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Practical Chinese Reader II Vocabulary List

A

absolutelyjué (33)
abundant丰富fēng fù (47)
acheténg (46)
to achieve实现shí xiàn (31)
achievement成绩chéng jī (35)
to actyǎn (49)
actor or actress演员yǎn yuán (49.s)
adviser顾问gù wèn (42)
Africa非洲Fēi zhōu (45.p)
afterwards后来hòu lái (45)
age岁数suì shu (42)
agedlǎo (31)
air样子yàng zi (45)
air (mail)航空háng kōng (34)
alivehuó (47)
alley胡同hú tòng (38.s)
almond杏仁xìng rén (43)
almond junket杏仁豆腐xìng rén dòu fu (43)
already已经yǐ jīng (31)
although虽然suī rán (39)
altogether一共yí gòng (36)
always永远yǒng yuǎn (39)
ancientgǔ (33)
animal动物dòng wù (45)
anniversary周年zhōu nián (50)
another别的bié de (43)
to applaud鼓掌gǔ zhǎng (40)
to arrestzhuā (49)
art艺术yì shù (42)
art exhibition画展huà zhǎn (50)
artist艺术家yì shù jiā (49)
as soon as一...就...yī ... jiù ... (39)
Asia亚洲Yà zhōu (45.p)
to ask somebody to stayliú (39)
assembly hall礼堂lǐ táng (42)
at once立刻lì kè (46)
to attract吸引xī yǐn (49)
audience观众guān zhòng (40)
auditorium礼堂lǐ táng (42)
aunt大娘dà niáng (38)
auntie阿姨ā yí (39)
automobile汽车qì chē (38)

B

badhuài (49)
bagdài (48.s)
bamboo竹子zhú zi (45)
banner旗子qí zi (40)
to be accustomed to习惯xí guàn (33.s)
to be afraidpà (33)
to be away on official business出差chū chāi (44.s)
to be bornshēng (44.s)
to be concerned with关心guān xīn (39)
to be hospitalized住院zhù yuàn (46)
to be hungry饿è (43)
to be illbìng (32)
to be in hospital住院zhù yuàn (46)
be on a business trip出差chū chāi (44.s)
to be overwán (39)
to be used to习惯xí guàn (33.s)
bean curd豆腐dòu fu (43)
to bear in mindjì (39)
beasts of burden牛马niú mǎ (47.s)
beautifulměi (41)
because因为yīn wei (48)
to becomechéng (47)
before以前yǐ qián (32)
Behai Park北海Běi hǎi (32.p)
Beijing Languages Institute北京语言学院Běi jīng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn (31.p)
the Beijing Zoo北京动物园Běi jīng Dòng wù yuán (45.p)
below下边xià biān (34)
besides除了...以外chú le ... yǐ wài (47)
bestzuì (33)
bicycle自行车zì xíng chē (36)
bike自行车zì xíng chē (36)
billdān (34.s)
a bit有一点儿yǒu yì diǎnr (43)
blackhēi (48)
bloodxuè (32)
blood pressure血压xuè yā (32)
blossom开花儿kāi huār (33)
to blow (said of wind)刮风guā fēng (33)
bluelán (37)
boatchuán (44)
(body) temperature体温tǐ wēn (46)
book本子běn zi (39)
booking office售票处shòu piào chù (41.s)
bookshelf书架shū jià (39.s)
to borrowjiè (49)
to bother麻烦má fan (48)
bowlwǎn (36)
boy or girl friend对象duì xiàng (44.s)
to break打破dǎ pò (40)
bridgeqiáo (44)
bright聪明cōng ming (39)
brightliàng (43.s)
brightqíng (33)
to bring (with)dài (38)
to bring up培养péi yǎng (47)
broadcast广播guǎng bō (40)
broadcasting room广播室guǎng bō shì (41.s)
to build建设jiàn shè (31)
to build建筑jiàn zhù (41)
to build修建xiū jiàn (42)
build个子gè zi (32.s)
to build (road, etc)xiū (38)
building建筑jiàn zhù (41)
bus公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē (38)
(bus) stopzhàn (38)
but但是dàn shì (39)

