Chinese Vocabulary 华文词汇表

Primary Higher ‣ 6B ‣ 第八课 新加坡的过去和现在

    • zǎo qīearly period; early phase; early stage
  • 他们 是 一群 早期 的 航海家 。
    tā men shì yī qún zǎo qī de háng hǎi jiā。
    They were a group of early navigators.

    • lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
  • 学好 英语 , 你 会 交 到 更 多 来自 其他 国家 的 朋友 。
    Xuéhǎo yīngyǔ, nǐ huì jiāo dào gèng duō láizì qítā guójiā de péngyǒu.
    Learn English well and you will make more friends from other countries.

    • dāng dìlocal
  • 他 经常 给 当地 报纸 写 文章 。
    tā jīng cháng jǐ dāng dì bào zhǐ xiě wén zhāng。
    He constantly writes articles for the local paper.

    • jié hūnto marry; to get married
  • 姐姐 要 结婚 了 , 家里 张灯结彩 , 一副 喜气洋洋 的 景象 。
    Jiějiě yào jiéhūnle, jiā lǐ zhāng dēng jiécǎi, yī fù xǐqìyángyáng de jǐngxiàng.
    My sister is getting married, and her family’s lights are bright and a happy scene.

    • hòu dàiposterity; later periods; later ages; later generations

      • niáng rěNyonya; see 峇峇娘惹

      • dà dōufor the most part; on the whole; also pr. [da4 du1]
      • dà dūfor the most part; on the whole; metropolitan; Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
    • 旧 房 大都 潮湿 。
      jiù fáng dà dōu cháo shī.
      Old houses are often damp.

      • yǐn shífood and drink; diet
    • 良好 的 饮食 有益 于 健康 。
      liáng hǎo de yǐn shí yǒu yì yū jiàn kāng.
      A good diet conduces to good health.

      • fú zhuāngdress; clothing; costume; clothes
    • 他们 穿着 挂 着 树叶 的 服装 躲 在 草丛 中 , 很难 被 人 发现 。
      Tāmen chuānzhuó guàzhe shùyè de fúzhuāng duǒ zài cǎocóng zhōng, hěn nán bèi rén fà xiàn.
      They are hiding in the grass in costumes with leaves hanging, which is hard to find.

      • jiā jùfurniture
    • 这套 红木 家具 一定 非常 昂贵 。
      zhè tào hóng mù jiā jù yī dìng fēi cháng áng guì。
      This set of mahogany furniture must be very expensive.

      • tè sècharacteristic; distinguishing feature or quality
    • 泰式 房屋 很 有 特色 。
      Tàishì fángwū hěn yǒu tèsè.
      Thai houses are very distinctive.

      • rǎn sèdye

      • yàn lìgorgeous; garish and beautiful

      • jié héto combine; to link; to integrate; binding
    • 我们 未来 的 计划 必须 与 当前 的 实际 相 结合 。
      wǒ men wèi lái de jì huà bì xū yù dāng qián de shí jì xiàng jié hé。
      Our future plans have to mesh with the present practices.

      • shì yàngstyle
    • 现今 的 时装 式样 变换 很快 。
      xiàn jīn de shí zhuāng shì yàng biàn huàn hěn kuài。
      The fashions of today change very quickly.

      • xiùembroider; embroidery; ornament
    • 她 很会 刺绣 。
      tā hěn kuài cì xiù.
      She embroiders very well.

      • hòu zhòngthick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified

      • hóng mùred wood; mahogany; rosewood; padauk

      • zhì chéngto manufacture; to turn out (a product)

      • fèng huángphoenix

      • mǔ dantree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)