; heat é”… guo1 N: pot; pan [é‹] é¥é¦† fan4guan3 N: restaurant [飯館] å› ä¸º yin1wei4 Conj: because [å› ç‚º] 所以 suo3yi3 Conj: so 爱 ai4 V: love [æ„›] 涮羊肉 shuan4yang2rou4 N: thin slices of mutton boiled in water 涮 shuan4 V: cook thin slices of meat in boiling water 羊 yang2 N: sheep 肉 rou4 N: meat çƒ re4 A: hot [熱] 开车 kai1che1 VO: drive a car [開車] å¼€ kai1 V: drive; operate [é–‹] 郊区 jiao1qu1 N: suburb; outskirts [郊å€] 或者 huo4zhe3 Conj: or 音ä¹ä¼š yin1yue4hui4 N: concert [音樂會] 化妆 hua4zhuang1 VO: put on makeup [化å¦] 化 hua4 V: change 妆 zhuang1 N: makeup [è£] æ£å¼ zheng4shi4 A: formal æ°‘ä¹ min2yue4 N: folk music played with traditional instruments [民樂] 西方 xi1fang1 N: western; the West 西 xi1 N: west æ°‘æ— min2zu2 N: nation; nationality ä¹å™¨ yue4qi4 N: musical instrument [樂器] 器 qi4 N: utensil æ¼”å¥ yan3zou4 V: give an instrumental performance æ¼” yan3 V: perform; play æ zou4 V: play a musical instrument ä¹ æƒ¯ xi2guan4 V, N: be accustomed to/habit [ç¿’æ…£] ä¹æ›² yue4qu3 N: musical composition [樂曲] 曲 qu3 N: tune; melody 出租车 chu1zu1che1 N: taxi; cab [出租車] 出租 chu1zu1 V: hire; rent 路上 lu4shang VO: on the road; on the way 花儿 hua1(r) N: flower [花兒] 过去 guo4qu4 N: in or of the past [éŽåŽ»] 照相机 zhao4xiang4ji1 N: camera [照相機] 照相 zhao4xiang4 VO: take a picture; to photograph 机 ji1 N: machine [æ©Ÿ] æ—è¾¹ pang2bian1 N: side [æ—é‚Š] å‡ºå‘ chu1fa1 V: set out; start off [出發] 篇 pian1 M: (measure word for essays and articles) æ–‡ç« wen2zhang1 N: essay; article æå–œ gong1xi3 IE: congratulations ç«è½¦ huo3che1 N: train [ç«è»Š] åˆ you4 Adv: again ç€æ€¥ zhao2ji2 VO, A: feel anxious/anxious [著急] 春江花月夜 chun1jiang1hua1 yue4ye4 PN: (a famous, traditional Chinese music composition) 春 chun1 N: spring 江 jiang1 N: river 月 yue4 N: moon 夜 ye4 N: night å°å¦ xiao3xue2 N: primary school; elementary school [å°å¸] 辆 liang4 M: (measure word for vehicles) [è¼›] 音ä¹åŽ… yin1yue4ting1 N: concert hall [音樂廳] å¹¸ç¦ xing4fu2 A: happy ä¸‡äº‹å¦‚æ„ wan4shi4 ru2yi4 IE: may all your wishes come true [è¬äº‹å¦‚æ„] æ¡ tiao2 M: (measure word for long, narrow, flexible objects like pants, skirts and snakes) [æ¢] 蛇 she2 N: snake 最 zui4 Adv: the most æ·» tian1 V: add è„š jiao3 N: foot [è…³] 完 wan2 V: finish 多余 duo1yu2 A: superfluous; uncalled for; surplus [多餘] 足 zu2 N: foot // NPCR lesson 21 队员 dui4yuan2 N: team member [隊員] 队 dui4 N: team [隊] ä¸åŒ bu4tong2 A: different 国家 guo2jia1 N: country [國家] èµ¢ ying2 V: win [è´] 场 chang3 M: match; set; (measure word