// NPCR lesson 27 入乡随俗 ru4xiang1 sui2su2 IE: When in Rome, do as the Romans [入鄉隨俗] 入 ru4 V: enter 乡 xiang1 N: native place; home village; country [鄉] 随 sui2 V: follow [隨] 俗 su2 N: custom 服务员 fu2wu4yuan2 N: attendant, waiter, waitress [服務員] 服务 fu2wu4 V: give service, serve [服務] 壶 hu2 N, M: kettle, pot [壺] 点心 dian3xin N: light refreshments; pastery [點心] 稍 shao1 Adv: slightly; a little 茶馆 cha2guan3 N: teahouse [茶館] 了解 liao3jie3 V: understand; find out 风俗 feng1su2 N: custom [風俗] 热闹 re4nao A, V: bustling with noise and excitement [熱鬧] 闹 nao4 A, V: noisy [鬧] 说话 shuo1hua4 VO: speak; talk [說話] 声音 sheng1yin1 N: sound, voice [聲音] 声 sheng1 N: sound, voice [聲] 更 geng4 Adv: more 最 zui4 Adv: most 舞台 wu3tai2 N: stage [舞臺] 舞 wu3 N: dance 台 tai2 N: platform; stage [臺] 搬 ban1 N: move; take away 场所 chang3suo3 N: place [場所] 发现 fa1xian4 V: find, discover [發現] 一边…一边… yi4bian1_yi4bian1_ at the same time; simultaneously [一邊…一邊…] 聊天 liao2tian1 VO: chat 安静 an1jing4 A: quiet [安靜] 静 jing4 A: quiet [靜] 比如 bi3ru2 V: give an example; for instance 咖啡馆 ka1fei1guan3 N: café [咖啡館] 看法 kan4fa3 N: view 正常 zheng4chang2 A: normal, regular 筷子 kuai4zi N: chopsticks 刀叉 dao1cha1 N: knife and fork 刀子 dao1(zi) N: knife 叉子 cha1(zi) N: fork 食物 shi2wu4 N: food; edibles 食 shi2 V: eat 物 wu4 N: thing 块 kuai4 M: piece, lump [塊] 盘子 pan2zi N: plate, dish [盤子] 盘 pan2 M: dish [盤] 切 qie1 V: to cut, to slice 嘴 zui3 N: mouth 手指 shou3zhi3 N: finger 手 shou3 N: hand 舔 tian3 V: lick 干净 gan1jing4 A: clean [乾凈] 这样 zhe4yang4 Pr: so, such, this way, like this [這樣] 西餐 xi1can1 N: Western-style food 敬 jing4 V: to offer politely 香 xiang1 A: fragrant, sweet-smelling 寺庙 si4miao4 N: temple [寺廟] 和尚 he2shang N: Buddhist monk 书法家 shu1fa3jia1 N: calligrapher [書法家] 胸 xiong1 N: chest 阿弥陀佛 e1mi2tuo2fo2 IE: May Buddha preserve us; merciful Buddha [阿彌陀佛] 宋代 song4dai4 PN: Song Dynasty 苏东坡 su1 dong1po1 PN: Su Dongpo (a famous Chinese writer of the Song Dynasty) [蘇東坡] // NPCR lesson 28 礼轻情意重 li3qing1 qing2yi4zhong4 IE: The give is small but the sentiment is deep [禮輕情意重] 轻 qing1 A: light [輕] 情意 qing2yi4 N: affection 节日 jie2ri4 N: festival [節日] 准备 zhun3bei4 V: prepare [準備] 月饼 yue4bing3 N: moon cake [月餅] 饼 bing3 N: cake [餅] 水果 shui3guo3 N: fruit 啤酒 pi2jiu3 N: beer 赏 shang3 V: admire; enjoy [賞] 纪念品 ji4nian4pin3 N: sourvenir [紀念品] 纪念 ji4nian4 V: commemorate [紀念] 品 pin3 Suf: article, product 希望 xi1wang4 V, N: to hope/hope 毛笔 mao2bi3 N: writing brush [毛筆] 毛 mao2 N: hair; feather; down 文房四宝 wen2fang2 si4bao3 IE: the four treasures of the study [文房四寶] 宝 bao3 N: treasure [寶] …之一 _zhi1yi1 one of 名牌 ming2pai2 N: famous brand 牌子 pai2(zi) N: brand 书法 shu1fa3 N: calligraphy [書法] 围巾 wei2jin1 N: scarf [圍巾] 围 wei2 V: enclose [圍] 巾 jin1 N: a piece of cloth (towel, scarf, kerchief) 戴 dai4 V: put on, wear 那么 na4me Pr: so; like that [那麼] 收 shou1 V: receive; accept 小意思 xiao3 yi4si IE: just a small token 干杯 gan1bei1 VO: drink a toast; Cheers! [乾杯] 干 gan1 A: dry [乾] 杯 bei1 N: cup 月亮 yue4liang N: moon 中秋节 zhong1qiu1jie2 PN: Mid-Autumn Festival [中秋節] 春节 chun1jie2 PN: Spring Festival; Chinese