// NPCR lesson 27 入乡éšä¿— ru4xiang1 sui2su2 IE: When in Rome, do as the Romans [入鄉隨俗] å…¥ ru4 V: enter 乡 xiang1 N: native place; home village; country [鄉] éš sui2 V: follow [隨] ä¿— su2 N: custom æœåŠ¡å‘˜ fu2wu4yuan2 N: attendant, waiter, waitress [æœå‹™å“¡] æœåŠ¡ fu2wu4 V: give service, serve [æœå‹™] 壶 hu2 N, M: kettle, pot [壺] 点心 dian3xin N: light refreshments; pastery [點心] ç¨ 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] çƒé—¹ re4nao A, V: bustling with noise and excitement [熱鬧] é—¹ nao4 A, V: noisy [鬧] è¯´è¯ shuo1hua4 VO: speak; talk [說話] 声音 sheng1yin1 N: sound, voice [è²éŸ³] 声 sheng1 N: sound, voice [è²] æ›´ geng4 Adv: more 最 zui4 Adv: most èˆžå° wu3tai2 N: stage [舞臺] 舞 wu3 N: dance å° tai2 N: platform; stage [臺] æ¬ ban1 N: move; take away 场所 chang3suo3 N: place [å ´æ‰€] å‘现 fa1xian4 V: find, discover [發ç¾] 一边…一边… yi4bian1_yi4bian1_ at the same time; simultaneously [一邊…一邊…] èŠå¤© liao2tian1 VO: chat å®‰é™ an1jing4 A: quiet [安éœ] é™ jing4 A: quiet [éœ] 比如 bi3ru2 V: give an example; for instance 咖啡馆 ka1fei1guan3 N: café [咖啡館] 看法 kan4fa3 N: view æ£å¸¸ zheng4chang2 A: normal, regular ç·å kuai4zi N: chopsticks åˆ€å‰ dao1cha1 N: knife and fork 刀å dao1(zi) N: knife å‰å cha1(zi) N: fork 食物 shi2wu4 N: food; edibles 食 shi2 V: eat 物 wu4 N: thing å— kuai4 M: piece, lump [塊] 盘å pan2zi N: plate, dish [盤å] 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] è¿™æ · zhe4yang4 Pr: so, such, this way, like this [這樣] è¥¿é¤ 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 è‹ä¸œå¡ su1 dong1po1 PN: Su Dongpo (a famous Chinese writer of the Song Dynasty) [蘇æ±å¡] // NPCR lesson 28 礼轻情æ„é‡ li3qing1 qing2yi4zhong4 IE: The give is small but the sentiment is deep [禮輕情æ„é‡] è½» qing1 A: light [輕] æƒ…æ„ 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] æ°´æžœ shui3guo3 N: fruit 啤酒 pi2jiu3 N: beer èµ shang3 V: admire; enjoy [賞] çºªå¿µå“ ji4nian4pin3 N: sourvenir [紀念å“] 纪念 ji4nian4 V: commemorate [紀念] å“ pin3 Suf: article, product 希望 xi1wang4 V, N: to hope/hope 毛笔 mao2bi3 N: writing brush [毛ç†] 毛 mao2 N: hair; feather; down æ–‡æˆ¿å››å® wen2fang2 si4bao3 IE: the four treasures of the study [文房四寶] å® bao3 N: treasure [寶] …之一 _zhi1yi1 one of å牌 ming2pai2 N: famous brand 牌å pai2(zi) N: brand 书法 shu1fa3 N: calligraphy [書法] å›´å·¾ wei2jin1 N: scarf [åœå·¾] å›´ wei2 V: enclose [åœ] å·¾ jin1 N: a piece of cloth (towel, scarf, kerchief) 戴 dai4 V: put on, wear 那么 na4me Pr: so; like that [那麼] æ”¶ shou1 V: receive; accept å°æ„æ€ xiao3 yi4si IE: just a small token å¹²æ¯ gan1bei1 VO: drink a toast; Cheers! [ä¹¾æ¯] å¹² gan1 A: dry [ä¹¾] æ¯ bei1 N: cup 月亮 yue4liang N: moon ä¸ç§‹èŠ‚ zhong1qiu1jie2 PN: Mid-Autumn Festival [ä¸ç§‹ç¯€] 春节 chun1jie2 PN: Spring Festival; Chinese New Year [春節] ä¸è¿‡ bu2guo4 Conj: however, but [ä¸éŽ] 称赞 cheng1zan4 V: to praise [稱贊] 表示 biao3shi4 V, N: show; express/expression 感谢 gan3xie4 V: to thank [感è¬] å°Šé‡ 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] å–œ xi3 V: happy; delighted 别人 bie2ren2 Pr: other people [別人] 一般 yi4ban1 A: general, ordinary é‡è¦ zhong4yao4 A: important æœ‰æ„ you3yi4 N: friendship 担心 dan1xin1 V: worry [擔心] ç³– 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 唿œ tang2chao2 N: Tang Dynasty å¤ä»£ gu3dai4 N: ancient times ç¥žè¯ shen2hua4 N: myth [神話] 月宫 yue4gong1 N: the lunar palace [月宮] 仙女 nian1nü3 N: fairy, female immortal åŽŸæ¥ yuan2lai2 N: formerly; originally [原來] 人间 ren2jian1 N: the human world [人間] é—» wen2 V: to smell [èž] 皇宫 huang2gong1 N: palace [皇宮] 醒 xing3 V: wake up å›¢èš tuan2ju4 V: reunite; gather together [團èš] 唿˜Žçš‡ tang2 ming2huang2 PN: Emperor Tangminghuang (an emperor of the Tang Dynasty) // NPCR lesson 29 æ„è§ yi4jian4 N: idea, suggestion [æ„見] 欢迎 huan1ying2 V: to welcome [æ¡è¿Ž] 书房 shu1fang2 N: study [書房] 墙 qiang2 N: wall [牆] 挂 gua4 V: hang [掛] å—ç”» zi4hua4 N: calligraphy and painting [å—ç•«] å— zi4 N: character; handwriting 书架 shu1jia4 N: bookshelf [書架] å¤ä¹¦ gu3shu1 N: ancient book [夿›¸] å¤ gu3 A: ancient æ•´é½ 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 é•¿ zhang3 V: grow [é•·] 开花 kai1hua1 VO: bloom [開花] å›åå…° jun1zi3lan2 N: kaffir lily [å›åè˜] å¶å ye4(zi) N: leaf [葉å] å…» yang3 V: grow, raise [養] 比较 bi3jiao4 Adv, V: comparatively; quite/compare [比較] 人们 ren2men N: people [人們] ä½œå“ 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 [è—è¡“] å›è‰ºå¸ˆ yuan2yi4shi1 N: horticulturist [園è—師] å›è‰º yuan2yi4 N: gardening [園è—] 师 shi1 Suf: person skillful at a certain profession; expert; master [師] 练 lian4 V: practice [ç·´] 书法家 shu1fa3jia1 N: calligrapher [書法家] å®¶ jia1 Suf: specialist in a certain field 弟åä¸å¿…ä¸å¦‚师 di4zi3 bu2bi4 bu4ru2 shi1 IE: disciples are not necessarily inferior to teachers [弟åä¸å¿…ä¸å¦‚師] 弟å di4zi3 N: disciple, follower, pupil ä¸å¿… bu2bi4 Adv: not necessarily 师ä¸å¿…贤于弟å shi1 bu2bi4 xian2 yu2 di4zi3 IE: teachers are not necessarily more capable than disciples [師ä¸å¿…賢於弟å] è´¤ xian2 A: virtuous, able [è³¢] å¥å ju4zi N: sentence å¥ ju4 M: sentence æ„æ€ yi4si N: meaning, idea ä¸å¦‚ bu4ru2 V: to be not as good as; to be inferior to 高明 gao1ming2 A: brilliant, wise æ–‡å¦å®¶ wen2xue2jia1 N: writer [æ–‡å¸å®¶] 互相 hu4xiang1 Adv: mutually; one another 谦虚 qian1xu1 A: modest [謙虛] å”代 tang2dai4 PN: Tang Dynasty ä¹è¶£ le4qu4 N: pleasure [樂趣] 难过 nan2guo4 V, A: feel bad/sad; upset [難éŽ] 院å yuan4zi N: courtyard 照顾 zhao4gu4 V: look after [ç…§é¡§] 关心 guan1xin1 V: care for [關心] 美化 mei3hua4 V: beautify å¿ƒçµ xin1ling2 N: soul [心éˆ] è€èˆ lao3she3 PN: Lao She (a Chinese modern writer) [è€æ¨] // NPCR lesson 30 太æžå‰‘ tai4ji2jian4 N: tijijian; a kind of traditional Chinese swordplay [太極åŠ] 剑 jian4 N: sword [åŠ] è¡— jie1 N: street 活动 huo2dong4 V, N: move about/activity [活動] è·³ 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 æ‰ç§§æŒ niu3 yang1ge VO: do the yangge dance æ‰ niu3 V: twist ç§§æŒ yang1ge N: yangge dance æ°‘é—´ min2jian1 N: folk [æ°‘é–“] 舞蹈 wu3dao3 N: dance å«åš jiao4zuo4 V: to be called 动作 dong4zuo4 N: movement, action [動作] ç®€å• jian3dan1 A: simple [ç°¡å–®] è€äºº lao3ren2 N: senior; eldery man or woman 出汗 chu1han4 VO: to sweat è¦ä¸ yao4bu4 Conj: otherwise, or else 手 shou3 N: hand æ¦æœ¯ wu3shu4 N: martial arts [æ¦è¡“] 生病 sheng1bing4 VO: fall ill ç—… bing4 V, N: fall ill/disease åŽæ¥ hou4lai2 N: afterwards, later [後來] 上ç shang4ban1 VO: go to work 早上 zao3shang N: (early) morning 最近 zui4jin4 N: recently è¡—å¿ƒèŠ±å› jie1xin1 hua1yuan2 NP: a landscaped island at an intersection of avenues [街心花園] å›´ wei2 V: surround [åœ] 下棋 xia4qi2 VO: play chess 立交桥 li4jiao1qiao2 N: overpass [立交橋] æ¡¥ qiao2 N: bridge [æ©‹] å¬è§ ting1jian4 VC: to hear [è½è¦‹] 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] æ–¹å¼ fang1shi4 N: way åšæ“ zuo4cao1 VO: to do gymnastics è·‘æ¥ pao3bu4 VO: jog å¯¹é¢ dui4mian4 N: opposite side [å°é¢] ç½‘å§ wang3ba1 N: internet café [ç¶²å§] é—¨å£ men2kou3 N: doorway [é–€å£] 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] å¿ƒè„ xin1zang4 N: heart [心臟] 秘诀 mi4jue2 N: secret of success [秘訣] 在于 zai4yu2 V: depend on; rely on [在於] è¿åЍ yun4dong4 V, N: do physical exercise/sports [é‹å‹•] 故乡 gu4xiang1 N: hometown [故鄉] æµä¼ liu2chuan2 V: to spread [æµå‚³] å¥åº· jian4kang1 N, A: health/healthy èªæ˜Ž cong1ming A: intelligent, clever [è°æ˜Ž] 奥林匹克 ao4lin2pi3ke4 PN: the Olympics [奧林匹克] // NPCR lesson 31 æ¯äº² mu3qin1 N: mother [æ¯è¦ª] æ¯ mu3 N: mother æ²³ he2 N: river 知识 zhi1shi N: knowledge [知è˜] åœ°ç† di4li3 N: geography åªè¦ zhi3yao4 Conj: as long as æˆç»© cheng2ji4 N: achievement [æˆç¸¾] é¢ç§¯ mian4ji1 N: area [é¢ç©] 万 wan4 Num: ten thousand [è¬] 平方公里 ping2fang1 gong1li3 M: square kilometer 平方 ping2fang1 N: square 公里 gong1li3 M: kilometer 世界 shi4jie4 N: world äººå£ ren2kou3 N: population 包括 bao1kuo4 V: include 亿 yi4 Num: one hundred million [å„„] æ£ç¡® zheng4que4 A: correct [æ£ç¢º] 山峰 shan1feng1 N: mountain peak ç±³ mi3 M: meter 摇篮 yao2lan2 N: cradle [æ–籃] ä¿„ç½—æ–¯ e2luo2si1 PN: Russia [ä¿„ç¾…æ–¯] 大陆 da4lu4 N: mainland (of China) [大陸] å°æ¹¾ tai2wan1 PN: Taiwan [臺ç£] 香港 xiang1gang3 PN: Hong Kong 澳门 ao4men2 PN: Macao [澳門] è¥¿è— xi1zang4 PN: Tibet ç 穆朗玛峰 zhu1mu4lang3ma3 feng1 PN: Mount Everest, Qomolangma Peak [ç 穆朗瑪峰] 黄河 huang2he2 PN: the Yellow River [黃河] 长江 chang2jiang1 PN: