New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 4 Lesson 43读《孔乙己》 Reading Kong Yiji
56 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 话剧 | huàjù | n. | stage play; modern drama |
| 2 | 咸亨酒店 | Xiánhēng Jiǔdiàn | pn. | Xianhen Bar |
| 3 | 个子 | gèzi | n. | height; stature |
| 4 | 伙计 | huǒji | n. | (old word) shop assistant |
| 5 | 讽刺 | fěngcì | v. | to satirize |
| 6 | 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | n. | bar; restaurant; hotel |
| 7 | 资料 | zīliào | n. | data; material |
| 8 | 架子 | jiàzi | n. | airs; haughty manner |
| 9 | 电视剧 | diànshìjù | n. | television play; television series |
| 10 | 摆架子 | bǎi jiàzi | v. | to put on airs |
| 11 | 遗憾 | yíhàn | adj. | regretful |
| 12 | 穷 | qióng | adj. | poor |
| 13 | 长衫 | chángshān | n. | long gown |
| 14 | 仍然 | réngrán | adv. | still; yet |
| 15 | 孔乙己 | Kǒng Yǐjǐ | pn. | Kong Yiji (name of a character in the Lu Xun's short story) |
| 16 | 可惜 | kěxī | adj. | pitiful |
| 17 | 惟一 | wéiyī | adj. | only; sole |
| 18 | 破 | pò | adj. | broken; worn-out |
| 19 | 解释 | jiěshì | v. | to explain |
| 20 | 当时 | dāngshí | n. | then; at that time |
| 21 | 鲁迅 | Lǔ Xùn | pn. | Lu Xun (a well-known modern Chinese writer) |
| 22 | 揭露 | jiēlù | v. | to expose |
| 23 | 宝库 | bǎokù | n. | treasure-house |
| 24 | 读书人 | dúshūrén | n. | scholar |
| 25 | 理解 | lǐjiě | v. | to understand; to comprehend |
| 26 | 写法 | xiěfǎ | n. | style of handwriting; the way of writing |
| 27 | 而 | ér | conj. | used to express coordination |
| 28 | 柜台 | guìtái | n. | counter |
| 29 | 做工 | zuògōng | v. | to do manual work; to work |
| 30 | 呻吟 | shēnyín | v. | to groan; to moan |
| 31 | 铜把手 | tóng bǎshou | n. | bronze handle |
| 32 | 扎 | zhā | v. | to prick; to stick into |
| 33 | 讲解 | jiǎngjiě | v. | to explain |
| 34 | 铜 | tóng | n. | copper |
| 35 | 讲解员 | jiǎngjiěyuán | n. | guide; narrator |
| 36 | 眼镜 | yǎnjìng | n. | glasses; spectacles |
| 37 | 把手 | bǎshou | n. | handle (of a door, window, suitcase, etc.) |
| 38 | 鼻子 | bízi | n. | nose |
| 39 | 直 | zhí | adj. | straight |
| 40 | 脚心 | jiǎoxīn | n. | the underside of the arch (of the foot); arch |
| 41 | 硬 | yìng | adj. | hard; solid |
| 42 | 纱布 | shābù | n. | bandage; gauze |
| 43 | 小心 | xiǎoxīn | adj./v. | careful; to take care; to be careful |
| 44 | 胡子 | húzi | n. | beard; moustache or whiskers |
| 45 | 碰 | pèng | v. | to touch; to bump |
| 46 | 扁 | biǎn | adj. | flat |
| 47 | 玻璃 | bōli | n. | glass |
| 48 | 壁 | bì | n. | wall |
| 49 | 拉车 | lā chē | v. | to pull a card or rickshaw |
| 50 | 伯父 | bófù | n. | uncle (father's elder brother) |
| 51 | 剩 | shèng | v. | to be left over; to remain |
| 52 | 巴金 | Bā Jīn | pn. | Ba Jin (a well-known modern Chinese writer) |
| 53 | 在世 | zàishì | adj. | be living; exist |
| 54 | 组织 | zǔzhī | v. | to organize |
| 55 | 模型 | móxíng | n. | model |
| 56 | 碰壁 | pèngbì | v. | to run up against a stone wall |
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