New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 5 Lesson 56世界“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平 Yuan Longping, the "Father of Hybrid Rice"
93 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 院士 | yuànshì | n. | academician |
| 2 | 授予 | shòuyǔ | v. | to award; to confer |
| 3 | 工程院 | gōngchéngyuàn | n. | academy of engineering |
| 4 | 采访 | cǎifǎng | v. | to gather news; to interview |
| 5 | 水稻 | shuǐdào | n. | paddy; rice |
| 6 | 意识 | yìshí | v./n. | to be conscious of; consciousness |
| 7 | 杂交 | zájiāo | v. | to hybridize; to cross |
| 8 | 天然 | tiānrán | adj. | natural |
| 9 | 成果 | chéngguǒ | n. | fruit; achievement; gain |
| 10 | 野生 | yěshēng | adj. | wild; undomesticated |
| 11 | 野 | yě | adj. | wild; uncultivated; rude |
| 12 | 攻 | gōng | v. | to attack; to study |
| 13 | 育种 | yùzhǒng | v. | to breed |
| 14 | 粗壮 | cūzhuàng | adj. | thick and strong |
| 15 | 壮 | zhuàng | adj. | strong; able-bodied |
| 16 | 遗传 | yíchuán | n./v. | heredity; inheritance; to inherit |
| 17 | 一生 | yìshēng | n. | lifetime; all one's life |
| 18 | 学说 | xuéshuō | n. | doctrine; theory |
| 19 | 颗粒 | kēlì | n. | granule (anything small and roundish); grain |
| 20 | 纯 | chún | adj. | pure; unmixed; simple |
| 21 | 分化 | fēnhuà | v./n. | to differentiate; to become divided; differentiation |
| 22 | 十分 | shífēn | adv. | fully; utterly; extremely |
| 23 | 秧苗 | yāngmiáo | n. | seedling; rice shoot |
| 24 | 纯种 | chúnzhǒng | adj. | thoroughbred; purebred |
| 25 | 哪怕 | nǎpà | conj. | even if |
| 26 | 曾 | céng | adv. | ever |
| 27 | 曾经 | céngjīng | adv. | at one time; ever; once |
| 28 | 扫帚 | sàozhou | n. | broom |
| 29 | 吸引 | xīyǐn | v. | to attract; to draw |
| 30 | 增产 | zēngchǎn | v. | to increase production |
| 31 | 种子 | zhǒngzi | n. | seed |
| 32 | 产生 | chǎnshēng | v. | to produce; to bring; to come into being |
| 33 | 果实 | guǒshí | n. | fruit |
| 34 | 打破 | dǎpò | v. | to break; to smash |
| 35 | 决心 | juéxīn | v./n. | to determine; decision; determination |
| 36 | 粗 | cū | adj. | wide; thick; coarse |
| 37 | 观察 | guānchá | v. | to observe; to watch |
| 38 | 记忆 | jìyì | n. | memory |
| 39 | 印象 | yìnxiàng | n. | impression |
| 40 | 穗子 | suìzi | n. | ear of grain; spike |
| 41 | 讲座 | jiǎngzuò | n. | lecture; course of lectures |
| 42 | 品质 | pǐnzhì | n. | character; quality |
| 43 | 寒冷 | hánlěng | adj. | cold; frigid |
| 44 | 培育 | péiyù | v. | to breed; to cultivate |
| 45 | 诙谐 | huīxié | adv. | humourous; jocular |
| 46 | 收获 | shōuhuò | v. | to harvest; to gain |
| 47 | 革命性 | gémìngxìng | n. | revolutionary spirit |
| 48 | 养活 | yǎnghuó | v. | to support; to feed; to raise |
| 49 | 思索 | sīsuǒ | v. | to ponder; to think deeply |
| 50 | 项目 | xiàngmù | n. | item; project |
| 51 | 荣誉 | róngyù | n. | honour; credit |
| 52 | 亩产 | mǔchǎn | n. | production of one mu |
| 53 | 回顾 | huígù | v. | to look back; to review |
| 54 | 以上 | yǐshàng | n. | above; more than; over |
| 55 | 前奏 | qiánzòu | n. | prelude |
| 56 | 至少 | zhìshǎo | adv. | at least |
| 57 | 正 | zhèng | n. | positive number |
| 58 | 东南大学 | Dōngnán Dàxué | pn. | Southeast University |
| 59 | 目标 | mùbiāo | n. | aim; goal |
| 60 | 促使 | cùshǐ | v. | to urge; to impel |
| 61 | 坚信 | jiānxìn | v. | to firmly believe |
| 62 | 不懈 | búxiè | adv. | untiring; unremitting |
| 63 | 西南农业学院 | xīnán | — | Southwest Agriculture Institute |
| 64 | 安江农校 | ānjiāng | — | Anjiang Aricultural School |
| 65 | 袁隆平 | Yuán Lóngpíng | pn. | Yuan Longping (name of a Chinese scientist) |
| 66 | 产量 | chǎnliàng | n. | output; yield |
| 67 | 捕捉 | bǔzhuō | v. | to hunt; to catch; to seize |
| 68 | 候鸟 | hòuniǎo | n. | migratory bird |
| 69 | 革命 | gémìng | v./n. | to revolute; revolution |
| 70 | 下降 | xiàjiàng | v. | to descend; to drop |
| 71 | 亩 | mǔ | mw. | mu (a chinese unit of area equal to 1/15 of a hectare or 1/6 of an acre) |
| 72 | 优势 | yōushì | n. | predominance; superiority |
| 73 | 灵感 | línggǎn | n. | inspiration |
| 74 | 真诚 | zhēnchéng | adj. | sincere; genuine; true |
| 75 | 照 | zhào | v. | to photo; to reflect; to mirror |
| 76 | 化肥 | huàféi | n. | chemical fertilizer |
| 77 | 示范 | shìfàn | v. | to set an example; to demonstrate |
| 78 | 潜力 | qiánlì | n. | potential; potentialitities |
| 79 | 保养 | bǎoyǎng | v. | to take good care of one's health; to maintain |
| 80 | 玉米 | yùmǐ | n. | maize; corn |
| 81 | 人均 | rénjūn | adj. | per capita |
| 82 | 单产 | dānchǎn | n. | per unit area yield |
| 83 | 怀疑 | huáiyí | v./n. | to doubt; suspicion |
| 84 | 赞美 | zànměi | v. | to praise |
| 85 | 权威 | quánwēi | n. | authority |
| 86 | 贡献 | gòngxiàn | v./n. | to contribute; to dedicate; contribution |
| 87 | 任何 | rènhé | pron. | any |
| 88 | 接待 | jiēdài | v. | to receive; to admit |
| 89 | 施 | shī | v. | to use; to apply; to bestow |
| 90 | 知识分子 | zhīshi fènzǐ | n. | intellectual; the intelligentsia |
| 91 | 下决心 | xià juéxīn | v. | to decide; to make up one's mind |
| 92 | 负负得正 | fù fù dé zhèng | — | a negative number multiplied by another negative number makes the product positive |
| 93 | 播种 | bō zhǒng | — | to sow seeds; to sow |
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