the Yangze River [長江] ä¸åŽ zhong1hua2 PN: China [ä¸è¯] 旅游 lü3you2 V: to tour å胜å¤è¿¹ ming2sheng4gu3ji4 IE: scenic spots and historical sites [åå‹å¤è·¡] å胜 ming2sheng4 N: scenic spot [åå‹] å¤è¿¹ gu3ji4 N: historical site [å¤è·¡] 自然 zi4ran2 A, N: natural/nature 感觉 gan3jue2 N, V: feeling/to feel [感覺] 云 yun2 N: cloud [雲] æ¾æ ‘ song1shu4 N: pine tree [æ¾æ¨¹] æ ‘ shu4 N: tree [樹] æµ· 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] è¿Žå®¢æ¾ ying2ke4song1 PN: Guest-welcoming Pine (found on Mt. Huang) å—æ°´åŒ—è°ƒ nan2shui3bei3diao4 IE: divert water from the south to the north [å—æ°´åŒ—調] è¿æ²³ yun4he2 N: canal [鋿²³] 工程 gong1cheng2 N: engineering project 挖 wa1 V: dig æŸ³æ ‘ liu3shu4 N: willow [柳樹] æ±‡åˆ hui4he2 V: converge, join [匯åˆ] 通航 tong1hang2 VO: to be open to air traffic or to navigation 段 duan4 N, M: section, part ç ”ç©¶ yan2jiu1 V: study; do research 引 yin3 V: divert; lead 改善 gai3shan4 V: improve æå·ž hang2zhou1 PN: Hangzhou (city in China) éšç‚€å¸ sui2 yang3di4 PN: Emperor Sui Yangdi (an emperor of the Sui Dynasty) [隨煬å¸] æ±Ÿå— jiang1nan2 PN: areas south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River 扬州 yang2zhou1 PN: Yangzhou (city in China) [æšå·ž] // 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] ç§° cheng1 V: to call [稱] å·§ qiao3 A: opportune, coincidental, skillful å·®ä¸å¤š 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 ç•™å¦ liu2xue2 VO: study abroad [ç•™å¸] çˆ¶æ¯ fu4mu3 N: father and mother, parents 父 fu4 N: father 挣 zheng4 V: earn [掙] 结婚 jie2hun1 VO: marry [çµå©š] 网络 wang3luo4 N: Internet [網絡] æž gao3 V: do, carry on 工资 gong1zi1 N: wages, pay [工資] ç®— suan4 V: consider, calculate 高新技术 gao1 xin1 ji4shu4 NP: new and advanced technology [高新技術] ä¼ä¸š qi3ye4 N: enterprise, business [伿¥] 个人 ge4ren2 N: individual (person) [個人] å‡‘åˆ cou4he V: make do; not too bad [湊åˆ] 照相 zhao4xiang4 VO: take a picture æ¬£èµ xin1shang3 V: appreciate; enjoy [欣賞] 美丽 mei3li4 A: beautiful [美麗] åä¸è™šä¼ ming2 bu4xu1 chuan2 IE: have a well-deserved reputation [åä¸è™›å‚³] åœ°é“ di4dao A: pure; typical; genuine ä¸é—´ zhong1jian1 N: middle, center [ä¸é–“] 办法 ban4fa3 N: way; means; meaure; method [辦法] éšç§ yin3si1 N: privacy; personal secret [éš±ç§] 使ˆ¿ 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 [èªç‚º] å‹å¥½ you3hao3 A: friendly 好奇 hao4qi2 A: curious 清楚 qing1chu A: clear 比上ä¸è¶³æ¯”下有余 bi3shang4 bu4zu2 bi3xia4 you3yu2 IE: better than some, but not as good as others fairing to middle [比上ä¸è¶³æ¯”下有餘] 够 gou4 A, V: enough, sufficient/be adequate [å¤ ] 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 [ç«¶çˆ] 激烈 ji1lie4 A: intense; sharp 工具 gong1ju4 N: tool ç»éªŒ jing1yan4 N: experience [ç¶“é©—] å¦åކ xue2li4 N: record of formal