C

cab出租汽车chū zū qì chē (38.s)
cable电报diàn bào (34.s)
camera照相机zhào xiàng jī (41)
camera lens镜头jìng tóu (42)
the Capital International Airport, Beijing首都国际机场Shǒu dū Guó jì Jī chǎng (31.p)
capital of a country首都shǒu dū (31)
the Capital Theatre首都剧场Shǒu dū Jù chǎng (49.p)
car汽车qì chē (38)
to care for关心guān xīn (39)
to catchzhuā (49)
to catch cold感冒gǎn mào (46)
centre中间zhōng jiān (42)
certificate of merit奖状jiǎng zhuàng (42)
chairman主席zhǔ xí (40)
Chairman Mao毛主席Máo Zhǔ xí (42.p)
chance机会jī huì (35)
to changehuàn (38)
change (said of money)零钱líng qián (36.s)
characters (in a play, novel, etc.)人物rén wù (44)
cheap便宜pián yi (36)
check-up检查jiǎn chá (32)
to cherish the memory of怀念huái niàn (47)
chinaware瓷器cí qì (36)
(a Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10 fen)máo (36)
(a Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10 jiao or mao)kuài (36)
Chinese style中式zhōng shì (37)
Chinese tunic suit中山装zhōng shān zhuāng (37)
Chinese-style frock旗袍qí páo (37.s)
to chorus合唱hé chàng (49.s)
chorus合唱hé chàng (49.s)
Christmas Day圣诞节Shèng dàn Jié (48.p)
cityshì (34)
clean干净gān jing (48)
to clean up打扫dǎ sǎo (48)
clear清楚qīng chu (41)
clearqíng (33)
clerk营业员yíng yè yuán (34)
to climbpá (44)
clinic医务所yī wù suǒ (32)
clockzhōng (31)
to closeguān (39.s, 46)
cloth shoes布鞋bù xié (37.s)
clothes衣服yī fu (37)
clothing衣服yī fu (37)
cloudy day阴天yīn tiān (33.s)
to clutchzhuā (49)
coldlěng (33)
college大学dà xué (31)
colour颜色yán sè (37)
coloured flag彩旗cǎi qí (40)
to come outchū (41)
to come overguò (41)
comfortable舒服shū fu (46)
to commemorate纪念jì niàn (47.s)
commemoration纪念jì niàn (47.s)
comments or suggestions意见yì jiàn (43)
commodityhuò (36)
(common) cold感冒gǎn mào (46)
comparatively比较bǐ jiào (43)
to compare比较bǐ jiào (43)
to compelbī (49)
to compete比赛bǐ sài (40)
competition比赛bǐ sài (40)
to complete完成wán chéng (42)
comrade同志tóng zhì (31)
condition情况qíng kuàng (35)
conductor售票员shòu piào yuán (38)
to connectjiē (47)
considerate周到zhōu dào (41)
to construct建设jiàn shè (31)
to construct建筑jiàn zhù (41)
to construct修建xiū jiàn (42)
construction建设jiàn shè (31)
construction site工地gōng dì (42)
to contract a disease得病dé bìng (32)
convenient方便fāng biàn (42.s)
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting, etc.)临摹lín mó (50)
cordial亲切qīn qiè (43)
correct正确zhèng què (49)
to correctgǎi (47.s)
cotton clothbù (37)
cotton-padded jacket棉袄mián ǎo (37)
to cough咳嗽ké sou (46)
counter柜台guì tái (34)
courtyard院子yuàn zi (47)
cover盖儿gàir (42)
cover面儿miànr (37)
criticism意见yì jiàn (43)
to cross (a street)穿马路chuān mǎ lù (43)
crossing路口lù kǒu (38.s)
crowdedjǐ (41)
custom风俗fēng sú (48.s)
custom习惯xí guàn (33.s)
customer顾客gù kè (43)
cymbidium兰花lán huā (50)

