ESTC Textbook 5

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

zhōng huá中华China

zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó中华人民共和国People's Republic of China

zhǔ tí主题theme; main contents

beautiful; attach oneself to

mǎi dān买单voucher of purchase; pay a bill

rén kǒu人口human population; size of a family

亿a hundred million; a hundred thousand

xiānimmortal; master

chuán tǒng传统tradition; of a long history

jù lè bù俱乐部meeting place of a club

gòng hé guó共和国republic

chū rù出入go in and out; inconsistency

fēnseparate; distribute

huárow; be to one's profit

dào lái到来arrival

wǔ yè午夜midnight

zhànseize; constitute

fā cái发财get rich; ask somebody where he or she works by way of asking where he or she makes a fortune

gǔ guó古国ancient country; country with a long history

jí lì吉利auspicious

xī yǐn吸引attract; suck air or fluid from a body cavity

pí jiǔ啤酒beer

guó qí国旗national flag

chǎng suǒ场所arena

dà nián大年lunar year with a 30-day December; Spring Festival

dà nián sān shí大年三十lunar New Year's Eve

dà sǎo chú大扫除general cleaning

sūnson's son; relatives of the same generation as one's grandchildren

guān fāng官方government

dǎoisland

píng ān平安safe and sound

nián yè fàn年夜饭family reunion dinner on the lunar New Year's Eve

nián huò年货goods for use during the festival

zǒng hé总和sum

gōng xǐ恭喜congratulate

yì jiàn意见idea; objection

zhǎolook for; approach

chíhold; maintain

bǎiput; list

zhī chí支持hold out; support

wén míng文明civilization; civilized

clan; nationality

flag; "Eight Banners"

chūn lián春联Spring Festival couplets

běn dì本地this locality

lái zì来自come from

níng méng柠檬lemon tree; lemon

mín zú民族nation; ethnic group

hàn zú汉族Han ethnic group

zhōucontinent; sand bar

yóu kè游客visitor

yóu xíng游行wander about; march

yóu lǎn游览go sightseeing

yān huā烟花spring scenery; prostitute

bào zhú爆竹cracker

kuàng quán shuǐ矿泉水mineral water

grandfather; ancestor

zǔ sūn祖孙grandparent and grandchild

zhù fú祝福bless; blessing

shéngod; supernatural

good fortune; make a curtsy

accumulate; long-standing

jìng sài竞赛contest; competition

tǒnginterconnected system; all

měi lì美丽beautiful

kǎo lǜ考虑consider

ér qiě而且and

zì ran自然natural

huā shì花市flower market

huā chē花车festooned vehicle

consider; concern

jiē dào街道street; subdistrict/neighbourhood office

guān kàn观看view

cáiproperty

cái shén yé财神爷same as 财神

tiēpaste; keep close to

fèi yòng费用cost

zhuǎn gào转告pass on

guò nián过年celebrate the New Year; next year

guò jié过节celebrate a festival or holiday; after the festivities

miàn jī面积area

dùnkowtow; stamp

yù dìng预定predetermine

shǒu dū首都capital

wàn shì rú yì万事如意have all one's wishes

quán míng全名full name

xī yān吸烟smoke

bù tóng不同distinct

shōu jiàn rén收件人recipient

táo shù桃树peach

táo huā桃花peach blossom

xī yān qū吸烟区smoking section/area

xīn xiǎng shì chéng心想事成May all the wishes come true.

fú wù fèi服务费cover charge

launch; send out

sǎosweep; eliminate

fā jiàn rén发件人sender

fēi xī yān qū非吸烟区non-smoking area

nián chū yī年初一New Year's Day

shuǐ xiān huā水仙花daffodil