FDTL 46/99 Chinese language skills for Britain: dissemination of best practice

Vocabulary - Reading Week 3


Pinyin

Chinese

 

English

Used as

Single characters

yīngguó

()

Britain 

N        

flowers

shíhou

()

time

N

to wait        

yĭjīng

()

already

ADV   

already

pass through

zhăo    

look for

V        

 

gōngzuò

  

work, to work (intransitive)

N/V

  worker

rúguó

if

ADV

  if, to be like

fruit

zhŏng

()

type

MW    

 

liú xuéshēng

()

a student who  

studies abroad

N

leave sth. behind

měi

every

SP

 

xīngqī

 

week

N

star

period

duōyú

 

more than

ADV

to be on, at ,in

xiǎoshí

()

hour    

N

 

fàngjià

on vacation

V-O

holiday, vacation

rìzi       

days    

N        

[often placed after

monosyllabic noun]

quánrìzhì

全日制

full-time (job)

N

whole, complete

system, make

huì

()

will likely…

MV

 

fànguǎn

() ()

restaurant

N

meal, rice

room, building

túshūguăn

()()

library  

N

book

picture

huòzhé

 

or

CONJ

or

shítáng

 

canteen

N

food, to eat

hall

yuánlái

()

actually/originally

ADV   

origin

shēnqĭng

()

apply   

V

apply, appeal please

qiānzhèng

()       

visa     

N

to sign

certificate

zhĭmíng

classify,           

clarify

RVC   

  point

clear

yīncĭ

因此   

therefore, consequently

ADV

because

for this reason;

this

xūyào  

需要   

need, needs

V/N

need

want

jiùyè                

()

obtain a job

V-O

to undertake (job, employment, studies)

zhŭnxŭ 

()

allow/permit

V/N

allow

allow

lǐng      

()

get; draw

RVC

draw, collect

obtain [RC]

zhāng

()

 

MW for paper-like objects

 

zhèng

()            

certificate; permit

N

 

xĭhuān

like

V

 

tíngzhǐ

 

stop

V

 

shěng

province

N        

 

bèi       

      

[passive marker]

M

 


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