D

dance舞蹈wǔ dǎo (49.s)
dark黑暗hēi àn (49)
date tree枣树zǎo shù (47)
dear亲爱qīn ài (48)
to decide决定jué dìng (44)
decision决定jué dìng (44)
deep-fried pancake油饼yóu bǐng (43)
degree (C)dù (33.s)
delicious好吃hǎo chī (43)
delighted愉快yú kuài (39)
department of internal medicinekē (46.s)
the depth of winter隆冬lóng dōng (33)
to design设计shè jì (47)
to develop发展fā zhǎn (36)
to develop (a film)洗照片xǐ zhào piàn (42)
diary日记rì jì (49)
to diesǐ (41)
direction方向fāng xiàng (38)
director主任zhǔ rèn (39)
to disappearjué (33)
distant place远方yuǎn fāng (39)
to dogàn (42)
to do business营业yíng yè (34)
to do shadowboxing打拳dǎ quán (40)
doorway门口mén kǒu (41)
to draw吸引xī yǐn (49)
driver司机sī jī (41)
druggist药剂士yào jì shì (46.s)
dumpling饺子jiǎo zi (46)
(the duration of) time时间shí jiān (31)

E

eachgè (43)
ear耳朵ěr duo (32)
to earnzhèng (35)
east东边dōng biān (38)
eastern part东边dōng biān (38)
edgebiān (44)
to elect选举xuǎn jǔ (39)
elephantxiàng (45)
emissary使者shǐ zhě (45)
emperor皇帝huáng dì (41)
Emperor Chongzhen崇祯Chóng zhēn (41.p)
to end upliǎo (42)
enoughgòu (43)
to enrich丰富fēng fù (47)
enthusiastic热烈rè liè (40)
entrance门口mén kǒu (41)
envelope信封xìn fēng (34)
envoy使者shǐ zhě (45)
to erectlì (33)
even ...连...也...lián ... yě ... (49)
everygè (43)
examination考试kǎo shì (35)
to examine by fluoroscope透视tòu shì (32)
exceedingly极了jí le (40)
except除了...以外chú le ... yǐ wài (47)
excited激动jī dòng (40)
to exercise (oneself)运动yùn dòng (40)
exhausting辛苦xīn kǔ (31)
expensiveguì (36.s)
to explain讲解jiǎng jiě (47)
to extendjiē (47)
extremely极了jí le (40)
eye眼睛yǎn jīng (32)

F

to fall ill得病dé bìng (32)
fatféi (37)
fatpàng (37.s)
father's younger brother叔叔shū shu (39)
to fearpà (33)
to feel觉得jué de (33)
feel anxiously着急zháo jí (35)
to feel embarrassed不好意思bù hǎo yì si (39)
to feel embarrassing (to do something)不好意思bù hǎo yì si (39)
to feel tiredlèi (43)
feeling感想gǎn xiǎng (47)
festivaljié (48)
festival节日jié rì (48)
(fig.) act in a way that defeats one's purpose南辕北辙nán yuán běi zhé (38.s)
(fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations老骥伏枥,志在千里lǎo jì fú lì, zhì zài qiān lǐ (39)
(fig.) ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous画蛇添足huà shé tiān zú (36.s)
figure人物rén wù (44)
to filltián (32.s)
to finishwán (39)
to finish完成wán chéng (42)
firecracker爆竹bào zhú (48)
firstxiān (32)
fit合适hé shì (37)
flag旗子qí zi (40)
fogwù (33.s)
food粮食liáng shi (48.s)
footjiǎo (36.s, 41)
forduì (39)
for因为yīn wei (48)
to forcebī (49)
forecast预报yù bào (33.s)
foreign country外国wài guó (45)
forever永远yǒng yuǎn (39)
formdān (34.s)
form (application form, etc.)biǎo (32)
formalities手续shǒu xù (31)
former residence故居gù jū (47)
to foster培养péi yǎng (47)
Fragrance Hill (Park)香山Xiāng shān (33.p)
fried cake炸糕zhá gāo (43)
full name姓名xìng míng (34)
funny可笑kě xiào (45)

