NPCR Textbook 6

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Here are all the words you need to know in New Practical Chinese 6.

bù jǐn不仅beyond a certain quantity or range; not only...

zhuān yè hù专业户rural family or individual engaged in farming or a sideline occupation along a specialized line

zhuān jí专辑special album

sī háo丝毫the slightest amount or degree

zhōng yāng中央centre; central authorities

wéi zhǐ为止till

zhǔ chí主持take charge/care of; preside over/at

shì bàn gōng bèi事半功倍achieve twice the result with half the effort

jiāo wǎng交往associate

jiāo liú交流flow simultaneously; swap

chuán bō传播spread; propagation

lì zi例子example

qiào pí huà俏皮话wisecrack; two-part allegorical saying

tíng dùn停顿pause; pause

yuán sù元素element

xiān rén先人ancestor; somebody's late father

rù mén入门cross the threshold; primer

guāndoor bolt; shut

zhǔnstandard; in accordance with

qiē huàn切换cut

chuàng zuò创作create; literary or artistic work/creation

chūinception; inceptive

chū xué初学just begin to learn or be in the early stage of learning

jiā shēn加深deepen

lì lái历来always

kǒu wù口误make a slip of the tongue; oral slip

gǔ lǎo古老old

míng shēng名声reputation

hā ha哈哈ha-ha

maparticle for indicating something which is obvious

yīn cái shī jiào因材施教modify one's way of teaching to suit the special requirements of each class

shēng yuè声乐vocal music

dà bó大伯uncle; polite term of address for an older man

kuāexaggerate; praise

hào kè好客hospitable

wěi tuō委托authorize

gū lì孤立isolated; be unable to get sympathy and aid

duì dài对待approach

xiǎo cài小菜pickles; easy job/task

zhǎn xiàn展现emerge

chā yì差异difference

bā zhang巴掌palm

qìng diǎn庆典celebration

bì rán必然inevitable; be bound to

dài màn怠慢give cold-shoulder to somebody; neglect

qíng jǐng jiāo róng情景交融feeling and setting happily blended

jīng rén惊人astonishing

gǎn qíng感情emotion; affection

zhāprick; plunge/get into

jì qiǎo技巧skill; #$

kàng yì抗议protest

bài shī拜师acknowledge somebody as one's teacher/master

zhǎng wò掌握grasp; control

tàn suǒ探索explore

wén zì文字characters; written language

wú fǎ无法no way

rì cháng日常day-to-day

shí shàng时尚fad; in fashion

míng xiǎn明显clear

qǔ yì曲艺vocal folk art forms such as ballad singing, story telling and comic dialogues

jī xiè机械machinery; inflexible

cháifirewood; hard and dry

gēnroot; offspring

qì fēn气氛atmosphere

huó pō活泼lively; reactive

shēn rù深入go deep into; thorough

rè ài热爱ardently love

diàn shì tái电视台television station

dēng tái登台mount a platform; enter the political arena

diésmall dish/plate

pèngbump; meet

shì fàn示范demonstrate

xiào xīng笑星comedian

zòng zi粽子sticky rice dumplings wrapped in reed leaves

rào kǒu lìng绕口令tongue-twister

jué huó r绝活儿a superior or unique skill

quē shǎo缺少lack

bèi jǐng背景stage setting; background to a picture or photograph that sets off the main subject

héng liáng衡量weigh up; deliberate

yǔ gǎn语感an instinctive feel for the language

yǔ sù语速speed of speech

dòu yá r豆芽儿bean sprouts

zé rèn责任duty; blame

bèngjump; appear suddenly

xùn sù迅速fast

guò chéng过程process

tōng dào通道pass; channel

jiàngsauce; pickle in soy sauce

chóngrepeat; overlap

zhòng yīn重音stress; accent

spread

nán yǐ难以hard to

gather; rural fair

lòureveal

miàn kǒng面孔face; look/appearance of something

miàn duì面对face

xiāng yóu香油sesame oil

mèi lì魅力charm

yǎn yì jiè演艺界performing art circles

spit; say