for sports, films, performances) [å ´] è¶³çƒ zu2qiu2 N: soccer 足 zu2 N: foot çƒ qiu2 N: ball 比赛 bi3sai4 N, V: match/compete; have a match [比賽] èµ› sai4 N, V: race; match/compete; race [è³½] åŒå¦ tong2xue2 N: classmate; schoolmate [åŒå¸] 记者 ji4zhe3 N: reporter [記者] 大å¦ç”Ÿ da4xue2sheng1 N: university student; college student [大å¸ç”Ÿ] å¦æ ¡ xue2xiao4 N: school [å¸æ ¡] æ°´å¹³ shui3ping2 N: level 教练 jiao4lian4 N: coach [教練] 去年 qu4nian2 N: last year ä»¥åŽ yi3hou4 Adv: after; afterwards [以後] æ高 ti2gao1 V: improve; increase æ ti2 V: lift 踢 ti1 V: kick 左边 zuo3bian N: left side [左邊] å·¦ zuo3 N: left å³è¾¹ you4bian N: right side [å³é‚Š] å³ you4 N: right 东边 dong1bian N: east side [æ±é‚Š] 东 dong1 N: east [æ±] 离 li2 Prep: away; off; from [離] è¿œ yuan3 A: far [é ] 花å›å°åŒº hua1yuan2 xiao3qu1 N: garden district [花園å°å€] èŠ±å› hua1yuan2 N: garden [花園] 区 qu1 N: district; section; area [å€] 车站 che1zhan4 N: bus stop [車站] å‰è¾¹ qian2bian N: front; ahead [å‰é‚Š] å‰ qian2 N: front; ahead; forward æ‹ guai3 V: turn 下边 xia4bian N: below; underneath [下邊] 下 xia4 N: down; under 书店 shu1dian4 N: bookstore [書店] 上边 shang4bian N: above; over; upward [上邊] 上 shang4 N: upper; up 平方米 ping2fang1mi3 M: square meter 平方 ping2fang1 A: square ç±³ mi3 M: meter å«ç”Ÿé—´ wei4sheng1jian1 N: washroom; bathroom [衛生間] å«ç”Ÿ wei4sheng1 N: hygiene; health [衛生] 客厅 ke4ting1 N: living room [客廳] 北边 bei3bian N: north side [北邊] 北 bei3 N: north å§å®¤ wo4shi4 N: bedroom [臥室] å§ wo4 V: lie on one's back [臥] 外边 wai4bian N: outside [外邊] é˜³å° yang2tai2 N: balcony [陽臺] 电影院 dian4ying3yuan4 N: movie theater; cinema [電影院] 咖啡馆 ka1fei1guan3 N: café [咖啡館] å—è¾¹ nan2bian N: south side [å—é‚Š] 足çƒåœº zu2qiu2chang3 N: soccer field [足çƒå ´] 出差 chu1chai1 V: go on a business trip åŽè¾¹ hou4bian N: back side; behind [後邊] 输 shu1 V: lose [輸] å¤©å ‚ tian1tang2 N: heaven; paradise è‹æ su1 hang2 PN: Suzhou and Hangzhou [蘇æ] è‹å·ž su1zhou1 PN: Suzhou [蘇州] æå·ž hang2zhou1 PN: Hangzhou 城市 cheng2shi4 N: city 山水 shan1shui3 N: landscape å±± shan1 N: hill; mountain å›æž— yuan2lin2 N: garden; park [園林] 修建 xiu1jian4 V: build; construct 诗人 shi1ren2 N: poet [詩人] 设计 she4ji4 V: design [è¨è¨ˆ] 建ç‘师 jian4zhu4shi1 N: architect [建築師] // NPCR lesson 22 过 guo AsPt: (indicating a past experience) [éŽ] 越剧 yue4ju4 N: Shaoxing opera [越劇] 剧 ju4 N: opera; dramatic work; play [劇] 虽然 sui1ran2 Conj: although; though [雖然] 但是 dan4shi4 Conj: but; whereas; yet 剧团 ju4tuan2 N: opera troupe; theatrical