G

gardens园林yuán lín (44)
to getná (32)
to get off (bus, etc.)xià (38)
gift礼物lǐ wù (48)
to give change找钱zhǎo qián (36)
to give or have an injection打针dǎ zhēn (46)
to go (to a place)wǎng (38)
to go home to visit one's family探亲tàn qīn (44.s)
to go outchū (41)
goodshuò (36)
to graduate毕业bì yè (44.s)
grain粮食liáng shi (48.s)
grandma姥姥lǎo lao (46)
grandpa爷爷yé ye (42)
grasscǎo (44)
great伟大wěi dà (47)
Great Hall of the People人民大会堂Rén mín Dà huì táng (42.p)
the Great Wall长城Cháng chéng (32.p)
greenqīng (44)
green light绿灯lǜ dēng (43.s)
greyhuī (37)
to growzhǒng (46)
gruelzhōu (43)
Guangzhou广州Guǎng zhōu (44.p)
guest客人kè ren (39)
guide讲解员jiǎng jiě yuán (41.s, 47)
guide向导xiàng dǎo (41)

H

habit习惯xí guàn (33.s)
hair (on the human head)头发tóu fa (32.s)
handshǒu (39.s, 46)
to hangdiào (41)
to hangguà (34)
happy愉快yú kuài (39)
Happy New Year恭贺新禧gōng hè xīn xǐ (48)
hard辛苦xīn kǔ (31)
hare兔子tù zi (48)
to have a check-up检查jiǎn chá (32)
have a fever发烧fā shāo (46)
to have a holidy or vacation放假fàng jià (35)
to have a reunion团聚tuán jù (48)
to have something made to order定作dìng zuò (37)
headtóu (45)
head主任zhǔ rèn (39)
heart心脏xīn zàng (32)
heaventiān (44)
heavyzhòng (42)
height个子gè zi (32.s)
heritage遗产yí chǎn (47)
hillshān (41)
history历史lì shǐ (36)
to hold or attend a meeting开会kāi huì (31.s)
holiday节日jié rì (48)
to hope希望xī wàng (31)
hope希望xī wàng (31)
horsemǎ (38)
hospital医院yī yuàn (46)
hotrè (33)
hotel旅馆lǚ guǎn (41.s)
hour小时xiǎo shí (31)
how多么duō me (44)
how怎么zěn me (38)
human excrement大便dà biàn (46.s)
hundredbǎi (33)
hungry饿è (43)

I

(I'm) sorry对不起duì bu qǐ (41)
ice-lolly冰棍儿bīng gùn er (42)
ice-sucker冰棍儿bīng gùn er (42)
identical一样yí yàng (37)
if要是yào shì (41)
illnessbìng (32)
immediately立刻lì kè (46)
the Imperial Palace故宫Gù gōng (41.p)
impressions感想gǎn xiǎng (47)
in a low voice小声xiǎo shēng (46)
in a moment一会儿yí huìr (31.s)
in all一共yí gòng (36)
in the past以前yǐ qián (32)
to increase提高tí gāo (36)
injectionzhēn (46)
intelligent聪明cōng ming (39)
international国际guó jì (31)
intersection路口lù kǒu (38.s)
invalid病人bìng rén (46.s)
ittā (44)
it doesn't matter没关系méi guān xi (41)
it is said that听说tīng shuō (41)
item节目jié mù (49.s)

J

jadeyù (36)
Jiangxi (name of a Chinese province)江西Jiāng xī (36.p)
jiaomáo (36)
Jingdezhen (name of a Chinese city)景德镇Jǐng dé zhèn (36.p)
job活儿huór (42)
jujube tree枣树zǎo shù (47)
to jumptiào (44)
justgāng (38)

K

to keep保持bǎo chí (40)
to killshā (49)
kilogram (kg.)公斤gōng jīn (42.s)
kind亲切qīn qiè (43)
kindzhòng (36)
(a kind of traditional Chinese shadowboxing)太极拳tài jí quán (40)
to knock (at a door)qiāo (33)
knowledge知识zhī shi (32)
Kunming Lake昆明湖Kūn míng Hú (44.p)

