NPCR Textbook 2

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in New Practical Chinese 2.

shàng yǎn上演perform

bù zěn me yàng不怎么样just so-so

zhǔ jué主角leading role; main character

cóng lái从来always

yōu měi优美exquisite

dàn shì但是but

biàn fàn便饭potluck; have a simple meal

dōng tiān冬天wintertime

theatrical work; acute

jù tuán剧团opera troupe

jiā yóu加油oil; refuel

běi fāng北方north; the northern part of the country

gǔ diǎn古典classical allusion; classical

cry

huí yì回忆call to mind; memory

dì fāng xì地方戏local opera/drama

xià tiān夏天summer

tiān qì yù bào天气预报weather forecast

tài tai太太madam; Mrs

hài pà害怕be scared

dǎolead; conduct

dǎo yóu导游conduct a sightseeing tour; tour/tourist guide

xiǎo shuō小说fiction

bāngside or upper; aid

bāng máng帮忙help

linear measure; degree of hardness, heat, density, humidity

zuò wèi座位seat

jiàn yì建议suggest; suggestion

bēi shāng悲伤sad

gǎn rén感人moving

play; make fun of

xì yuàn戏院theater

dǎ dī打的go by taxi

dǎ suàn打算plan; plan

pāibeat; beat

fàng jià放假have a day off

gù shi故事story; plot

jiāo shū教书teach school

chūn tiān春天spring; an environment full of hope and energy

jǐngsituation; view

jǐng sè景色scenery

yǒu de有的some

shùtree; plant

mènghallucinatory experience that occurs during sleep when part of the cerebral cortex is still in action;dream

die; desperately

qì wēn气温temperature

tài shān泰山Mount Taishan; another name for wife's father

athirst;yearningly

yóu yǒng游泳swim; swimming

yǎn yuán演员performer

shāoburn; heat up or use certain chemicals, radioactive substances to cause changes in a substance

xióngbear; useless

crawl; climb

ài qíng爱情love

tè bié特别special; especially

yán jiū研究research; consider

lí kāi离开leave

qiū tiān秋天autumn

zhǒng lèi种类type

lèifatigued; tire

jié hūn结婚marry; marriage

expression; scene

cài dān菜单bill of fare; menu

suī rán虽然although

xínggo; something about travelling

xī bian西边west

jué sè角色role; type of character in life

shè jì设计design; hatch/work out a scheme/plan/plot

fǎng wèn访问visit; browse or look for information on a website

shīpoetry

rise; remove

qǐ fēi起飞take off; get off to a good start

yuè jù越剧Shaoxing opera

zhè me这么such

biànall over; once through

cháng chéng长城the Great Wall; impregnable bulwark

xuěsnow; snow-like

fēng gé风格manner; principal philosophical and artistic style

fēifly; flutter

fēi jī飞机plane

piàndeceive; cheat/swindle somebody of something

tíng chē chǎng停车场parking lot

kǒng zǐ孔子Confucius

jiàn zhù shī建筑师architect

qíng tiān晴天sunny day

xiāng ài相爱be in love with each other

yīn tiān阴天overcast sky

guǎng zhōu广州Guangzhou

hǎi nán dǎo海南岛Hainan Island

líng xià零下below zero

xià xuě下雪snow

hóng lóu mèng红楼梦A Dream of Red Mansions

jiǎborrow; make use of

zhǒngseed; species

nándifficult; make things difficult for somebody

jiǎ bǎo yù贾宝玉Jia Baoyu, the hero of the Chinese classical novel a dream of Red Mansions

lín dài yù林黛玉Lin Daiyu, the heroine of the Chinese classic, A Dream of Red Mansions

xiǎo yàn zi小燕子swallow

cháng ān dà xì yuàn长安大戏院Chang'An Grand Theater