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

今 年

this year

TW

今 present (time)

年 year

zhèngfŭ

政 府

government

N

政 politics

府 residence, seat of

zuì

最

most

ADV

 

făn

反

anti-

ADJ

反 against

dúpĭn

毒品

drug

N

毒 poison

品 product

yùndòng

运 动

campaign

N

运 movement

动 move about

rìqián

日 前

a few days ago

TW

日 day

前 before

gōng’ānbù

公 安 部

police

N

公 public

安 safety

部 ministry, head of office department

bùzhăng

部 长 (長)

minister,

N

 

lĭngdăo

领(領 ) 导(導)

leader

N

领lead

导guide

kāishĭ

开 始

start, begin

V

开 open

始 start

jìnxíng  

进(進 ) 行

carry out

V

进 enter

行 travel

zhōngwŭ

中 午

noon

TW

中 mid

午 noon

diănzhōng

点(點) 钟(鐘)

o’clock

TW

点 point

钟 clock

shàngwàn

上 万(萬)

a number exceeding 10,000

NW

上 above

万 10,000

míng

名

[for people]

MW

 

qúnzhòng

群 众(眾)

people, mass

N

群 group

众 people

láidào  

来 (來) 到

arrive

V

来 come

到 arrive

le

了

[for completed action]

P

 

huìchăng

会(會)场(場)

place for meeting, gathering

N 

会 meeting

场 place (without roof)

jiănghuà

讲(講)话(話) 

speech

N/V-O

讲 speak

话 speech

bìngquĕ

并且

also

ADV

并 and

且 also

biăoshì 

表 示

express

V

表 express

示 demonstrate

xiàjuéxīn

下 决 (決 )心

resolve

V-O

下down

决 resolution

心 heart

fùzé

负(負)责(責)人

person in charge

N

负 bear

责 responsibility

人 person

gōngkāi

公 开

openly

ADV

公 public

开 open

xuānbù

宣 布

announce

V

宣 announce

布 declare

lìkè

立 刻

immediately

ADV

立 stand

刻 a moment

dăibŭ

逮 捕

arrest

V

逮catch

捕arrest

zuìifàn

罪 犯

criminal

N

罪 crime

犯 offence

qīnzì

亲 (親) 自

in person

ADV

亲 close to

自 self

diănhuŏ

点 (點) 火

light fire

V-O

点 point

火 fire

xiāohuǐ 

销 (銷) 毁

destroy

V

销 get rid of

毁 damage

  


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