ESTC Textbook 5

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 5.

zhuān xīn专心concentrate one's attention

yánstrict; tight

yuè tuán乐团philharmonic orchestra

hù xiāng互相each other

qīn shēng亲生give birth to; biological

dài biǎo代表representative; on behalf of

qiáoreside in a foreign country; person living abroad

xìn rèn信任trust

tōu tōu偷偷secretly

tōu lǎn偷懒loaf on the job

yǔn xǔ允许allow

qí zhōng其中in it

diǎnstandard work of scholarship; regulations

zài hūn再婚remarry

chū zhōng初中middle school

gōng fu piàn功夫片martial arts movie/film

dòng zuò动作movement; act

dòng zuò piàn动作片action movie/film

huáprosperous; flashy

huá qiáo华侨overseas Chinese

fā huǒ发火catch fire; detonate

biànbecome different; change in nature or state

antiquity; a form of pre-Tang poetry

gǔ diǎn古典classical allusion; classical

hé de lái合得来be compatible

hòu lái后来afterwards; newly arrived/come

tīng jiǎng听讲attend a lecture; be told

chǎo jià吵架quarrel

tuáncircular; roll

xià lìng yíng夏令营summer camp

hàolike; be convenient

xué xí学习study; emulate

jiā zhǎng家长patriarch; the parent/guardian of a child

duì huà对话talk; have a dialogue or conversation

dǎo yǎn导演direct a film, play, etc.; director

nián líng年龄age

jiàn yì建议suggest; suggestion

separate; different

dàng zuò当作look on as

zhì xiàng志向ambition

nǎobe angry; annoyed

xiǎng niàn想念long to see again

lǎnlazy; sluggish

lǎn duò懒惰lazy

chéng yuán成员members of a group or a family

tiǎo zhàn挑战provoke the enemy to battle; challenge to a contest

jiē shòu接受accept

shuāifall; hurtle down

shí cháng时常frequently

míng bai明白clear; open

pǔ tōng huà普通话putonghua

bend; bent

bàng qiú棒球baseball; baseball game

qiúseek; ask

gōuditch; groove

gōu tōng沟通link up

liú xíng流行popular; fashionable

huá bǎn滑板skateboard; skateboarding

mǎnfull; satisfied

mǎn yì满意be satisfied

lǐ jiě理解understand

shēng qì生气take offence;life

shèagency; people's commune

shè gōng社工social work; social worker

lí hūn离婚break up/dissolve a marriage

lí kāi离开leave

kē mù科目course; account

kōng shǒu dào空手道karate

guǎntube; wind instrument

inherit; follow

jì fù继父stepfather

zhíduty; office

zhí yè职业vocation; professional

kǔ nǎo苦恼worried

yāo qiú要求ask; requirement

discuss; criticize

shuō huà说话speak; chat

tántalk; talk

tán xīn谈心have a heart-to-heart talk

tán huà谈话talk/chat/converse; do ideological work in the form of conversation

jìn bù进步progress; progressive

part; unit

cruel; cool

kù ài酷爱be very fond of

border; inside

xiāng chà相差differ

shuō dào zuò dào说到做到suit the action to the word

biàn chéng变成become

dé guó德国Germany

dé yǔ德语German

xiào jì校际intercollegiate

shuō hǎo说好come to/reach an agreement/understanding

mǎ lái xī yà马来西亚Malaysia

mǎ lái yǔ马来语Malay

dé guó rén德国人German

mǎ lái xī yà rén马来西亚人Malay

tái běi台北Taipei

chū sān初三third grade in junior high school

hào dòng好动active

tóng mǔ yì fù同母异父be born of the same mother but a different father