FDTL 46/99

Chinese language skills for Britain: Disseminating Best Practice

Vocabulary - Reading Week 2


If you place your mouse on a character, a screen tip will display the radical, the meaning of the radical, the position of the radical in characters and the number of strokes of the character. 

Pinyin

Chinese 

English

Used as

Single characters

jīnnián

this year

TW

present (time)

year

zhèngfŭ

government

N

politics

residence, seat of

zuì

most

ADV

 

făn

anti-

ADJ

against

dúpĭn

drug

N

poison

product

yùndòng

campaign

N

movement

move about

rìqián

a few days ago

TW

day

before

gōng’ānbù

police

N

public

safety

ministry, head of office department

bùzhăng

()

minister,

N

 

lĭngdăo

( ) ()

leader

N

lead

guide

kāishĭ

start, begin

V

open

start

jìnxíng  

( )

carry out

V

enter

travel

zhōngwŭ

noon

TW

mid

noon

diănzhōng

() ()

o’clock

TW

point

clock

shàngwàn

()

a number exceeding 10,000

NW

above

10,000

míng

[for people]

MW

 

qúnzhòng

()

people, mass

N

group

people

láidào  

()

arrive

V

come

arrive

le

[for completed action]

P

 

huìchăng

()()

place for meeting, gathering

N 

meeting

place (without roof)

jiănghuà

()() 

speech

N/V-O

speak

speech

bìngquĕ

并且

also

ADV

and

also

biăoshì 

express

V

express

demonstrate

xiàjuéxīn

( )

resolve

V-O

down

resolution

heart

fùzé

()()

person in charge

N

bear

responsibility

person

gōngkāi

openly

ADV

public

open

xuānbù

announce

V

announce

declare

lìkè

immediately

ADV

stand

a moment

dăibŭ

arrest

V

catch

arrest

zuìifàn

criminal

N

crime

offence

qīnzì

()

in person

ADV

close to

self

diănhuŏ

()

light fire

V-O

point

fire

xiāohuǐ 

()

destroy

V

get rid of

damage

  


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