ESTC Textbook 5

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

yī zhí一直straight; always

yán zhòng严重serious

wèi le为了in order to

yì gōng义工voluntary work without pay; volunteer

shì gù事故mishap

tǐ zhòng体重weight

lì rú例如take for example

xiū lǐ修理repair; prune

dǎo méi倒霉be down on one's luck

jiàn kāng健康healthy; in normal condition

guāng pán光盘CD; clean one's plate

gōng lù公路road

jué xīn决心determination; resolute

jiǎn shǎo减少reduce

jiǎn féi减肥lose/reduce/shed weight

dào chù到处everywhere

huà zhuāng化妆put on make-up

huà zhuāng pǐn化妆品maquillage

fā shēng发生occur

hánhold in one's mouth; include

shāng chǎng商场market; department store

jī běn基本foundation; fundamental

jī běn shàng基本上mainly; in the main

dǔ chē堵车be stuck in heavy traffic

fù yìn复印copy

fù yìn jī复印机copier

dà xíng大型large

dà dū大都capital city

shī wù失物lost article

yú lè娱乐amuse; recreation

xué shēng huì学生会student association

zūn jìng尊敬esteem;respectable

kāi huì开会meet

shì yàng式样model

ruòweak; young

dàng shí当时that very moment

lù xiàng dài录像带videotape

yǐng dié影碟video disc

xīn qíng心情mood

sī xiǎng思想ideology; idea

kǒng pà恐怕for fear of; fear

yuàn yì愿意be willing; wish

chéng lì成立found; be tenable

suǒ yǒu所有own; possessions

shǒu dài手袋handbag

dǎ yìn jī打印机printer

hù lǐ护理nurse; care and protect

bào míng报名sign up; name of a newspaper

zhāo lǐng招领announce the finding of lost property

tí qián提前shift to an earlier date; in advance

gǎi jìn改进improve; modify

fāng miàn方面side

jiùused; past

qī jiān期间course

běnstem or root of plants; original

zá huó r杂活儿odd jobs

jiǎn chá检查check up; self-criticism

dēng guāng灯光lamplight; lighting

dēng jì登记register

yántable salt; salt

bàngpound [a measure of weight]; scales

ceremony; courtesy

tū rán突然sudden; suddenly

lì kè立刻immediately

wéi xiū维修maintain

bèibody's back; back side of an object

bēi bāo背包knapsack

zhī fáng脂肪fat

zhìextend; cause

yíng yè yuán营业员shop assistant

dàn bái zhì蛋白质protein

jǐng chē警车police van

shè bèi设备equip; installation

kè jiān课间interval

diàomove; investigate

diào chá调查investigate; expedition

huò chē货车wagon

hè kǎ贺卡greeting card

rise; remove

lù shang路上road; en route

shēn tǐ身体body; health

zhuǎn lù转录copy

duàn liàn锻炼forge; train

separate; be at a distance from

jí zhōng集中concentrate; collective

yīn xiǎng音响sound; audio equipment

xiàngnape; a surname

shǒu shì首饰head ornaments or headgear

mǎ hu马虎careless

gāo zhōng高中senior middle school

gōng zuò liàng工作量workload

jiù hù chē救护车ambulance

qīng shāng轻伤light/minor injury

gāo dàn bái高蛋白high protein

shī wù zhāo lǐng失物招领advertise for the owner of a lost thing

xiǎng qǐ想起call to mind

yǐ bèi椅背the back of a chair

sù shí zhě素食者vegetarian

jí jiù zhōng xīn急救中心emergency centre

lǎo rén yuàn老人院nursing home