ESTC Textbook 7

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 7.

shàng dàng上当be taken in

dōng fāng东方east; the East

zhōng nián中年middle age

xí sú习俗convention

jiāo jì交际have contact with

qīn qiè亲切close; cordial

rén jì人际between persons

lìngorder; order

ceremony; gift

zhòngnumerous; multitude

yī lài依赖be dependent on; be dependent on each other

fēn shù分数mark; fraction

fēn qīng分清distinguish

rule; standard

zhàn yǒu占有occupy; hold

shòu piàn受骗be taken in

kě kào可靠reliable; credible

tóng xìng liàn同性恋homosex

tóng lèi同类be similar; people or things of the same kind or type

zài zuò在座be present

dì wèi地位ranking; occupied place

fù zá复杂complicated

nǚ xìng女性female sex/gender; woman

hào kè好客hospitable

hǎo píng好评favorable comment

rú jīn如今nowadays

wěientrust; committee member

yīnrelationship by marriage; marriage

hūn yīn婚姻marriage

duì dài对待approach

zūn zhòng尊重respect; attach importance to and treat seriously

chā yì差异difference

yǐng píng影评film review

xīn si心思idea; state of mind

xìngnature; property

shōu rù收入include; income

míng xiǎn明显clear

shì fēi是非right and wrong; dispute

xiǎnapparent; show

pǔ biàn普遍universal

yǒu guān有关have a bearing on; relevant

jiàframe; prop up

àntable; wooden saucer for serving meals

qiáo liáng桥梁structure built across water or in the air to provide passage for pedestrians, vehicles, etc.; person or thing that serves as a link

deceive; bully

qī fu欺负bully

zhèng fāng正方square; positive side in a debate

zhèng què正确correct

nóngdense; great

nóng hòu浓厚dense; deep

shēn kè深刻get to the essence of a matter or problem; deeply

lànexcessive; shoddy

làn yòng滥用misuse

dú tè独特unique

nán xìng男性male

jièboundary; scope

kàn fǎ看法view; unfavourable/critical view of somebody

kàn zhòng看重value

zhēn shí真实authentic

sī shēng huó私生活private life

chēngweigh; call

chēng hu称呼address; form of address in somebody's presence

jiūstudy carefully; actually

dá àn答案answer

jié hé结合unite; be united in wedlock

wǎng mín网民web user

wǎng luò网络network; web

bèibody's back; back side of an object

guān zhòng观众audience

jiǎng jiu讲究be particular/fastidious about; careful study

jiǎng shù讲述give an account of

píngcomment

píng wěi评委judge

xúnask

wù dǎo误导mislead; misguidance

shuō huǎng说谎tell a lie

huǎnglie; tell a lie

làihinge on; rascally

bèi fen辈分position in the family hierarchy

biàndistinguish

biàn bié辨别differentiate

biànargue

biàn lùn辩论debate

shùstate

zhòng shì重视pay attention to

wèn cháng wèn duǎn问长问短make detailed enquiries

yǐnhide from view; latent

yǐn sī隐私one's secrets

tí mù题目title; examination questions

fēng gé风格manner; principal philosophical and artistic style

yǐn shí饮食food and drink; eat and drink

piàndeceive; cheat/swindle somebody of something

zhōng lǎo nián中老年middle and old age

dà yú大于be more/bigger/greater than

chéng yǐn成瘾become/be addicted

xī bù西部western region; refers especially to the western region of China

qīng shào nián青少年youngsters

měi shí měi kè每时每刻all the time

dà lián大连Dalian, a major city in Liaoning province

zhí hū qí míng直呼其名address somebody disrespectfully by name