New Year [春節] 不过 bu2guo4 Conj: however, but [不過] 称赞 cheng1zan4 V: to praise [稱贊] 表示 biao3shi4 V, N: show; express/expression 感谢 gan3xie4 V: to thank [感謝] 尊重 zun1zhong4 V: to respect; to value 得到 de2dao4 V: to get 惊喜 jing1xi3 N: pleasant surprise [驚喜] 惊 jing1 V: surprise [驚] 喜 xi3 V: happy; delighted 别人 bie2ren2 Pr: other people [別人] 一般 yi4ban1 A: general, ordinary 重要 zhong4yao4 A: important 有意 you3yi4 N: friendship 担心 dan1xin1 V: worry [擔心] 糖 tang2 N: sweets; candy 特色 te4se4 N: characteristic; distinguishing feature 嫦娥奔月 chang2e2 ben1yue4 IE: Chang'e flying to the moon 嫦娥 chang2e2 PN: Goddess of the moon 唐朝 tang2chao2 N: Tang Dynasty 古代 gu3dai4 N: ancient times 神话 shen2hua4 N: myth [神話] 月宫 yue4gong1 N: the lunar palace [月宮] 仙女 nian1nü3 N: fairy, female immortal 原来 yuan2lai2 N: formerly; originally [原來] 人间 ren2jian1 N: the human world [人間] 闻 wen2 V: to smell [聞] 皇宫 huang2gong1 N: palace [皇宮] 醒 xing3 V: wake up 团聚 tuan2ju4 V: reunite; gather together [團聚] 唐明皇 tang2 ming2huang2 PN: Emperor Tangminghuang (an emperor of the Tang Dynasty) // NPCR lesson 29 意见 yi4jian4 N: idea, suggestion [意見] 欢迎 huan1ying2 V: to welcome [歡迎] 书房 shu1fang2 N: study [書房] 墙 qiang2 N: wall [牆] 挂 gua4 V: hang [掛] 字画 zi4hua4 N: calligraphy and painting [字畫] 字 zi4 N: character; handwriting 书架 shu1jia4 N: bookshelf [書架] 古书 gu3shu1 N: ancient book [古書] 古 gu3 A: ancient 整齐 zheng3qi2 A: neat; tidy [整齊] 地 de Pt: (used to form an adverbial adjunct) 摆 bai3 V: to put; to place [擺] 盆景 pen2jing3 N: miniature trees and rocks, bonsai 盆 pen2 N: pot 好看 hao3kan4 A: pleasant to look at; good-looking 长 zhang3 V: grow [長] 开花 kai1hua1 VO: bloom [開花] 君子兰 jun1zi3lan2 N: kaffir lily [君子蘭] 叶子 ye4(zi) N: leaf [葉子] 养 yang3 V: grow, raise [養] 比较 bi3jiao4 Adv, V: comparatively; quite/compare [比較] 人们 ren2men N: people [人們] 作品 zuo4pin3 N: work of literature or art 浇 jiao1 V: to water [澆] 修整 xiu1zheng3 V: to prune, to trim 艺术 yi4shu4 N: art [藝術] 园艺师 yuan2yi4shi1 N: horticulturist [園藝師] 园艺 yuan2yi4 N: gardening [園藝] 师 shi1 Suf: person skillful at a certain profession; expert; master [師] 练 lian4 V: practice [練] 书法家 shu1fa3jia1 N: calligrapher [書法家] 家 jia1 Suf: specialist in a certain field 弟子不必不如师 di4zi3 bu2bi4 bu4ru2 shi1 IE: disciples are not necessarily inferior to teachers [弟子不必不如師] 弟子 di4zi3 N: disciple, follower, pupil 不必 bu2bi4 Adv: not necessarily 师不必贤于弟子 shi1 bu2bi4 xian2 yu2 di4zi3 IE: teachers are not necessarily more capable than disciples [師不必賢於弟子] 贤 xian2 A: virtuous, able [賢] 句子 ju4zi N: sentence 句 ju4 M: sentence 意思 yi4si N: meaning, idea 不如 bu4ru2 V: to be not as good as; to be inferior to 高明 gao1ming2 A: brilliant, wise 文学家 wen2xue2jia1 N: writer [文學家] 互相 hu4xiang1 Adv: mutually; one another 谦虚 qian1xu1 A: modest [謙虛] 唐代 tang2dai4 PN: Tang Dynasty 乐趣 le4qu4 N: pleasure [樂趣] 难过 nan2guo4 V, A: feel bad/sad; upset [難過] 院子 yuan4zi N: courtyard 照顾 zhao4gu4 V: look after [照顧] 关心 guan1xin1 V: care for [關心] 美化 mei3hua4 V: beautify 心灵 xin1ling2 N: soul [心靈] 老舍 lao3she3 PN: Lao She (a Chinese modern writer) [老捨] // NPCR lesson 30 太极剑 