FDTL 46/99

Chinese language skills for Britain: Disseminating Best Practice

Vocabulary - Reading Week 9


      

Pinyin                        Chinese            English                                Used as Single characters

chuánméi

media

N

pass on  

intermediary

[for events, cases]

MW

 

special(ly)

ADV

 

zŏusī

走私

smuggle

V-O/N

go, walk     

secret, illegal

tānwū

corruption

N

greed  

filth

àn

case (of crime) 

N

 

rènhé

any, every

ADJ

no matter

how

bàodào

report

N/V

report  

speak

zhōnggòng zhōngyāng

Chinese Communist Party Central Committee

PropN

short for China

short for communist

short for central

jìlǜ jiănchá

inspecting discipline

N

discipline

law, rule

test, examine

check

wĕiyuánhuì

commission, committee

N

entrust

member

association

pàichū

sent out (sb)

RVC

send

 

diàochá

investigation, invstigate

N/V

transfer

check

group, team

N

 

jiànshè

construction

N

build

set up

tái

(TV, radio) station

N

 

shūjì

(party) secretary

N

write

write down, to record

zhèngshí

confirm, prove

V

prove

 

yŏuguān

concerning

ADJ

have

lìng

order

N

 

táodào

escape to

RVC

escape

to

hăiwài

abroad, overseas

N

sea

outside, beside

cĭwài

apart from this

ADV

this

beside, outside

ānquán

security

N

peaceful

complete

xiézhù

help, cooperate

V

jointly

help

then

ADV

 

gōnggàn

business related work

N

public

work

tòulù

reveal

V

penetrate, pass through

show

láiyuán

source

N

coming

source

shèjídào

touch upon

RVC

involve

reach, come up to

pángdà

large, huge

SV

huge

large

màoyì

trade

N

trade

exchange

shíyóu

crude oil

N

stone

oil

qìchē

vehicle, car

N

vapour

vehicle

qítā

other

PN

its

it (other)

huòwù

goods

N

goods

material

hăiguān

 

customs

N

sea

gate

jīn’é

amount of money, sum

N

gold, money

  a specified amount

                                   


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