group [劇團] åœ°æ–¹æˆ di4fang1xi4 N: regional opera [地方戲] æˆ xi4 N: drama; play; show [戲] 上演 shang4yan3 V: stage a show; perform æ¼” yan3 V: act; perform; play å¤å…¸ gu3dian3 A: classical å°è¯´ xiao3shuo1 N: novel; fiction [å°èªª] é bian4 M: number of times 部 bu4 M: (measure word for films, works of literature) 爱情 ai4qing2 N: love [愛情] 故事 gu4shi N: story; tale 感人 gan3ren2 A: touching; moving åº§ä½ zuo4wei4 N: seat 排 pai2 N: line; row 西边 xi1bian N: west side [西邊] 打的 da3di1 VO: take a taxi è§ jian4 V: see; meet with [見] 长安大æˆé™¢ chang2an1 da4 xi4yuan4 PN: Chang'an Theater [長安大戲院] æˆé™¢ xi4yuan4 N: theater [戲院] 红楼梦 hong2lou2 meng2 PN: Dream of the Red Chamber [紅樓夢] 梦 meng4 N: dream [夢] ä»Žæ¥ cong2lai2 Adv: all along; always [從來] 这么 zhe4me Pr: so; such; like this [這麼] 主角 zhu3jue2 N: leading actor or actress 特别 te4bie2 Adv: extraordinary; especially; particularly [特別] 优美 you1mei3 A: graceful; fine; exquisite; elegant [優美] é£Žæ ¼ feng1ge2 N: style; manner [é¢¨æ ¼] ä»¥å‰ yi3qian2 N: before; ago; previously; formerly 演员 yan3yuan2 N: actor; actress; performer [演員] 角色 jue2se4 N: character; role ç§ç±» zhong3lei4 N: kind; sort; type; variety [種類] ç§ zhong3 M: kind; sort; type [種] 地方 di4fang N: place; region 访问 fang3wen4 V: visit; call on [訪å•] 有的 you3de Pr: some éš¾ nan2 A: difficult; hard [難] ç ”ç©¶ yan2jiu1 V: study; discuss; consider é¡¿ dun4 M: (measure word for meals) [é “] ä¾¿é¥ bian4fan4 N: simple meal [便飯] 太太 tai4tai4 N: wife; Mrs. ä¸æ€Žä¹ˆæ · bu4 zen3meyang4 IE: not so good [ä¸æ€Žéº¼æ¨£] 悲伤 bei1shang1 A: sad; sorrow [悲傷] è´¾å®çŽ‰ jia3 bao3yu4 PN: (name of the lead male character in Dream of the Red Chamber) [賈寶玉] èªæ˜Ž cong1ming A: clever; bright [è°æ˜Ž] 林黛玉 lin2 dai4yu4 PN: (name of the lead female character in Dream of the Red Chamber) 诗 shi1 N: poem; poetry [è©©] 相爱 xiang1ai4 V: fall in love [相愛] 结婚 jie2hun1 VO: get married [çµå©š] 骗 pian4 V: cheat; trick [騙] 烧 shao1 V: burn [燒] å“ ku1 V: cry; weep æ» si3 V: die 回忆 hui2yi4 V: reminisce; recollect; recall [回憶] 离开 li2kai1 V: leave; depart from [離開] // NPCR lesson 23 爬 pa2 V: climb æ”¾å‡ fang4jia4 VO: have a holiday or vacation ä»· jia4 N: vacation; holiday [價] 打算 da3suan N, V: plan/to plan; to intend to æ ti2 V: put forward; raise 飞机 fei1ji1 N: airplane [飛機] 飞 fei1 V: fly [飛] 机 ji1 N: machine [æ©Ÿ] å±± shan1 N: hill; mountain 顶 ding3 N: peak; tip; top [é ‚] 教书 jiao1shu1 VO: teach [教書] 建议 jian4yi4 V, N: make suggestions/suggestion; advice [建è°] 气温 qi4wen1 N: air temperature [氣溫] 景色 jing3se4 N: scene; scenery; landscape 景 jing3 N: view; scene 色 se4 N: scene 游泳 you2yong3 V: swim 冬天 dong1tian1 N: winter å¤å¤© xia4tian1 N: summer 导游 dao3you2 N: tour guide [導游] 导 dao3 V: to guide; to lead [å°Ž] 游 you2 V: travel è¡Œ xing2 V: to be O.K. 