schooling; educational background [叿·] 淘汰 tao2tai4 V: eliminate through selection or competition æ”¯æŒ zhi1chi2 V: support å‰é€” qian2tu2 N: future 王兴 wang2 xing1 PN: (name of a person) [王興] // NPCR lesson 33 ä¿æŠ¤ bao3hu4 V: protect [ä¿è·] 环境 huan2jing4 N: environment [環境] 空气 kong1qi4 N: air [空氣] æ¥ bu4 N: step ç§‘å¦å®¶ ku1xue2jia1 N: scientist [ç§‘å¸å®¶] 高原 gao1yuan2 N: plateau, highland 建立 jian4li4 V: build; establish æ¤ç‰©å› zhi2wu4yuan2 N: botanical garden [æ¤ç‰©åœ’] æ¤ç‰© zhi2wu4 N: plant å¤ä»¤è¥ xia4ling4ying2 N: summer camp [å¤ä»¤ç‡Ÿ] 既…åˆâ€¦ ji4_you4_ Conj: both... and... æŽ¥å— jie1shou4 V: accept å— shou4 V: receive; accept 教育 jiao4yu4 V, N: educate/education ä¸»æ„ zhu3yi N: idea ç»§ç» ji4xu4 V: continue [繼續] ç ”ç©¶ yan2jiu1 V, N: study; research æ¡ä»¶ tiao2jian4 N: condition, term [æ¢ä»¶] ç§»æ¤ yi2zhi2 V: transplant ç§» yi2 V: move 木屋 mu4wu1 N: log cabin 木头 mu4(tou) N: wood [木é ] 屋å wu1(zi) N: house; room çœ‹è§ kan4jian4 VC: see, catch sight of [看見] 网 wang3 N: net [ç¶²] çµå±± ling2shan1 PN: Mt. Ling (located in the suburbs of Beijing) [éˆå±±] è—è¶£å› zang4 qu4yuan2 PN: the Tibetan Botanical Garden [è—趣園] ç™» deng1 V: publish (essay, article, etc.) 绿化 lü4hua4 V: to make somewhere green by planting trees; reforest [ç¶ åŒ–] 解决 jie3jue2 V: solve [解決] 污染 wu1ran3 V: pollute æ²™æ¼ sha1mo4 N: desert é è¿‘ kao4jin4 V: draw near; approach è¿‘ jin4 A: near, close 市 shi4 N: city, municipality 纪念 ji4nian4 V: commemorate [紀念] æ´» 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] æ¤æ ‘节 zhi2shu4 jie2 N: Arbor Day [æ¤æ¨¹ç¯€] æ¤æ ‘ zhi2shu4 VO: plant trees [æ¤æ¨¹] éžæ´² fei1zhou1 PN: Africa 熊猫 xiong2mao1 N: panda [熊貓] 抢救 qiang3jiu4 V: save, rescue [æ¶æ•‘] 决定 jue2ding4 V: decide [決定] åŠ¨ç‰©å› dong4wu4yuan2 N: zoo [動物園] ç«¹å¶ zhu2ye4 N: bamboo leaf [竹葉] è‚¥ fei2 A: fat è…¿ tui3 N: leg 耳朵 er3duo N: ear çœ¼ç› yan3jing N: eye 墨镜 mo4jing4 N: sunglasses [墨é¡] ç•™ liu2 V: stay 使者 shi3zhe3 N: envoy é‡Žç”ŸåŠ¨ç‰©ä¿æŠ¤å会 ye3sheng1 dong4wu4 bao3hu4 xie2hui4 PN: the Association for the Protection of the Wildlife [野生動物ä¿è·å”會] // NPCR lesson 34 ä¼ è¯´ chuan2shuo1 N: legend [傳說] 晕 yun1 V: feel dizzy [暈] å†è¯´ zai4shuo1 Conj: what's more [å†èªª] 船 chuan2 N: boat, ship è¾£ la4 A: spicy hot å¯ 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] å¯ä¹ ke3le4 N: cola, coke, soft drink [坿¨‚] 味儿 wei4(r) N: taste, flavor [味兒] 连 lian2 Conj: even [連] 医务室 yi1wu4shi4 N: clinic [醫務室] ç€ zhao2 V: (used after a verb as a complement to indicate the result of the action) [è‘—] 刮 gua1 V: blow [颳] 凉 liang2 A: cool, cold [æ¶¼] 神女峰 shen2nü3 feng1 PN: Goddess Peak å››å· si4chuan1 PN: Sichuan Province 湖北 hu2bei3 PN: Hubei Province æ¹–å— hu2nan2 PN: Hunan Province 三峡 san1xia2 PN: the Three Gorges of the Yanze River [三峽] æ—¥ ri4 N: sun, daytime è¿· mi2 V, N: confuse, enchant/fan 为 wei4 Prep: for [為] 首 shou3 M: (measure word for poems, songs, etc.) 