New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 5 Lesson 55新素食主义来了 Here Comes the New Vegetarianism
84 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 宗教 | zōngjiào | n. | religion |
| 2 | 腻 | nì | adj. | oily; be bored with |
| 3 | 酷 | kù | adj. | cool |
| 4 | 将 | jiāng | adv./prep. | would; to be going to; preposition used to introduce the object before the verb |
| 5 | 不久 | bùjiǔ | adv. | soon; before long; not long after |
| 6 | 午餐 | wǔcān | n. | lunch |
| 7 | 毕竟 | bìjìng | adv. | after all; all in all |
| 8 | 信仰 | xìnyǎng | n. | faith; belief |
| 9 | 素菜 | sùcài | n. | vegetable dish |
| 10 | 基于 | jīyú | prep./v. | because of; in view of |
| 11 | 写字楼 | xiězìlóu | n. | office building |
| 12 | 其他 | qítā | adj. | else; other |
| 13 | 理由 | lǐyóu | n. | reason; ground; argument |
| 14 | 保留 | bǎoliú | v. | to keep; to retain |
| 15 | 人类 | rénlèi | n. | mankind; humanity |
| 16 | 食品 | shípǐn | n. | food |
| 17 | 性 | xìng | — | nature |
| 18 | 白领 | báilǐng | n. | white-collar |
| 19 | 以及 | yǐjí | conj. | along with; as well as |
| 20 | 素食 | sùshí | n. | vegetarian diet |
| 21 | 保卫 | bǎowèi | v. | to defend; to safeguard |
| 22 | 作为 | zuòwéi | prep./v. | to regard as; to take for; as |
| 23 | 数量 | shùliàng | n. | amount; quantity |
| 24 | 放养 | fàngyǎng | v. | put (cattles, etc.) in a natural place to breed |
| 25 | 杀害 | shāhài | v. | to murder; to kill |
| 26 | 能源 | néngyuán | n. | energy resource |
| 27 | 土地 | tǔdì | n. | land; soil |
| 28 | 肉食 | ròushí | n. | carnivorous; meat |
| 29 | 饲养 | sìyǎng | v. | to raise; to rear |
| 30 | 工业化 | gōngyèhuà | v. | to industrialize |
| 31 | 干草 | gāncǎo | n. | hay |
| 32 | 气体 | qìtǐ | n. | gas |
| 33 | 消耗 | xiāohào | v. | to consume; to use up |
| 34 | 家禽 | jiāqín | n. | domestic fowl; poultry |
| 35 | 生存 | shēngcún | v. | to exist; to live |
| 36 | 超过 | chāoguò | v. | to exceed; to surpass |
| 37 | 灌溉 | guàngài | v. | to irrigate |
| 38 | 土壤 | tǔrǎng | n. | soil |
| 39 | 使用 | shǐyòng | v. | to use |
| 40 | 运输 | yùnshū | v. | to transport |
| 41 | 侵蚀 | qīnshí | v. | to corrade; to erode |
| 42 | 升 | shēng | mw. | litre |
| 43 | 大约 | dàyuē | adv. | approximately; about |
| 44 | 具体 | jùtǐ | adj. | concrete; specific |
| 45 | 污水 | wūshuǐ | n. | foul (or polluted) waters; sewage |
| 46 | 饮食 | yǐnshí | n. | food and drink; diet |
| 47 | 家畜 | jiāchù | n. | domestic animal; livestock |
| 48 | 估计 | gūjì | v. | to estimate |
| 49 | 资源 | zīyuán | n. | resource; wealth |
| 50 | 工业 | gōngyè | n. | industry |
| 51 | 全球 | quánqiú | n./adj. | whole world; global |
| 52 | 产业 | chǎnyè | n. | industry |
| 53 | 造成 | zàochéng | v. | to create; to cause |
| 54 | 粪便 | fènbiàn | n. | excretment and urine; night soil |
| 55 | 严重 | yánzhòng | adj. | serious; critical |
| 56 | 谷物 | gǔwù | n. | cereal; grain |
| 57 | 以 | yǐ | conj. | in order to; so as to |
| 58 | 水源 | shuǐyuán | n. | source of a river; waterhead |
| 59 | 取得 | qǔdé | v. | to get; to obtain |
| 60 | 排放 | páifàng | v. | to discharge; to release |
| 61 | 表层 | biǎocéng | n. | surface layer |
| 62 | 使 | shǐ | v. | to use |
| 63 | 黑熊 | hēixióng | n. | black bear |
| 64 | 积极 | jījí | adj. | positive; active |
| 65 | 呜呜 | wūwū | — | cry of animals |
| 66 | 和睦 | hémù | adj. | concord; harmony |
| 67 | 断裂 | duànliè | v. | to break; to crack |
| 68 | 冰 | bīng | n. | ice |
| 69 | 炕 | kàng | n. | kang (a heatable brick bed) |
| 70 | 热量 | rèliàng | n. | quantity of heat |
| 71 | 过度 | guòdù | adj. | excessive; over- |
| 72 | 湖北省 | Húběi Shěng | pn. | Hubei Province |
| 73 | 挣扎 | zhēngzhá | v. | to struggle |
| 74 | 缝 | fèng | n. | crack; chink |
| 75 | 寿命 | shòumìng | n. | life-span; life |
| 76 | 斧子 | fǔzi | n. | axe |
| 77 | 知觉 | zhījué | n. | consciousness |
| 78 | 新鲜 | xīnxiān | adj. | fresh |
| 79 | 满足 | mǎnzú | v. | to satisfy; to content |
| 80 | 脂肪 | zhīfáng | n. | fat |
| 81 | 扮酷 | bàn kù | — | to play the part of a cool person |
| 82 | 救命 | jiù mìng | v. | to save somebody's life; Help! |
| 83 | 恋恋不舍 | liànliàn bù shě | v. | to be reluctant to part with |
| 84 | 捕鱼 | bǔ yú | — | to catch fish; to fish |
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