FDTL 46/99

Chinese language skills for Britain: Disseminating Best Practice

Vocabulary - Reading Week 9


      

Pinyin                        Chinese            English                                Used as Single characters

chuánméi

传 媒

media

N

传 pass on  

媒 intermediary

qĭ

起

[for events, cases]

MW

 

tè

特

special(ly)

ADV

 

zŏusī

走私

smuggle

V-O/N

走 go, walk     

私 secret, illegal

tānwū

贪 污

corruption

N

贪greed  

污 filth

àn

案

case (of crime) 

N

 

rènhé

任 何

any, every

ADJ

任 no matter

何 how

bàodào

报 道

report

N/V

报 report  

道 speak

zhōnggòng zhōngyāng

中 共

中 央

Chinese Communist Party Central Committee

PropN

中 short for China

共 short for communist

央 short for central

jìlǜ jiănchá

纪 律 检 查

inspecting discipline

N

纪 discipline

律 law, rule

检 test, examine

查 check

wĕiyuánhuì

委 员 会

commission, committee

N

委 entrust

员 member

会 association

pàichū

派 出

sent out (sb)

RVC

派 send

 

diàochá

调 查

investigation, invstigate

N/V

调 transfer

查 check

zŭ

组

group, team

N

 

jiànshè

建 设

construction

N

建 build

设 set up

tái

台

(TV, radio) station

N

 

shūjì

书 记

(party) secretary

N

书 write

记 write down, to record

zhèngshí

证 实

confirm, prove

V

证 prove

 

yŏuguān

有 关

concerning

ADJ

有have

lìng

令

order

N

 

táodào

逃 到

escape to

RVC

逃 escape

到to

hăiwài

海 外

abroad, overseas

N

海 sea

外outside, beside

cĭwài

此 外

apart from this

ADV

此 this

外 beside, outside

ānquán

安 全

security

N

安 peaceful

全 complete

xiézhù

协 助

help, cooperate

V

协 jointly

助help

zé

则

then

ADV

 

gōnggàn

公 干

business related work

N

公 public

干 work

tòulù

透 露

reveal

V

透 penetrate, pass through

露show

láiyuán

来 源

source

N

来 coming

源 source

shèjídào

涉 及 到

touch upon

RVC

涉 involve

及 reach, come up to

pángdà

庞 大

large, huge

SV

庞 huge

大large

màoyì

贸 易

trade

N

贸 trade

易exchange

shíyóu

石 油

crude oil

N

石 stone

油oil

qìchē

汽 车

vehicle, car

N

汽 vapour

车vehicle

qítā

其 它

other

PN

其 its

它it (other)

huòwù

货 物

goods

N

货 goods

物material

hăiguān

海 关  

customs

N

海 sea

关 gate

jīn’é

金 额

amount of money, sum

N

金 gold, money

额  a specified amount

                                   


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