诗 shi1 N: poem [è©©] 两岸猿声啼ä¸ä½ liang3an4 yuan2sheng1 ti2buzhu4 monkeys on both banks keep calling [兩岸猿è²å•¼ä¸ä½] 轻舟已过万崇山 qing1zhou1 yi3guo4 wan4chong2shan1 but my boat has smoothly passed ranges upon ranges of mountains [輕舟已éŽè¬å´‡å±±] æ¢ zhi3 V: stop 游船 you2chuan2 N: pleasure boat ä¹… jiu3 A: long time 夜 ye4 N: night æ¥å¾€ 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 å ba4 N: dam [壩] æŽç™½ li3bai2 PN: Li Bai (name of a great Chinese poet from the Tang Dynasty) è¥¿çŽ‹æ¯ xi1wang2mu3 PN: Queen Mother of the West (figure in Chinese mythology) è¡€ xie3 N: blood æžœæ ‘ guo3shu4 N: fruit tree [果樹] 打鱼 da3yu2 VO: go fishing [打éš] 掉 diao4 V: fall 鼻烟壶 bi2yan1hu2 N: snuff bottle [鼻煙壺] å·¥è‰ºå“ gong1yi4pin3 N: handicraft article [å·¥è—å“] 逿˜Ž tou4ming2 A: transparent çè´µ zhen1gui4 A: valuable, precious [çè²´] æ”¶è— shou1cang2 V: collect, store up å°†å†›æœ jiang1jun1fu2 N: a general's uniform [å°‡è»æœ] 将军 jiang1jun1 N: general [å°‡è»] ç”»åƒ hua4xiang4 N: portrait [ç•«åƒ] 轮椅 lun2yi3 N: wheelchair [輪椅] æ¡ wo4 V: hold 缘分 yuan2fen4 N: fate or fortune by which people are brought together [緣分] 微笑 wei1xiao4 V: smile å¼ å¦è‰¯ zhang1 xue2liang2 PN: Zhang Xueliang (well-known Chinese general of the 1930's) [å¼µå¸è‰¯] å¤å¨å¤· xi4wei1yi2 PN: Hawaii // NPCR lesson 35 挺 ting3 Adv: very; quite 节约 jie2yue1 V: save; economize [節約] 一辈å yi2bei4zi N: lifetime; for all one's life; throughout one's life [一輩å] 世纪 shi4ji4 N: century [世紀] å€ 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å jin1zi N: gold 就是 jiu4shi4 Conj: even if 艰苦 jian1ku3 A: arduous, hard [艱苦] æœ´ç´ pu3su4 A: simple; plain [æ¨¸ç´ ] å‹¤ä¿ qin2jian3 A: hardworking and thrifty [勤儉] æ—¥å ri4zi N: day; life 生产 sheng1chan3 V, N: produce/production [生產] ç»æµŽ jing1ji4 N: economy [經濟] 管 guan3 V: to bother about something; to mind 积蓄 ji1xu4 V, N: save/savings [ç©è“„] 贷款 dai4kuan3 N, VO: loan/provide or ask for a loan [貸款] è´· dai4 N, V: loan/borrow or lend [貸] 款 kuan3 N: money ç–¯ feng1 A: crazy, mad [瘋] 借债 jie4zhai4 VO: borrow money [借債] 债 zhai4 N: debt [債] ç»å¯¹ jue2dui4 A: absolute [絕å°] ç±³ 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 å…¶ä½™ qi2yu2 Pr: the other; the rest [其餘] æ¢¦è¯ meng4hua4 N: words spoken while sleeping; nonsense [夢話] 梦 meng4 N: dream [夢] 商å“ç»æµŽ shang1pin3 jing1ji4 N: commodity economy [商å“經濟] å•†å“ shang1pin3 N: commodity; goods è·Ÿ gen1 V: follow 观念 guan1nian4 N: concept [觀念] 时代 shi2dai4 N: times; era [時代] å˜ bian4 V: change [變] 实现 shi2xian4 V: realize; bring about; achieve [實ç¾] 好处 hao3chu4 N: advantage; benefit [好處] äº«å— xiang3shou4 