New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 4 Lesson 40“半边天”和“全职太太” "Half the Sky" and "Full-Time Housewife"
61 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 职 | zhí | n. | post; occupation; profession |
| 2 | 半边天 | bànbiāntiān | ie. | half the sky |
| 3 | 妇女 | fùnǚ | n. | woman |
| 4 | 全职 | quánzhí | n. | full-time |
| 5 | 社会 | shèhuì | n. | society |
| 6 | 作用 | zuòyòng | n. | role; effect; function |
| 7 | 双职工 | shuāngzhígōng | n. | working couple; double-income couple |
| 8 | 几乎 | jīhū | adv. | nearly; almost |
| 9 | 不只 | bùzhǐ | conj. | not only |
| 10 | 总理 | zǒnglǐ | n. | premier; prime minister |
| 11 | 单位 | dānwèi | n. | unit (as an organization, a department, a division, a section, etc.) |
| 12 | 机会 | jīhuì | n. | chance; oppourtunity |
| 13 | 要是 | yàoshi | conj. | if; suppose |
| 14 | 同样 | tóngyàng | adj. | same; similar |
| 15 | 男女 | nánnǚ | n. | men and women |
| 16 | 家庭 | jiātíng | n. | family; household |
| 17 | 副 | fù | adj. | deputy; vice |
| 18 | 封建 | fēngjiàn | n. | feudal |
| 19 | 务 | wù | v. | affair; business |
| 20 | 方面 | fāngmiàn | n. | aspect; respect |
| 21 | 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | ie. | to look down upon |
| 22 | 护士 | hùshi | n. | nurse |
| 23 | 平等 | píngděng | n./adj. | equality/equal |
| 24 | 公平 | gōngpíng | adj. | fair; just |
| 25 | 部长 | bùzhǎng | n. | minister |
| 26 | 只有 | zhǐyǒu | conj. | only |
| 27 | 家务 | jiāwù | v. | housework; household chores |
| 28 | 担 | dān | v. | to carry |
| 29 | 为了 | wèile | prep. | for; in order to |
| 30 | 占 | zhàn | v. | to make up; to account for |
| 31 | 负 | fù | v. | to shoulder |
| 32 | 担负 | dānfù | v. | to bear; to shoulder |
| 33 | 工人 | gōngrén | n. | worker |
| 34 | 男人 | nánrén | v. | man; manfolk |
| 35 | 就业 | jiùyè | v. | to be employed; to obtain employment |
| 36 | 发挥 | fāhuī | v. | to bring into play |
| 37 | 地位 | dìwèi | n. | position; status |
| 38 | 权利 | quánlì | v. | right |
| 39 | 事业 | shìyè | n. | cause; undertaking |
| 40 | 口袋 | kǒudài | n. | |
| 41 | 粮食 | liángshi | n. | grain; cereal; food |
| 42 | 自信 | zìxìn | adj. | self-confident |
| 43 | 勇敢 | yǒnggǎn | adj. | brave |
| 44 | 生产队长 | shēngchǎn duìzhǎng | n. | production team leader |
| 45 | 完全 | wánquán | adj. | complete; whole |
| 46 | 建筑 | jiànzhù | n./v. | building; architecture/to contruct |
| 47 | 草房 | cǎofáng | n. | thatched cottage |
| 48 | 矛盾 | máodùn | n. | contradiction |
| 49 | 婚姻 | hūnyīn | n. | marriage |
| 50 | 伊斯兰 | Yīsīlán | pn. | Islam |
| 51 | 副业 | fùyè | n. | sideline; side-occupation |
| 52 | 黄牛 | huángniú | n. | ox; cow |
| 53 | 纺织 | fǎngzhī | v. | spinning and weaving; textile |
| 54 | 职工 | zhígōng | n. | staff; workers |
| 55 | 赚 | zhuàn | v. | to make a profit; to gain |
| 56 | 职称 | zhíchēng | n. | professional title |
| 57 | 培训 | péixùn | v. | to train |
| 58 | 欠 | qiàn | v. | to owe |
| 59 | 赔 | péi | v. | to compensate; to pay for; to stand a loss |
| 60 | 服从 | fūcóng | v. | to obey; to submit to |
| 61 | 报酬 | bàochou | n. | reward; pay |
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