L

to labor劳动láo dòng (49)
lakehú (44)
lampdēng (34.s, 48)
landscape风景fēng jǐng (44)
landscape garden园林yuán lín (44)
lane胡同hú tòng (38.s)
language语言yǔ yán (31)
lanterndēng (48)
lantern灯笼dēng long (48)
the Lantern Festival元宵节Yuán xiāo Jié (48.s)
the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of the lunar calendar)灯节Dēng Jié (48.s)
last最後zuì hòu (50)
last (time)上次shàng cì (37)
lately最近zuì jìn (32)
later后来hòu lái (45)
laughable可笑kě xiào (42.s)
to lay (the table)bǎi (48)
leaf叶子yè zi (33)
leanshòu (37)
leastzuì (33)
to leave a message留言liú yán (47)
to leave hospital出院chū yuàn (47.s)
to leave one's comments留言liú yán (47)
legtuǐ (45)
to lendjiè (49)
length长短cháng duǎn (37)
to let off firecrackers放爆竹fàng bào zhú (48)
letter box信箱xìn xiāng (34.s)
to liberate解放jiě fàng (36)
lid盖儿gàir (42)
to lietǎng (46)
life生活shēng huó (44.s, 47)
life生命shēng mìng (32)
lightdēng (34.s, 48)
lightliàng (43.s)
like this这样zhè yàng (32)
to line up排队pái duì (38)
lion狮子shī zi (42)
listdān (34.s)
a little while一会儿yí huìr (31.s, 41)
to livehuó (47)
to live生活shēng huó (44.s, 47)
livergān (32.s)
livinghuó (47)
local flavor风味fēng wèi (43)
local style风味fēng wèi (43)
longcháng (31)
Long Corridor长廊Cháng Láng (44.p)
Longevity Hill万寿山Wàn shòu Shān (44.p)
to look out当心dāng xīn (43.s)
looks样子yàng zi (45)
loose-fittingféi (37)
to losediū (41.s)
loud voice大声dà shēng (34)
to loveài (45)
lovely可爱kě ài (45)
lunch room小吃店xiǎo chī diàn (43)
lungsfèi (32)
-lyde (34)

M

to mailjì (34)
mail box信箱xìn xiāng (34.s)
to make (dumplings)bāo (46)
to make (money)zhèng (35)
to make it convenient for方便fāng biàn (42.s)
to make up one's mind决定jué dìng (44)
to make use of利用lì yòng (35)
man男子nán zǐ (40)
man of letters文学家wén xué jiā (47)
manner样子yàng zi (45)
to manufacture生产shēng chǎn (36)
marble pillar (ornamental column erected in front of palaces, tombs, etc.)华表huá biǎo (42)
mass群众qún zhòng (47.s)
master师傅shī fu (39.s)
master worker师傅shī fu (43)
match比赛bǐ sài (40)
material料子liào zi (37.s)
(maternal) grandmother姥姥lǎo lao (46)
may可能kě néng (46)
meaning意思yì sī (39)
to measureliáng (32)
(a measure word (for poem))shǒu (33)
(a measure word for people)míng (40)
(measure word for textile or picture)fǔ (44)
(a measure word for vehicles)liàng (37)
(a measure word)bǎ (47)
(a measure word)bǐ (50)
(a measure word)biàn (32)
(a measure word)cì (31)
(a measure word)dù (33.s)
(a measure word)fēn (36)
(a measure word)fēng (34)
(a measure word)hú (36)
(a measure word)jiān (47)
(a measure word)kuài (36)
(a measure word)máo (36)
(a measure word)miǎo (40)
(a measure word)piān (47)
(a measure word)piān (46.s)
(a measure word)tào (36)
(a measure word)zhī (50)
(a measure word)zhòng (36)
(a measure word)zuò (44)
(measure word)mǐ (37)
(a measure word, bowl)wǎn (36)
(a measure word, centimetre)公分gōng fēn (37)
(a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.)zhī (45)
(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse)jù (39)
(a measure word, page)yè (50)
(a measure word, use with plants)zhū (47)
medical department内科nèi kē (32)
medicineyào (46)
menu菜单cài dān (43.s)
metremǐ (37)
middle中间zhōng jiān (42)
midwinter隆冬lóng dōng (33)
milk牛奶niú nǎi (43)
mirror镜子jìng zi (44)
mistwù (33.s)
mistake错误cuò wù (47.s)
(a modal particle)zhī (43)
model典型diǎn xíng (42)
modernization现代化xiàn dài huà (31)
moneyqián (35)
Monument to the People's Heroes人民英雄纪念碑Rén mín Yīng xióng Jì niàn bēi (42.p)
mostzuì (33)
mother母亲mǔ qin (44)
motorcycle摩托车mó tuō chē (41.s)
mountainshān (41)
mouthzuǐ (32.s)
to movebān (42.s)
to movedòng (42)
to move感动gǎn dòng (49)
moving感动gǎn dòng (49)
Museum of Chinese History中国历史博物馆Zhōng guó Lì shǐ Bó wù guǎn (42.p)
music, esp. folk music, for traditional instruments民乐mín yuè (49.s)