V, N: enjoy/enjoyment 高薪 gao1xin1 N: high salary 穷人 qiong2ren2 N: poor people [窮人] ä¹± 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 å˜æ¬¾ cun2kuan3 N: bank savings 交际 jiao1ji4 N: social relations; communication [交際] ä»Šæœæœ‰é…’今æœé†‰ 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 å£èŠ‚ ji4jie2 N: season [å£ç¯€] å£ ji4 N: season 气候 qi4hou4 N: climate [氣候] 夿‚ fu4za2 A: complicated [複雜] çƒå¸¦ re4dai4 N: the tropics; torrid zone [熱帶] 寒带 han2dai4 N: frigid zone; the arctic [寒帶] å„ ge4 Pr: each; every æš–æ°” nuan3qi4 N: heating [æš–æ°£] ç¾½ç»’æœ yu3rong2fu2 N: down coat [羽絨æœ] 有时候 you3shi2(hou) Adv: sometimes [有時候] 动 dong4 V: move [å‹•] 裙å 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] è‰åŽŸ cao3yuan2 N: grassland 选择 xuan3ze2 V, N: select/choice [鏿“‡] 内蒙 nei4meng3 PN: Inner Mongolia [å…§è’™] 东北 dong1bei3 PN: the Northeast [æ±åŒ—] 现代 xian4dai4 N: modern [ç¾ä»£] 伟大 wei3da4 A: great [å‰å¤§] 诗人 shi1ren2 N: poet [詩人] å°æ—¶å€™ xiao3shi2hou N: in one's childhood [å°æ™‚候] 背 bei4 V: recite from memory åºŠå‰æ˜Žæœˆå…‰ 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 [èˆ‰é æœ›æ˜Žæœˆ] ä½Žå¤´æ€æ•…乡 di1tou2 si1 gu4xiang1 I lower my hed and think of my beloved hometown [ä½Žé æ€æ•…鄉] 熟 shu2 A: familiar 页 ye4 M: page [é ] 家书抵万金 jia1shu1 di3 wan4jin1 a letter from home is worth a fortune in gold [家書抵è¬é‡‘] çè´µ zhen1gui4 A: valuable; precious [çè²´] å° feng1 M: (measure word for letters) å”诗选 tang2shi1xuan3 PN: Selected Tang Poems [å”è©©é¸] æœç”« 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] æå†™ miao2xie3 V: describe [æå¯«] é¸Ÿå®¿æ± è¾¹æ ‘ niao3 su4 chi2bian1 shu4 a bird spends the night on a tree by the side of the pool [é³¥å®¿æ± é‚Šæ¨¹] 鸟 niao3 N: bird [é³¥] 寺庙 si4miao4 N: temple [寺廟] 推 tui1 V: push 轿å jiao4zi N: sedan chair [轎å] ç»è¿‡ jing1guo4 V: pass; go through [ç¶“éŽ] 官 guan1 N: government official 拉 la1 V: pull; drag æ€è€ƒ si1kao3 V: think deeply 贾岛 jia3dao3 PN: Ja Dao (Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty) [賈島] // NPCR lesson 37 åŸ‹å• mai2dan1 VO: pay a bill [埋單] æ™šé¥ wan3fan4 N: supper, dinner [晚飯] 越…越… yue4_yue4_ the more... the more... é¤åŽ… can1ting1 N: dining hall, dining room [é¤å»³] å‘³é“ wei4dao N: taste, flavor å¸å• zhang4dan1 N: bill [帳單] å¸ zhang4 N: bill; account [帳] å• dan1 N: list [å–®] 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 [æ¶] 约 yue1 V: to ask or invite in advance [ç´„] ç”± 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] ç¬‘è¯ xiao4hua N: joke [笑話] çƒåœº qiu2chang3 N: field or court for ball games [çƒå ´] æ©„æ¦„çƒ gan3lan3qiu2 N: American football [橄欖çƒ] 大方 da4fang A: generous 事先 shi4xian1 N: in advance, beforehand æœ€åŽ zui4hou4 N: final, last [最後] 羊肉 yang2rou4 N: mutton ç 