tai4ji2jian4 N: tijijian; a kind of traditional Chinese swordplay [太極劍] 剑 jian4 N: sword [劍] 街 jie1 N: street 活动 huo2dong4 V, N: move about/activity [活動] 跳 tiao4 V: jump 跳舞 tiao4wu3 VO: dance 舞 wu3 N: dance 敲锣打鼓 qiao1luo2 da3gu3 IE: beat drums and gongs [敲鑼打鼓] 敲 qiao1 V: beat; knock on 锣 luo2 N: gong [鑼] 打 da3 V: beat 鼓 gu3 N: drum 扭秧歌 niu3 yang1ge VO: do the yangge dance 扭 niu3 V: twist 秧歌 yang1ge N: yangge dance 民间 min2jian1 N: folk [民間] 舞蹈 wu3dao3 N: dance 叫做 jiao4zuo4 V: to be called 动作 dong4zuo4 N: movement, action [動作] 简单 jian3dan1 A: simple [簡單] 老人 lao3ren2 N: senior; eldery man or woman 出汗 chu1han4 VO: to sweat 要不 yao4bu4 Conj: otherwise, or else 手 shou3 N: hand 武术 wu3shu4 N: martial arts [武術] 生病 sheng1bing4 VO: fall ill 病 bing4 V, N: fall ill/disease 后来 hou4lai2 N: afterwards, later [後來] 上班 shang4ban1 VO: go to work 早上 zao3shang N: (early) morning 最近 zui4jin4 N: recently 街心花园 jie1xin1 hua1yuan2 NP: a landscaped island at an intersection of avenues [街心花園] 围 wei2 V: surround [圍] 下棋 xia4qi2 VO: play chess 立交桥 li4jiao1qiao2 N: overpass [立交橋] 桥 qiao2 N: bridge [橋] 听见 ting1jian4 VC: to hear [聽見] 爱好者 ai4hao4zhe3 N: lover (of art, sports, etc.); enthusiast [愛好者] 退休 tui4xiu1 V: retire 休闲 xiu1xian2 V: to take recreation [休閑] 方式 fang1shi4 N: way 做操 zuo4cao1 VO: to do gymnastics 跑步 pao3bu4 VO: jog 对面 dui4mian4 N: opposite side [對面] 网吧 wang3ba1 N: internet café [網吧] 门口 men2kou3 N: doorway [門口] 舞厅 wu3ting1 N: ballroom [舞廳] 长寿 chang2shou4 A: longevity [長壽] 公里 gong1li3 M: kilometer 调查 diao4cha2 V: investigate [調查] 组 zu3 V, N: to form/group [組] 心脏 xin1zang4 N: heart [心臟] 秘诀 mi4jue2 N: secret of success [秘訣] 在于 zai4yu2 V: depend on; rely on [在於] 运动 yun4dong4 V, N: do physical exercise/sports [運動] 故乡 gu4xiang1 N: hometown [故鄉] 流传 liu2chuan2 V: to spread [流傳] 健康 jian4kang1 N, A: health/healthy 聪明 cong1ming A: intelligent, clever [聰明] 奥林匹克 ao4lin2pi3ke4 PN: the Olympics [奧林匹克] // NPCR lesson 31 母亲 mu3qin1 N: mother [母親] 母 mu3 N: mother 河 he2 N: river 知识 zhi1shi N: knowledge [知識] 地理 di4li3 N: geography 只要 zhi3yao4 Conj: as long as 成绩 cheng2ji4 N: achievement [成績] 面积 mian4ji1 N: area [面積] 万 wan4 Num: ten thousand [萬] 平方公里 ping2fang1 gong1li3 M: square kilometer 平方 ping2fang1 N: square 公里 gong1li3 M: kilometer 世界 shi4jie4 N: world 人口 ren2kou3 N: population 包括 bao1kuo4 V: include 亿 yi4 Num: one hundred million [億] 正确 zheng4que4 A: correct [正確] 山峰 shan1feng1 N: mountain peak 米 mi3 M: meter 摇篮 yao2lan2 N: cradle [搖籃] 俄罗斯 e2luo2si1 PN: Russia [俄羅斯] 大陆 da4lu4 N: mainland (of China) [大陸] 台湾 tai2wan1 PN: Taiwan [臺灣] 香港 xiang1gang3 PN: Hong Kong 澳门 ao4men2 PN: Macao [澳門] 西藏 xi1zang4 PN: Tibet 珠穆朗玛峰 zhu1mu4lang3ma3 feng1 PN: Mount Everest, Qomolangma Peak [珠穆朗瑪峰] 黄河 huang2he2 PN: the Yellow River [黃河] 长江 chang2jiang1 PN: the Yangze River [長江] 中华 zhong1hua2 PN: China [中華] 旅游 lü3you2 V: to tour 名胜古迹 ming2sheng4gu3ji4 IE: scenic spots and historical sites [名勝古跡] 名胜 ming2sheng4 N: scenic spot [名勝] 古迹 gu3ji4 N: historical site [古跡] 自然 zi4ran2 A, N: natural/nature 感觉 gan3jue2 N, V: feeling/to feel [感覺] 云 yun2 N: cloud [雲] 松树 song1shu4 N: pine tree [松樹] 树 shu4 N: tree [樹] 海 hai3 N: sea 奇怪 qi2guai4 A: strange; surprising; odd 颗 ke1 M: (a measure word for trees and plants) [顆] 黄山 huang2shan1 PN: Mt. Huang [黃山] 迎客松 ying2ke4song1 PN: Guest-welcoming Pine (found on Mt. Huang) 南水北调 nan2shui3bei3diao4 IE: divert water from the south to the north [南水北調] 运河 yun4he2 N: canal [運河] 工程 gong1cheng2 N: engineering project 挖 wa1 V: dig 柳树 liu3shu4 N: willow [柳樹] 汇合 hui4he2 V: converge, join [匯合] 通航 tong1hang2 VO: to be open to air traffic or to navigation 段 duan4 N, M: section, part 研究 yan2jiu1 V: study; do research 引 yin3 V: divert; lead 改善 gai3shan4 V: improve 杭州 hang2zhou1 PN: Hangzhou (city in China) 随炀帝 sui2 yang3di4 PN: Emperor Sui Yangdi (an emperor of the Sui Dynasty) [隨煬帝] 江南 jiang1nan2 PN: areas south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River 扬州 yang2zhou1 PN: Yangzhou (city in China) [揚州] // NPCR lesson 32 游览 you2lan3 V: go sight-seeing; to tour [游覽] 览 lan3 V: look at; see [覽] 称呼 cheng1hu V, N: to call/a form of address [稱呼] 称 cheng1 V: to call [稱] 巧 qiao3 A: opportune, coincidental, skillful 差不多 cha4buduo1 A, Adv: about the same/almost 读书 du2shu1 VO: read; study; attend school [讀書] 读 du2 V: read; study; attend school [讀] 哦 o2 Int: oh; aha (expressing a sudden realization) 棒 bang4 A: good, fine 留学 liu2xue2 VO: study abroad [留學] 父母 fu4mu3 N: father and mother, parents 父 fu4 N: father 挣 zheng4 V: earn [掙] 结婚 jie2hun1 VO: marry [結婚] 网络 wang3luo4 N: Internet [網絡] 搞 gao3 V: do, carry on 工资 gong1zi1 N: wages, pay [工資] 算 suan4 V: consider, calculate 高新技术 gao1 xin1 ji4shu4 NP: new and advanced technology [高新技術] 企业 qi3ye4 N: enterprise, business [企業] 个人 ge4ren2 N: individual (person) [個人] 凑合 cou4he V: make do; not too bad [湊合] 照相 zhao4xiang4 VO: take a picture 欣赏 xin1shang3 V: appreciate; enjoy [欣賞] 美丽 mei3li4 A: beautiful [美麗] 名不虚传 ming2 bu4xu1 chuan2 IE: have a well-deserved reputation [名不虛傳] 地道 di4dao A: pure; typical; genuine 中间 zhong1jian1 N: middle, center [中間] 办法 ban4fa3 N: way; means; meaure; method [辦法] 隐私 yin3si1 N: privacy; personal secret [隱私] 住房 zhu4fang2 N: house; housing; lodging 什么的 shen2mede Pr: and so on; et cetera [什麼的] 背包 bei1bao1 N: knapsack; backpack 背 bei1 V: carry 包 bao1 N: bag; sack; satchel 关心 guan1xin1 V: be concerned with [關心] 认为 ren4wei2 V: think, consider [認為] 友好 you3hao3 A: friendly 好奇 hao4qi2 A: curious 清楚 qing1chu A: clear 比上不足比下有余 bi3shang4 bu4zu2 bi3xia4 you3yu2 IE: better than some, but not as good as others fairing to middle [比上不足比下有餘] 够 gou4 A, V: enough, sufficient/be adequate [夠] 花 hua1 V: spend 工程师 gong1cheng2shi1 N: engineer [工程師] 外资 wai4zi1 N: foreign capital [外資] 部门 bu4men2 N: branch; department; section [部門] 竞争 jing4zheng1 V, N: compete/competition [競爭] 激烈 ji1lie4 A: intense; sharp 工具 gong1ju4 N: tool 经验 jing1yan4 N: experience [經驗] 学历 xue2li4 N: record of formal schooling; educational background [學歷] 淘汰 tao2tai4 V: eliminate through selection or competition 支持 zhi1chi2 V: support 前途 qian2tu2 N: future 王兴 wang2 xing1 PN: (name of a person) [王興] // NPCR lesson 33 保护 bao3hu4 V: protect [保護] 环境 huan2jing4 N: environment [環境] 空气 kong1qi4 N: air [空氣] 步 bu4 N: step 科学家 ku1xue2jia1 N: scientist [科學家] 高原 gao1yuan2 N: plateau, highland 建立 jian4li4 V: build; establish 植物园 zhi2wu4yuan2 N: botanical garden [植物園] 植物 zhi2wu4 N: plant 夏令营 xia4ling4ying2 N: summer camp [夏令營] 既…又… ji4_you4_ Conj: both... and... 