ESTC Textbook 3

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 3.

wànten thousand; vast number

wèi shén me为什么why

pīngping; table tennis

pīng pāng qiú乒乓球table tennis; table tennis ball

pāngcrash

jiànitem; letter

gōng sī公司company

xìngexcitement

xìng qù兴趣hobby

xiěwrite; compose

bīng báo冰雹hail

liáng kuai凉快nice and cool; cool oneself

how many; a few

chū chāi出差go/be away on official business; go away to undertake tasks in transport, construction, etc.

deputy; assistant

huàchange; melt

huà xué化学chemistry; celluloid

qiānthousand; a great amount/number of

shuāngpair; even

department; manage

close; join

dì lǐ地理geography; geographical features of a place

tài yáng太阳sun; sunlight

tào zhuāng套装suit; set package

the fourth or youngest among brothers; end of a period/an era

jì jié季节season

rónghold; tolerate

róng yì容易easy; likely/liable/prone/apt to

xiǎo shí hou小时候childhood

stop; dismiss from office

yǐ jīng已经already

gān zào干燥dry; dull

dāngequal; work as

dāng rán当然certainly; natural: naturally

mángbusy; hurry

gǎnfeel; be grateful

dàiwear something on the head, face, neck, chest, arm, etc.; put on

páiarrange; row

pái qiú排球volleyball; volleyball

have no difficulty in doing things; amiable

nuǎnwarm; warm up

nuǎn huo暖和warm and nice; warm

shā chén bào沙尘暴sandstorm

huáslide; slippery

huá bīng滑冰skating; glide/skate/slide on ice

huá xuě滑雪slide on the snow; ski

cháo shī潮湿moist

thing; other people

wù lǐ物理innate laws of things; physics

huánring; link

shēng wù生物living beings

bìng jià病假sick leave

skin; leather

pí dài皮带leather belt; belt

kē mù科目course; account

jīng lǐ经理manage; manager

feather; wings

yǔ máo羽毛feather; reputation

yǔ máo qiú羽毛球badminton; shuttlecock

ěr huán耳环earring

hángline; business firm

hose

wà zi袜子socks

zhuāngclothes; luggage

xī zhuāng西装suit

jué de觉得feel; think

shìtry; examination

qǐng jià请假ask/apply for leave

inclination; interest

liánlink; involve

lián yī qún连衣裙woman's dress

shìfit; right

diàofish with a hook and line; pursue

diào yú钓鱼angle; tricking people into falling for it

liànchain; enchain

yángsun; the masculine or positive principle in nature

léithunder; mine

léi yǔ雷雨thunderstorm

fog; fine spray of water

xuēboots

dǐngpeak; carry on the head

xiàng liàn项链necklace

lǐngneck; collar

lǐng dài领带necktie

fish; a surname

lóng juǎn fēng龙卷风tornado

yǒu yòng有用serviceable

yóu yǒng yī游泳衣swimsuit

pí xuē皮靴leather boots

pí xié皮鞋leather shoes

jiā ná dà加拿大Canada

gāo gēn xié高跟鞋high-heeled shoes

liángcool; discouraged

nándifficult; make things difficult for somebody

fà dà shuǐ发大水flood

duì gǎn xìng qù对…感兴趣be interested in...

duì hào对…好be good to...

tài le太…了so...

qǐng bìng jià请病假ask for sick leave

lǜ shī háng律师行law firm