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] é…’æ¯ jiu3bei1 N: wine cup æ°‘æŒ min2ge1 N: folk song é¥åº— 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 å— shou4 V: receive 尊敬 zun1jing4 V: respect; honor ç„¶åŽ ran2hou4 Adv: then; after that [然後] æŽ¥ç€ jie1zhe V, Conj: follow; carry on/then [接著] 愉快 yu2kuai4 A: joyful, cheerful è’™æ— meng3zu2 PN: Mongolian ethnic group æ–°ç–† xin1jiang1 PN: Xinjiang (autonomous region of China) 竹å zhu2zi N: bamboo 主任 zhu3ren2 N: master 阿姨 a1yi2 N: house maid 肉ä¸ç‚’竹笋 rou4si1 chao3 zhu2sun3 stir-fried shredded pork with bamboo shoots [肉絲炒竹ç] è‚‰ä¸ rou4si1 N: shredded pork [肉絲] ç‚’ chao3 V: stir-fry 竹笋 zhu2sun3 N: bamboo shoots [竹ç] è¯å…¸ 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 å« jia4 V: (of a woman) marry 新婚 xin1hun1 A: newly-married å¹¸ç¦ xing4fu2 A: happy 政府 zheng4fu3 N: government 登记 deng1ji4 V: register [登記] ç»“å©šè¯ jie2hun1zheng4 N: marriage certificate [çµå©šè‰] 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] è´´ tie1 V: paste; stick [è²¼] 红åŒå–œå— hong2 shuang1xi3 zi4 IE: the red å› character [紅雙喜å—] åŒå–œ shuang1xi3 N: double happiness [雙喜] åŒ shuang1 M: pair [é›™] 新娘 xin1niang2 N: bride 花轿 hua1jiao4 N: bridal sedan chair [花轎] å®´å¸ yan4xi2 N: banquet; feast 客人 ke4ren N: guest æ•™å ‚ jiao4tang2 N: church; cathedral 亲戚 qin1qi N: relative; family member [親戚] è¡¨å§ biao3jie3 N: older female cousin åªæ˜¯ zhi3shi4 Adv: only; just 岳父 yue4fu4 N: father-in-law (wife's father) å²³æ¯ yue4mu3 N: mother-in-law (wife's mother) æ°å…‹ jie2ke4 PN: Jack (a male Australian character in the NPCR textbook) [å‚‘å…‹] æŽçމ兰 li3 yu4lan2 PN: Li Yulan (a female Chinese character in the NPCR textbook) [æŽçމè˜] å¼€å£ kai1kou3 VO: open one's mouth; start to talk (in an embarrassing manner) [é–‹å£] å£ kou3 N: mouth å•†é‡ shang1liang V: discuss; talk over ä¿© lia3 Num: two (people) [倆] è„‘ç‹ nao3jin1 N: brain; mind; way of thinking [è…¦ç‹] 规矩 gui1ju N: rules; customs; manners [è¦çŸ©] 生气 sheng1qi4 VO: get angry [生氣] 大事 da4shi4 N: important matter; major issue 邻居 lin2ju1 N: neighbor [é„°å±…] èƒ¡åŒ 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 åº†ç¥ qing4zhu4 V: celebrate [æ…¶ç¥] èµ°é©¬ç¯ zou3ma3deng1 N: lantern with revolving paper-cut figures [走馬燈] ç¯ deng1 N: lamp; lantern [燈] å¯¹è” dui4lian2 N: antithetical couplet [å°è¯] ä¸Šè” shang4lian2 N: the first line of a couplet [上è¯] ä¸‹è” xia4lian2 N: second line of a couplet [下è¯] ç†„ç¯ xi1(deng1) V: put out (a lamp) [熄燈] 对 dui4 V: match [å°] æ——å qi2zi N: flag; banner 虎 hu3 N: tiger 飘扬 piao1yang2 V: flutter; fly [飄æš] 飞虎旗 fei1hu3qi2 N: flying tiger banner [飛虎旗] å· juan3 V: roll up [æ²] è— cang2 V: hide 䏿¦œ 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)