接受 jie1shou4 V: accept 受 shou4 V: receive; accept 教育 jiao4yu4 V, N: educate/education 主意 zhu3yi N: idea 继续 ji4xu4 V: continue [繼續] 研究 yan2jiu1 V, N: study; research 条件 tiao2jian4 N: condition, term [條件] 移植 yi2zhi2 V: transplant 移 yi2 V: move 木屋 mu4wu1 N: log cabin 木头 mu4(tou) N: wood [木頭] 屋子 wu1(zi) N: house; room 看见 kan4jian4 VC: see, catch sight of [看見] 网 wang3 N: net [網] 灵山 ling2shan1 PN: Mt. Ling (located in the suburbs of Beijing) [靈山] 藏趣园 zang4 qu4yuan2 PN: the Tibetan Botanical Garden [藏趣園] 登 deng1 V: publish (essay, article, etc.) 绿化 lü4hua4 V: to make somewhere green by planting trees; reforest [綠化] 解决 jie3jue2 V: solve [解決] 污染 wu1ran3 V: pollute 沙漠 sha1mo4 N: desert 靠近 kao4jin4 V: draw near; approach 近 jin4 A: near, close 市 shi4 N: city, municipality 纪念 ji4nian4 V: commemorate [紀念] 活 huo2 V, A: live/alive 外交官 wai4jiao1guan1 N: diplomat 外交 wai4jiao1 N: diplomacy 确实 que4shi2 Adv: really; indeed [確實] 首都 shou3du1 N: capital 都市 du1shi4 N: city, metropolis 关系 guan1xi N: relation; relationship [關係] 植树节 zhi2shu4 jie2 N: Arbor Day [植樹節] 植树 zhi2shu4 VO: plant trees [植樹] 非洲 fei1zhou1 PN: Africa 熊猫 xiong2mao1 N: panda [熊貓] 抢救 qiang3jiu4 V: save, rescue [搶救] 决定 jue2ding4 V: decide [決定] 动物园 dong4wu4yuan2 N: zoo [動物園] 竹叶 zhu2ye4 N: bamboo leaf [竹葉] 肥 fei2 A: fat 腿 tui3 N: leg 耳朵 er3duo N: ear 眼睛 yan3jing N: eye 墨镜 mo4jing4 N: sunglasses [墨鏡] 留 liu2 V: stay 使者 shi3zhe3 N: envoy 野生动物保护协会 ye3sheng1 dong4wu4 bao3hu4 xie2hui4 PN: the Association for the Protection of the Wildlife [野生動物保護協會] // NPCR lesson 34 传说 chuan2shuo1 N: legend [傳說] 晕 yun1 V: feel dizzy [暈] 再说 zai4shuo1 Conj: what's more [再說] 船 chuan2 N: boat, ship 辣 la4 A: spicy hot 可 ke3 Adv: really, truly; indeed 讲 jiang3 V: speak, tell, explain [講] 怕 pa4 V: to fear, be afraid of 晕船 yun4chuan2 VO: seasickness [暈船] 可乐 ke3le4 N: cola, coke, soft drink [可樂] 味儿 wei4(r) N: taste, flavor [味兒] 连 lian2 Conj: even [連] 医务室 yi1wu4shi4 N: clinic [醫務室] 着 zhao2 V: (used after a verb as a complement to indicate the result of the action) [著] 刮 gua1 V: blow [颳] 凉 liang2 A: cool, cold [涼] 神女峰 shen2nü3 feng1 PN: Goddess Peak 四川 si4chuan1 PN: Sichuan Province 湖北 hu2bei3 PN: Hubei Province 湖南 hu2nan2 PN: Hunan Province 三峡 san1xia2 PN: the Three Gorges of the Yanze River [三峽] 日 ri4 N: sun, daytime 迷 mi2 V, N: confuse, enchant/fan 为 wei4 Prep: for [為] 首 shou3 M: (measure word for poems, songs, etc.) 