长城 chang2cheng2 PN: the Great Wall [長城] æ³°å±± tai4shan1 PN: Taishan Mountain; Mount Tai æµ·å—å²› hai3nan2 dao3 PN: Hainan Island [æµ·å—島] å”å kong3zi3 PN: Confucius å°ç‡•å xiao3 yan4zi PN: (name of a Chinese tour guide) åŠ æ²¹ jia1you2 VO: make an extra effort; cheer someone on åŠ jia1 V: increase; add ç´¯ lei4 A: tired æ¡ tiao2 M: strip; long narrow piece; (measure word for rivers, dragons, pants, fish) [æ¢] é¾™ long2 N: dragon [é¾] æ‹ pai1 V: pat; beat; take (a picture) 秋天 qiu1tian1 N: autumn; fall 阴天 yin1tian1 N: cloudy sky; overcast sky [陰天] 下雪 xia4xue3 VO: to snow 雪 xue3 N: snow 零下 ling2xia4 N: below zero 度 du4 M: degree (for temperature) 北方 bei3fang1 N: north 春天 chun1tian1 N: spring (season) 帮忙 bang1mang2 VO: to help [幫忙] 帮 bang1 V: to help; assist [幫] ç«™ zhan4 V: stand èµ· qi3 V: rise; get up 广州 guang3zhou1 PN: Guangzhou [廣州] 天气预报 tian1qi4 yu4bao4 N: weather forecast [天氣é å ±] 晴天 qing2tian1 N: sunny sky ä¸å›½æ°‘航 zhong1guo2 min2hang2 PN: Civil Aviation Administration of China [ä¸åœ‹æ°‘航] 起飞 qi3fei1 V: take off (flying) [起飛] åœè½¦åœº ting2che1chang3 N: parking lot [åœè»Šå ´] èœå• cai4dan1 N: menu [èœå–®] 渴 ke3 A: thirsty 熊 xiong2 N: bear 害怕 hai4pa4 V: be afraid 棵 ke1 M: (measure word for trees, plants) æ ‘ shu4 N: tree [樹] æ» si3 V: die 装 zhuang1 V: pretend to be something or someone [è£] 动 dong4 V: move [å‹•] å±é™© wei1xian3 A: dangerous [å±éšª] // NPCR lesson 24 舅舅 jiu4jiu N: uncle (mother's brother) 舅妈 jiu4ma1 N: aunt (wife of mother's brother) [舅媽] 农民 nong2min2 N: farmer; peasant [農民] 当 dang1 V: serve as; act as; to be (occupation) [當] è”¬èœ shu1cai4 N: vegetable èœ cai4 N: food; dish; vegetable æ£åœ¨ zheng4zai4 Adv: in the process of; in the middle of; (key word of a progressive construction) 在 zai4 Adv: (used to indicate an action in progress) 问路 wen4lu4 VO: ask directions to get somewhere [å•è·¯] å˜åŒ– bian4hua4 N: change [變化] ä¸ä½† bu2dan4 Conj: not only 而且 er2qie3 Conj: but also; and also å¯ä¸ ke3bu4 IE: exactly; right; that's just the way it is å°å©å„¿ xiao3hai2(r) N: kid; child [å°å©å…’] 地图 di4tu2 N: map [地圖] å‘ xiang4 Prep: towards; to åƒ xiang4 V: to be alike; to take after 上 