New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 5 Lesson 57初为人妻 A Newlywed Wife

98 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order

Vocabulary

No.	Item	Pinyin	POS	Definition
1	发表	fābiǎo	v.	to express one's opinions; to publish
2	同屋	tóngwū	n.	roommate
3	独自	dúzì	adv.	alone; by oneself
4	月光	yuèguāng	n.	moonlight
5	好汉	hǎohàn	n.	brave man; true man; hero
6	女性	nǚxìng	n.	female; woman
7	时刻	shíkè	n.	(a point of) time; hour; moment
8	洒	sǎ	v.	to sprinkle; to spray; to spill
9	熄	xī	v.	to put out (light, etc.); to extinguish
10	未来	wèilái	n.	future; in the future
11	解放	jiěfàng	v.	to liberate; to emancipate
12	对于	duìyú	prep.	with regard to; concerning to
13	议论	yìlùn	v./n.	to comment; to talk; to discuss; comment; remark
14	升华	shēnghuá	v./n.	to sublimate; sublimation
15	必定	bìdìng	adv.	must; to be sure to
16	谈论	tánlùn	v.	to talk about; to discuss
17	夜空	yèkōng	n.	night sky
18	坟墓	fénmù	n.	tomb; grave
19	要不然	yàoburán	conj.	otherwise
20	美好	měihǎo	adj.	fine; happy
21	碰见	pèngjiàn	v.	to meet unexpectedly; to run into
22	如何	rúhé	adv.	how
23	激动	jīdòng	adj./v.	excited; to excite
24	甩	shuǎi	v.	to swing; to throw
25	焦急	jiāojí	adj.	anxious; worried
26	交代	jiāodài	v.	to explain; to account fo; to hand over
27	幼稚	yòuzhì	adj.	childish; puerile; naïve
28	坏人	huàirén	n.	bad person
29	编辑	biānjí	v./n.	to edit; editor
30	醒悟	xǐngwù	v.	to wake up to reality; to come to realize the truth
31	道路	dàolù	n.	path; road; way
32	少年	shàonián	n.	early youth (from ten to sixteen)
33	滋味	zīwèi	n.	taste; flavor
34	反复	fǎnfù	adv./n.	repeatedly; again and again; repeat
35	渐渐	jiànjiàn	adv.	gradually; little by little
36	恋爱	liàn'ài	n./v.	love; to be in love
37	稿	gǎo	n.	manuscript; article; draft
38	写作	xiězuò	v./n.	to write; writing
39	安稳	ānwěn	adj.	smooth and steady
40	愤怒	fènnù	adj.	indignant; angry
41	委屈	wěiqu	v./adj.	to feel wronged; to nurse a grievance
42	立即	lìjí	adv.	immediately; at once
43	报答	bàodá	v.	to repay
44	大丈夫	dàzhàngfu	n.	true man; real man
45	良	liáng	adj.	fine
46	汤料	tāngliào	n.	soup stock
47	眉头	méitóu	n.	brows
48	拖	tuō	v.	to pull; to drag; to delay
49	误	wù	n.	mistake
50	采购	cǎigòu	v.	to purchase
51	鲜	xiān	adj.	delicious; tasty
52	末	mò	n.	powder
53	温柔	wēnróu	adj.	gentle and soft
54	内心	nèixīn	n.	heart; innermost being
55	灭	miè	v.	(of a fire, light, etc.) to go out; to extinguish; to turn off
56	吵	chǎo	v.	to quarrel; to wrangle; to make a noise
57	酱油	jiàngyóu	n.	soy sauce; soy
58	腿脚	tuǐjiǎo	n.	ability to walk; legs and feet
59	初五	chūwǔ	n.	the fifth day of a lunar month
60	沉重	chénzhòng	adj.	heavy; serious
61	行动	xíngdòng	v./n.	to act; action; activity
62	四周	sìzhōu	n.	all around
63	大蒜	dàsuàn	n.	garlic
64	公文	gōngwén	n.	official document
65	惊讶	jīngyà	adj.	surprised; astonished
66	伸	shēn	v.	to stretch; to extend
67	弥漫	mímàn	v.	to fill the air; to spread all over the place
68	正月	zhēngyuè	n.	the first month of the lunar year
69	不时	bùshí	adv.	constantly; frequently
70	粉丝	fěnsī	n.	vermicelli made from bean starch, etc.
71	暗暗	àn'àn	adv.	secretly
72	体贴	tǐtiē	v.	to show consideration for
73	脚步	jiǎobù	n.	footfall; footstep
74	俱	jù	adv.	all; completely
75	堵	dǔ	v.	to stop up; to block up
76	公文包	gōngwénbāo	n.	briefcase
77	大蒜末	dàsuànmò	n.	garlic powder
78	灯光	dēngguāng	n.	lamplight
79	熄灭	xīmiè	v.	(of a fire, light, etc.) to go out
80	充满	chōngmǎn	v.	to be full of; to fill
81	无穷	wúqióng	adj.	infinite; endless; boundless
82	骂	mà	v.	to abuse; to curse
83	嫂子	sǎozi	n.	elder brother's wife
84	逼	bī	v.	to force; to compel
85	公公	gōnggong	n.	father-in-law
86	传	chuán	v.	to pass; to send
87	临	lín	adv.	on the point of; be about to
88	出事	chū shì	v.	to have an accident
89	大丈夫主义	dàzhàngfu zhǔyì	—	male chauvinism
90	约稿	yuē gǎo	—	ask for contribution (to a magazine, etc.)
91	少年不识愁滋味	shàonián bù shí chóu zīwèi	—	youth do not know the taste of worries
92	贤妻良母	xián qī liáng mǔ	—	virtuous wife and loving mother
93	求教	qiú jiào	—	to ask for advice; to consult
94	皱眉头	zhòu méitóu	—	to knit one's brows
95	吵架	chǎo jià	v.	to quarrel; to wrangle
96	购物	gòu wù	v.	to go shopping
97	赌气	dǔ qì	—	to feel wronged and act rashly
98	鬼迷心窍	guǐ mí xīn qiào	—	to be obsessed; to be possessed

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