诗 shi1 N: poem [詩] 两岸猿声啼不住 liang3an4 yuan2sheng1 ti2buzhu4 monkeys on both banks keep calling [兩岸猿聲啼不住] 轻舟已过万崇山 qing1zhou1 yi3guo4 wan4chong2shan1 but my boat has smoothly passed ranges upon ranges of mountains [輕舟已過萬崇山] 止 zhi3 V: stop 游船 you2chuan2 N: pleasure boat 久 jiu3 A: long time 夜 ye4 N: night 来往 lai2wang3 V: come and go [來往] 指 zhi3 V: point out 山水画 shan1shui3hua4 N: landscape painting [山水畫] 山水 shan1shui3 N: mountains and water; landscape 坝 ba4 N: dam [壩] 李白 li3bai2 PN: Li Bai (name of a great Chinese poet from the Tang Dynasty) 西王母 xi1wang2mu3 PN: Queen Mother of the West (figure in Chinese mythology) 血 xie3 N: blood 果树 guo3shu4 N: fruit tree [果樹] 打鱼 da3yu2 VO: go fishing [打魚] 掉 diao4 V: fall 鼻烟壶 bi2yan1hu2 N: snuff bottle [鼻煙壺] 工艺品 gong1yi4pin3 N: handicraft article [工藝品] 透明 tou4ming2 A: transparent 珍贵 zhen1gui4 A: valuable, precious [珍貴] 收藏 shou1cang2 V: collect, store up 将军服 jiang1jun1fu2 N: a general's uniform [將軍服] 将军 jiang1jun1 N: general [將軍] 画像 hua4xiang4 N: portrait [畫像] 轮椅 lun2yi3 N: wheelchair [輪椅] 握 wo4 V: hold 缘分 yuan2fen4 N: fate or fortune by which people are brought together [緣分] 微笑 wei1xiao4 V: smile 张学良 zhang1 xue2liang2 PN: Zhang Xueliang (well-known Chinese general of the 1930's) [張學良] 夏威夷 xi4wei1yi2 PN: Hawaii // NPCR lesson 35 挺 ting3 Adv: very; quite 节约 jie2yue1 V: save; economize [節約] 一辈子 yi2bei4zi N: lifetime; for all one's life; throughout one's life [一輩子] 世纪 shi4ji4 N: century [世紀] 倍 bei4 M: times; multiples; -fold …分之… _fen1zhi1_ (used to express fractions and percentages) 生命 sheng1ming4 N: life 金钱 jin1qian2 N: money [金錢] 金子 jin1zi N: gold 就是 jiu4shi4 Conj: even if 艰苦 jian1ku3 A: arduous, hard [艱苦] 朴素 pu3su4 A: simple; plain [樸素] 勤俭 qin2jian3 A: hardworking and thrifty [勤儉] 日子 ri4zi N: day; life 生产 sheng1chan3 V, N: produce/production [生產] 经济 jing1ji4 N: economy [經濟] 管 guan3 V: to bother about something; to mind 积蓄 ji1xu4 V, N: save/savings [積蓄] 贷款 dai4kuan3 N, VO: loan/provide or ask for a loan [貸款] 贷 dai4 N, V: loan/borrow or lend [貸] 款 kuan3 N: money 疯 feng1 A: crazy, mad [瘋] 借债 jie4zhai4 VO: borrow money [借債] 债 zhai4 N: debt [債] 绝对 jue2dui4 A: absolute [絕對] 米 mi3 N: rice 丢人 diu1ren2 VO: lose face; be disgraced [丟人] 按时 an4shi2 Adv: on time, timely, promptly [按時] 信用 xin4yong4 N: credit 稳定 wen3ding4 A: stable [穩定] 付 fu4 V: pay 其余 qi2yu2 Pr: the other; the rest [其餘] 梦话 meng4hua4 N: words spoken while sleeping; nonsense [夢話] 梦 meng4 N: dream [夢] 商品经济 shang1pin3 jing1ji4 N: commodity economy [商品經濟] 商品 shang1pin3 N: commodity; goods 跟 gen1 V: follow 观念 guan1nian4 N: concept [觀念] 时代 shi2dai4 N: times; era [時代] 变 bian4 V: change [變] 实现 shi2xian4 V: realize; bring about; achieve [實現] 好处 hao3chu4 N: advantage; benefit [好處] 享受 xiang3shou4 V, N: enjoy/enjoyment 高薪 gao1xin1 N: high salary 穷人 qiong2ren2 N: poor people [窮人] 乱 luan4 A: messy, disordered, chaotic [亂] 消费 xiao1fei4 V: consume [消費] 追求 zhui1qiu2 V: seek 大部分 da4bu4fen the greater part 存款 cun2kuan3 N: bank savings 交际 jiao1ji4 N: social relations; communication [交際] 今朝有酒今朝醉 jin1zhao1 you3 jiu3 jin1zhao1 zui4 get drunk while there is still wine; indulge oneself for the moment 奋斗 fen4dou4 V: struggle [奮鬥] 美德 mei3de2 N: virtue // NPCR lesson 36 季节 ji4jie2 N: season [季節] 季 ji4 N: season 气候 qi4hou4 N: climate [氣候] 复杂 fu4za2 A: complicated [複雜] 热带 re4dai4 N: the tropics; torrid zone [熱帶] 寒带 han2dai4 N: frigid