shang4 V: be engaged in (work, study) at a fixed time 年级 nian2ji2 N: grade (in school) [å¹´ç´š] å¤§å¦ da4xue2 N: university; college [大å¸] 辛苦 xin1ku3 A: work hard; laborious 下雨 xia4yu3 VO: to rain 雨 yu3 N: rain ç§ zhong4 V: grow; to plant [種] 温室 wen1shi4 N: greenhouse [溫室] 温 wen1 A: warm [溫] 收入 shou1ru4 N: income; earnings 收 shou1 V: accept; receive å…¥ ru4 V: to enter å‰å¹´ qian2nian2 N: the year before last; two years ago ç›– gai4 V: build [è“‹] 座 zuo4 M: (measure word for mountains, buildings and other immovable objects) 辆 liang4 M: (measure word for vehicles) [è¼›] 城市 cheng2shi4 N: city 城 cheng2 N: city; wall 方便 fang1bian4 A: convenient æ‘ cun1 N: village 文化 wen2hua4 N: culture; education; literacy 低 di1 A: low 技术 ji4shu4 N: technology; skill [技術] ç®¡ç† guan3li3 V: manage; administer æš–å’Œ nuan3huo A: warm 凉快 liang2kuai A: cool (temperature) [涼快] 机场 ji1chang3 N: airport [æ©Ÿå ´] 接 jie1 V: pick up (someone) è¡ŒæŽ xing2li N: baggage; luggage ç®±å xiang1zi N: box; case; trunk 一路平安 yi2lu4 ping2an1 IE: have a pleasant journey; bon voyage åœ ting2 V: stop 爱人 ai4ren N: husband; wife; spouse; lover [愛人] 士兵 shi4bing1 N: soldier 将军 jiang1jun1 N: general [å°‡è»] 站岗 zhan4gang3 VO: stand guard [站崗] 冻 dong4 V: freeze [å‡] å‘抖 fa1dou3 V: shake; tremble; shiver [發抖] ç”Ÿç« sheng1huo3 VO: make a fire æ£å¸¸ zheng4chang2 A: normal; regular 声 sheng1 N: sound; voice [è²] // NPCR lesson 25 ç€ zhe Pt: (indicating the continuous aspect) [è‘—] é€ song4 V: take someone somewhere; see someone off 被 bei4 Prep: by (indicates passive voice) æ’ž zhuang4 V: knock; collide 伤 shang1 V: hurt; wound [å‚·] 第 di4 Pref: (indicates ordinal numbers) 检查 jian3cha2 V: examine [檢查] é‡ zhong4 A: serious; heavy 完 wan2 V: finish; run out of 马上 ma3shang4 Adv: right away; immediately [馬上] 胳膊 ge1bo N: arm è…¿ tui3 N: leg 骑 qi2 V: ride (bicycle or horse) [騎] 自行车 zi4xing2che1 N: bicycle [自行車] 笑 xiao4 V: laugh; smile æ³¨æ„ zhu4yi4 V: pay attention to åœ ting2 V: stop; park 医è¯è´¹ yi1yao4fei4 N: medical expenses [醫藥費] 以为 yi3wei2 V: to think or believe (and be wrong) [以為] 如果 ru2guo3 Conj: if 躺 tang3 V: lie down 电视 dian4shi4 N: television [電視] 视 shi4 V: look at [視] æŸ shu4 M: bunch (of flowers) 放 fang4 V: put; place æ¡Œå zhuo1zi N: table; desk 结果 jie2guo3 N: result; outcome [çµæžœ] å…³ guan1 V: close; turn off [é—œ] 弯 wan1 V: bend [彎] 倒霉 dao3mei2 A: bad luck å huai4 A: bad; broken [壞] æ¶ˆæ¯ xiao1xi N: news å°å· xiao3tou1 N: thief å· tou1 V: