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.ItemPinyinPOSDefinition
1宗教zōngjiàon.religion
2adj.oily; be bored with
3adj.cool
4jiāngadv./prep.would; to be going to; preposition used to introduce the object before the verb
5不久bùjiǔadv.soon; before long; not long after
6午餐wǔcānn.lunch
7毕竟bìjìngadv.after all; all in all
8信仰xìnyǎngn.faith; belief
9素菜sùcàin.vegetable dish
10基于jīyúprep./v.because of; in view of
11写字楼xiězìlóun.office building
12其他qítāadj.else; other
13理由lǐyóun.reason; ground; argument
14保留bǎoliúv.to keep; to retain
15人类rénlèin.mankind; humanity
16食品shípǐnn.food
17xìngnature
18白领báilǐngn.white-collar
19以及yǐjíconj.along with; as well as
20素食sùshín.vegetarian diet
21保卫bǎowèiv.to defend; to safeguard
22作为zuòwéiprep./v.to regard as; to take for; as
23数量shùliàngn.amount; quantity
24放养fàngyǎngv.put (cattles, etc.) in a natural place to breed
25杀害shāhàiv.to murder; to kill
26能源néngyuánn.energy resource
27土地tǔdìn.land; soil
28肉食ròushín.carnivorous; meat
29饲养sìyǎngv.to raise; to rear
30工业化gōngyèhuàv.to industrialize
31干草gāncǎon.hay
32气体qìtǐn.gas
33消耗xiāohàov.to consume; to use up
34家禽jiāqínn.domestic fowl; poultry
35生存shēngcúnv.to exist; to live
36超过chāoguòv.to exceed; to surpass
37灌溉guàngàiv.to irrigate
38土壤tǔrǎngn.soil
39使用shǐyòngv.to use
40运输yùnshūv.to transport
41侵蚀qīnshív.to corrade; to erode
42shēngmw.litre
43大约dàyuēadv.approximately; about
44具体jùtǐadj.concrete; specific
45污水wūshuǐn.foul (or polluted) waters; sewage
46饮食yǐnshín.food and drink; diet
47家畜jiāchùn.domestic animal; livestock
48估计gūjìv.to estimate
49资源zīyuánn.resource; wealth
50工业gōngyèn.industry
51全球quánqiún./adj.whole world; global
52产业chǎnyèn.industry
53造成zàochéngv.to create; to cause
54粪便fènbiànn.excretment and urine; night soil
55严重yánzhòngadj.serious; critical
56谷物gǔwùn.cereal; grain
57conj.in order to; so as to
58水源shuǐyuánn.source of a river; waterhead
59取得qǔdév.to get; to obtain
60排放páifàngv.to discharge; to release
61表层biǎocéngn.surface layer
62使shǐv.to use
63黑熊hēixióngn.black bear
64积极jījíadj.positive; active
65呜呜wūwūcry of animals
66和睦hémùadj.concord; harmony
67断裂duànlièv.to break; to crack
68bīngn.ice
69kàngn.kang (a heatable brick bed)
70热量rèliàngn.quantity of heat
71过度guòdùadj.excessive; over-
72湖北省Húběi Shěngpn.Hubei Province
73挣扎zhēngzháv.to struggle
74fèngn.crack; chink
75寿命shòumìngn.life-span; life
76斧子fǔzin.axe
77知觉zhījuén.consciousness
78新鲜xīnxiānadj.fresh
79满足mǎnzúv.to satisfy; to content
80脂肪zhīfángn.fat
81扮酷bàn kùto play the part of a cool person
82救命jiù mìngv.to save somebody's life; Help!
83恋恋不舍liànliàn bù shěv.to be reluctant to part with
84捕鱼bǔ yúto catch fish; to fish

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