N

(name of a child)小冬Xiǎo dōng (42.p)
(name of a child)小红Xiǎo hóng (42.p)
(name of a city)广州Guǎng zhōu (44.p)
(name of a collection of prose poems)野草Yě cǎo (47.p)
(name of a collection of short stories)彷徨Páng huáng (47.p)
(name of a hill in Jingshan park)景山Jǐng shān (41.p)
name of a novel骆驼祥子Luò tuo xiáng zi (49.p)
(name of a novel), "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"三国演义Sān guó yǎn yì (44.p)
(name of a park in Beijing)景山公园Jǐng shān Gōng yuán (41.p)
name of a person藤野Téng yě (47.p)
(name of a person)陈毅Chén Yì (33.p)
(name of a person)达尼亚Dá ní yà (44.p)
(name of a person)老舍Lǎo Shě (49.p)
(name of a person)李自成Lǐ Zì chéng (41.p)
(name of a person)小兰Xiǎo lán (39.p)
(name of a person)张华光Zhāng Huá guāng (31.p)
(Name of a person)张华明Zhāng Huá míng (41.p)
(name of a place in Beijing)阜成门Fù chéng mén (47.p)
(name of a place in Beijing)西三条Xī sān tiáo (47.p)
(name of a place)万寿山Wàn shòu Shān (44.p)
(name of a street in Beijing)平安里Píng ān lǐ (38.p)
(name of a street in Beijing)三里河Sān lǐ hé (38.p)
(name of a street in Beijing)三里屯Sān lǐ tún (38.p)
(name of child)阳阳Yáng yang (48.p)
name of panda丽丽Lì lì (45.p)
(Name of person)豌豆赵Wān dòu Zhào (43.p)
Nanjing (city)南京Nán jīng (34.p)
National Art Gallery中国美术馆Zhōng guó Měi shù guǎn (50.p)
nativeběn (34)
nearjìn (44)
neat整齐zhěng qí (48)
neat and tidy干净gān jing (48)
needlezhēn (46)
neighbor邻居lín jū (39)
new term begins开学kāi xué (35)
New Year新年xīn nián (48)
New Year (or Spring Festival) picture年画儿nián huàr (48)
New Year scrolls春联chūn lián (48)
New Year's Eve除夕chú xī (48.s)
New Year's Eve family dinner年夜饭nián yè fàn (48.s)
next week下星期xià xīng qī (37)
nice and cold凉快liáng kuai (33.s)
nice and warm暖和nuǎn huó (33.s)
no sooner ... than ...一...就...yī ... jiù ... (39)
normal正常zhèng cháng (32)
north北边běi biān (38.s, 47)
northern part北边běi biān (38.s, 47)
nose鼻子bí zi (32)
not ... until...cái (41)
not only ..., but also ...不但...而且bú dàn ... ér qiě (49)
notebook本子běn zi (39)
novel小说xiǎo shuō (41)
nurse护士hù shi (46.s)

O

(of a play, movie, etc.) to begin开演kāi yǎn (49.s)
(of flowers) to open out开花儿kāi huār (33)
(of weather) fineqíng (33)
office办公室bàn gōng shì (47.s)
oldlǎo (31)
one of......之一... zhī yī (49)
onlyzhǐ (36)
only只有zhǐ yǒu (44)
only a short while agogāng (38)
only justcái (41)
to open打开dǎ kāi (50)
opportunity机会jī huì (35)
or要不yào bu (37)
or else要不yào bu (37)
orchid兰花lán huā (50)
ordinary mail平信píng xìn (34.s)
other别的bié de (43)
other people别人bié rén (36.s)
others别人bié rén (36.s)
otherwise要不yào bu (37)
out of order