steal 派出所 pai4chu1suo3 N: police substation 抓 zhua1 V: clutch; catch; arrest 丢 diu1 V: lose [丟] åž‹å· xing2hao4 N: model; type [型號] è¡¥ bu3 V: mend [補] ä¿¡ç”¨å¡ xin4yong4ka3 N: credit card 挂失 gua4shi1 VO: report the loss of something [掛失] 项链 xiang4lian4 N: necklace [é …éˆ] è¦è½¦ jing3che1 N: police car; police van [è¦è»Š] 手机 shou3ji1 N: cellular phone [手機] çªç„¶ tu1ran2 A: sudden; suddenly 刀 dao1 N: knife è¦å¯Ÿ jing3cha2 N: policeman å“ xia4 V: scare; frighten [嚇] 手 shou3 N: hand 掉 diao4 V: drop; fall 地上 di4shang N: ground; floor // NPCR lesson 26 æˆ cheng2 V: become ä¸å›½é€š zhong1guo2tong1 N: expert of China [ä¸åœ‹é€š] 情况 qing2kuang4 N: situation [情æ³] 实在 shi2zai4 A, Adv: honest/truly; really [實在] 越æ¥è¶Š yue4lai2yue4 IE: more and more [越來越] å— nan2 N: south 特点 te4dian3 N: characteristic; feature [特點] åŽ†å² li4shi3 N: history [æ·å²] åšç‰©é¦† bo2wu4guan3 N: museum [åšç‰©é¤¨] 举办 ju3ban4 V: conduct; hold [舉辦] 展览 zhan3lan3 N: exhibition; show [展覽] 图片 tu2pian4 N: picture; photograph [圖片] 对 dui4 Prep: to [å°] 感兴趣 gan3 xing4qu4 IE: be interested in something [感興趣] æ„Ÿ gan3 V: feel; sense 兴趣 xing4qu4 N: interest [興趣] 结业 jie2ye4 VO: complete a course [çµæ¥] è®°å¾— ji4de V: remember; retain [記得] ä¸é¤ zhong1can1 N: Chinese food (meal) 饿 e4 A: hungry [餓] æ» si3 V: die èœ cai4 N: dish; vegetable èŠ liao2 V: chat è€å¤– lao3wai4 N: foreigner ä¸å›½åŒ– zhong1guo2hua4 V: make Chinese in quality or characteristics; sinicize [ä¸åœ‹åŒ–] 化 hua4 V: change; turn æ‰ cai2 Adv: just é‚£æ · na4yang4 Pr: such; so; like that [那樣] 妻å qi1zi N: wife å°ä¼™å xiao3huo3zi N: young man 丈夫 zhang4fu N: husband 声调 sheng1diao4 N: tone [è²èª¿] 努力 nu3li4 A: make great effort; endeavor; exert oneself 认真 ren4zhen1 A: earnest; serious [èªçœŸ] çƒæƒ… re4qing2 A: warm; warmhearted; enthusiastic [熱情] è¿›æ¥ jin4bu4 N, V: progress; advancement/make progress [進æ¥] 明年 ming2nian2 N: next year 陪 pei2 V: to accompany ä¸è§ä¸æ•£ bu2jian4 bu2san4 IE: don't leave unless we meet [ä¸è¦‹ä¸æ•£] æ•£ san4 V: break up; disperse 了解 liao3jie3 V: understand; realize 熟悉 shu2xi1 V: be familiar with è§é¢ jian4mian4 VO: meet; see [見é¢] 毕业 bi4ye4 VO: finish school; graduate [ç•¢æ¥] 离开 li2kai1 V: leave; depart from [離開] ç»éªŒ jing1yan4 N: experience [講演] 方法 fang1fa3 N: method 准备 zhun3bei4 N, V: preparation/prepare; get ready [準備] 艺术 yi4shu4 N: art [è—è¡“] 请客 qing3ke4 VO: feast; treat someone to a meal [請客] 客人 ke4ren2 N: guest æ„æ€ yi4si N: meaning å¥ ju4 M: sentence