zone; the arctic [寒帶] 各 ge4 Pr: each; every 暖气 nuan3qi4 N: heating [暖氣] 羽绒服 yu3rong2fu2 N: down coat [羽絨服] 有时候 you3shi2(hou) Adv: sometimes [有時候] 动 dong4 V: move [動] 裙子 qun2zi N: skirt 最好 zui4hao3 Adv: had better; it would be best 凉快 liang2kuai A: cool [涼快] 了 liao3 V: to end up 除了…以外 chu2le_yi3wai4 except; besides 路线 lu4xian4 N: route; itinerary [路線] 草原 cao3yuan2 N: grassland 选择 xuan3ze2 V, N: select/choice [選擇] 内蒙 nei4meng3 PN: Inner Mongolia [內蒙] 东北 dong1bei3 PN: the Northeast [東北] 现代 xian4dai4 N: modern [現代] 伟大 wei3da4 A: great [偉大] 诗人 shi1ren2 N: poet [詩人] 小时候 xiao3shi2hou N: in one's childhood [小時候] 背 bei4 V: recite from memory 床前明月光 chuang2qian2 ming2yue4 guang1 in front of the bed, the light of the bright moon shines 疑是地上霜 yi2shi4 di4shang4 shuang1 I suspect there is frost on the ground 举头望明月 ju3tou2 wang4 ming2yue4 I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon [舉頭望明月] 低头思故乡 di1tou2 si1 gu4xiang1 I lower my hed and think of my beloved hometown [低頭思故鄉] 熟 shu2 A: familiar 页 ye4 M: page [頁] 家书抵万金 jia1shu1 di3 wan4jin1 a letter from home is worth a fortune in gold [家書抵萬金] 珍贵 zhen1gui4 A: valuable; precious [珍貴] 封 feng1 M: (measure word for letters) 唐诗选 tang2shi1xuan3 PN: Selected Tang Poems [唐詩選] 杜甫 du4fu3 PN: Du Fu (great poet of the Tang Dynasty) 莎士比亚 sha1shi4bi3ya4 PN: William Shakespeare [莎士比亞] 僧敲月下门 seng1 qiao1 yue4xia4 men2 a monk knocks on a gate under the moonlight [僧敲月下門] 敲 qiao1 V: knock 毛驴 mao2lü2 N: donkey [毛驢] 描写 miao2xie3 V: describe [描寫] 鸟宿池边树 niao3 su4 chi2bian1 shu4 a bird spends the night on a tree by the side of the pool [鳥宿池邊樹] 鸟 niao3 N: bird [鳥] 寺庙 si4miao4 N: temple [寺廟] 推 tui1 V: push 轿子 jiao4zi N: sedan chair [轎子] 经过 jing1guo4 V: pass; go through [經過] 官 guan1 N: government official 拉 la1 V: pull; drag 思考 si1kao3 V: think deeply 贾岛 jia3dao3 PN: Ja Dao (Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty) [賈島] // NPCR lesson 37 埋单 mai2dan1 VO: pay a bill [埋單] 晚饭 wan3fan4 N: supper, dinner [晚飯] 越…越… yue4_yue4_ the more... the more... 餐厅 can1ting1 N: dining hall, dining room [餐廳] 味道 wei4dao N: taste, flavor 帐单 zhang4dan1 N: bill [帳單] 帐 zhang4 N: bill; account [帳] 单 dan1 N: list [單] 回 hui2 M: (measure word for things or the times of an action) 抢 qiang3 V: snatch; make efforts to be the first; fight for [搶] 约 yue1 V: to ask or invite in advance [約] 由 you2 Prep: by 明白 ming2bai A, V: understand; realize AA制 aa zhi4 N: (to go) dutch 请客 qing3ke4 VO: invite someone to dinner (with the intent that they pay) [請客] 笑话 xiao4hua N: joke [笑話] 球场 qiu2chang3 N: field or court for ball games [球場] 橄榄球 gan3lan3qiu2 N: American football [橄欖球] 大方 da4fang A: generous 事先 shi4xian1 N: in advance, beforehand 最后 zui4hou4 N: final, last [最後] 羊肉 yang2rou4 N: mutton 班 ban1 N: class 烤全羊 kao3 quan2 yang2 N: whole roasted lamb 按 an4 Prep: according to 抬 tai2 V: lift; raise 举 ju3 V: hold up; raise [舉] 酒杯 jiu3bei1 N: wine cup 民歌 min2ge1 N: folk song 饭店 fan4dian4 N: hotel; restaurant [飯店] 首先 shou3xian1 Adv: first of all; firstly 敬酒 jing4jiu3 VO: propose a toast; offer a cup of wine 敬 jing4 V: respect; politely offer 受 shou4 V: receive 尊敬 zun1jing4 V: respect; honor 然后 ran2hou4 Adv: then; after that [然後] 接着 jie1zhe V, Conj: follow; carry on/then [接著] 愉快 yu2kuai4 A: joyful, cheerful 蒙族 meng3zu2 PN: Mongolian ethnic group 新疆 xin1jiang1 PN: Xinjiang (autonomous region of China) 竹子 zhu2zi N: bamboo 主任 zhu3ren2 N: master 阿姨 a1yi2 N: house maid 肉丝炒竹笋 rou4si1 chao3 zhu2sun3 stir-fried shredded pork with bamboo shoots [肉絲炒竹筍] 肉丝 rou4si1 N: shredded pork [肉絲] 炒 chao3 V: stir-fry 竹笋 zhu2sun3 N: bamboo shoots [竹筍] 词典 ci2dian3 N: dictionary [詞典] 挖 wa1 V: dig 计划生育 ji4hua4 sheng1yu4 N: family planning [計劃生育] 计划 ji4hua4 V: plan [計劃] 生于 sheng1yu4 V: give birth [生於] 优生优育 you1sheng1 you1yu4 healthy birth and sound care [優生優育] 优 you1 A: excellent [優] 巧云 qiao3yun1 PN: Qiaoyun (name of a young maid) [巧雲] // NPCR lesson 38 太太 tai4tai N: Mrs.; madam 嫁 jia4 V: (of a woman) marry 新婚 xin1hun1 A: newly-married 幸福 xing4fu2 A: happy 政府 zheng4fu3 N: government 登记 deng1ji4 V: register [登記] 结婚证 jie2hun1zheng4 N: marriage certificate [結婚證] 喜糖 xi3tang2 N: wedding candy 举行 ju3xing2 V: hold (a meeting or ceremony) [舉行] 婚礼 hun1li3 N: wedding ceremony [婚禮] 贴 tie1 V: paste; stick [貼] 红双喜字 hong2 shuang1xi3 zi4 IE: the red 囍 character [紅雙喜字] 双喜 shuang1xi3 N: double happiness [雙喜] 双 shuang1 M: pair [雙] 新娘 xin1niang2 N: bride 花轿 hua1jiao4 N: bridal sedan chair [花轎] 宴席 yan4xi2 N: banquet; feast 客人 ke4ren N: guest 教堂 jiao4tang2 N: church; cathedral 亲戚 qin1qi N: relative; family member [親戚] 表姐 biao3jie3 N: older female cousin 只是 zhi3shi4 Adv: only; just 岳父 yue4fu4 N: father-in-law (wife's father) 岳母 yue4mu3 N: mother-in-law (wife's mother) 杰克 jie2ke4 PN: Jack (a male Australian character in the NPCR textbook) [傑克] 李玉兰 li3 yu4lan2 PN: Li Yulan (a female Chinese character in the NPCR textbook) [李玉蘭] 开口 kai1kou3 VO: open one's mouth; start to talk (in an embarrassing manner) [開口] 口 kou3 N: mouth 商量 shang1liang V: discuss; talk over 俩 lia3 Num: two (people) [倆] 脑筋 nao3jin1 N: brain; mind; way of thinking [腦筋] 规矩 gui1ju N: rules; customs; manners [規矩] 生气 sheng1qi4 VO: get angry [生氣] 大事 da4shi4 N: important matter; major issue 邻居 lin2ju1 N: neighbor [鄰居] 胡同 hu2tong4 N: lane; alley [衚衕] 批评 pi1ping2 V: criticize [批評] 决定 jue2ding4 V: decide; make up one's mind [決定] 厨师 chu2shi1 N: cook; chef [廚師] 姑爷 gu1ye N: son-in-law [姑爺] 悉尼 xi1ni2 PN: Sydney 庆祝 qing4zhu4 V: celebrate [慶祝] 走马灯 zou3ma3deng1 N: lantern with revolving paper-cut figures [走馬燈] 灯 deng1 N: lamp; lantern [燈] 对联 dui4lian2 N: antithetical couplet [對聯] 上联 shang4lian2 N: the first line of a couplet [上聯] 下联 xia4lian2 N: second line of a couplet [下聯] 熄灯 xi1(deng1) V: put out (a lamp) [熄燈] 对 dui4 V: match [對] 旗子 qi2zi N: flag; banner 虎 hu3 N: tiger 飘扬 piao1yang2 V: flutter; fly [飄揚] 飞虎旗 fei1hu3qi2 N: flying tiger banner [飛虎旗] 卷 juan3 V: roll up [捲] 藏 cang2 V: hide 中榜 zhong4bang3 VO: one's name is published in the lsit of successful candidates or applicants 宋代 song4dai4 PN: Song Dynasty 王安石 wang2 an1shi2 PN: Wang Anshi (statesman and writer of the Song Dynasty)