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1 Contents 317 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english ) 317 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english )The chinese - english Index is alphabetized according to pinyin. Words containing the same chinese characters are first grouped together. Homonyms appear in the order of their tonal pronunciation ( , first tones first, second tones second, third tones third, fourth tones fourth, and neutral tones last). Proper nouns from the dialogues and readings are shown in green. Supplementary Vocabulary from the How About You? section is shown in edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLessonA ap(a sentence-fi nal particle)6 s p l nnaspirin19 y naunt20 iexcl(exclamatory particle to express surprise or dissatisfaction)13 iv to love; to like; to be fond of14 ( ) nj ngadjquiet17B b m(measure word for bunches of things, and chairs)14 b prep(indicating a thing is disposed of) 15 b banfather, dad2 bap(a sentence-fi nal particle)5 b ic inbok choy12 B i Y ng ipn(a personal name)2 b inuhundred9 B ish k l pnPepsi-Cola5 b nnclass14 b nvto move16 b nm xi n nzebra crossing; pedestrian crosswalk13 b nnuhalf.

2 Half an hour3 b nti nhalf a day; a long time18 b nvto handle; to do11 b nf nmethod; way (of doing something) 3172008-10-15 11:27:062008-10-15 11:27:06 SAMPLE318 Contents318 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english )Simplifi edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLesson b ng ngsh noffi ce6 b ngvto help6 b ngadjfantastic; super [colloq.]18 b onbag; sack; bundle; package20 b oxi nninsurance15 b ovto hold or carry in the arms18 b ozh nnewspaper17 b im(measure word for cup and glass) 5 b i nnorth13 B ij ngpnBeijing1 b iprepby18 b nm(measure word for books)14 b nzinnotebook7 b zinnose14 b npen7 b prep/v(comparison marker); to compare 11 b s in/vgame; match; competition; to compete18 bi nm(measure word for complete courses of an action or instances of an action)15 bi oji nolder female cousin14 bi advdon t6 bi r nnother people; another person4 b ngch niced tea12 b ngxi ngnrefrigerator15 b ngg nncookies.

3 Crackers14 b ngr nnpatient15 b advnot; no1 (b cu ) b cu adjpretty good4 ..(b d n) b d , rqi ..conjnot , but (b gu ) b gu conjhowever; but9 b h oy sito feel embarrassed10 (b y ng) b y ngneed 3182008-10-15 11:27:112008-10-15 11:27:11 SAMPLE Contents 319 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english ) 319 Simplifi edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLessonC c iadvnot until, only then5 c indishes, cuisine 3 c ngu n b w gu nvoto visit a museum16 c nt ngndining room, cafeteria8 c om instrawberry14 c su nrestroom, toilet15 ch ntea5 ch vto check; to look into19 ch budu adv/adj almost; nearly.

4 Similar17 ch ngch ngadvoften4 Ch ng l osh pnTeacher Chang6 Ch ngch ngpnthe Great Wall19 ch ngdu nnlength9 ( ( ch ng g (r)voto sing (a song)4 OK OKch ng k l uk i voto sing karaoke16 ch ngnfi eld13 ch ozh ngvto be overweight (of luggage, freight, etc.)20 ch osh adjwet; humid11 ch ov/adjto quarrel; noisy17 ch omi nnstir-fried noodles12 ch nsh nnshirt9 ch ngvto become16 ch ngsh ncity10 ch vto eat3 ch hu ivcto get sick because of bad food15 ch ngw npet17 ch nbeginning19 ch quvcto go out11 ch z vto rent out17 ch z q ch ntaxi10 ch f 3192008-10-15 11:27:132008-10-15 11:27:13 SAMPLE320 Contents320 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english )SimplifiedTraditionalPi nyinPart of SpeechEnglishLesson.))

5 Ch w iconjin addition to; besides8 ch nti nnspring11 chu nvto wear; to put on9 chu nghunwindow19 c m(measure word for frequency)13 c ngmingadjsmart; bright; clever14 c ngprepfrom13 cu adjwrong12D d b ngqi voto play baseball18 d ch voto take a taxi10 d di nhu voto make a phone call6 d g ngvoto work at a temporary job (often part time)19 d p ntivoto sneeze15 d p ngp ngqi voto play table tennis18 d qi voto play ball4 d s ovto clean up (a room, apartment or house)16 d su nv/nto plan; plan19 d t ij qu nvoto do Tai Chi (a kind of traditional chinese shadow boxing)18 d zh voto sell at a discount; to give a discount19 d zh nvoto get an injection15 d adjbig; old3 d g neldest brother2 d ji preverybody7 d ji neldest sister2 d xi onsize9 d xu sh ngncollege student2 d y novercoat9 d ivto bring; to take; to carry.

6 To come with12IC3-2-317-BackMatter (sim) 3204/8/11 1:44 PMSAMPLE Contents 321 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english ) 321 Simplifi edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLesson d nch ngnone-way trip19 d nx ngd o none-way street13 d n x nvoto worry18 d nnegg12 d ng oncake14 d nhu t ngnegg drop soup12 d nsh conjbut6 d ngvto serve as; to be17 d ngr nadvof course18 d oy untour guide19 d ovto go to; to arrive6 D gu pnGermany1 D w npnthe German language6 dep(particle to link adverbial and verb)20 dep(a possessive or descriptive particle)2 dep(a structural particle)7 d imvmust; to have to6 d ngnlamp; light17 d ngj k u nboarding gate20 d ngj p inboarding pass20 d ngvto wait; to wait for6 d prefi x(prefi x for ordinal numbers)7 d dinyounger brother2 d fangn place13 d ti nsubway10 d t nmap13 ( ) ( ) d xi (t ng)d o npedestrian underpass13 di nmo clock (lit.)

7 Dot, point, thus points on the clock )3 di n c ivoto order food12 ( ) ( )di n(r)ma little, a bit; some5 3212008-10-15 11:27:172008-10-15 11:27:17 SAMPLE322 Contents322 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english )Simplifi edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLesson di nnelectricity16 di nn oncomputer8 di nsh ntelevision4 di ny ngnmovie4 di nz y uji nnemail10 di ndisc; small plate, dish, saucer11 d ngvto reserve; to book (a ticket, a hotel room, etc.)19 d ng neast13 D ngj ngpnTokyo13 d ngxinthings; objects9 d ngti nnwinter11 d ngvto understand7 d uadvboth; all2 d u f ngvoto go for a drive16 d ufuntofu; bean curd12 d zinbelly; abdomen 15 du adjright; correct4 du buq vsorry5 du advhow many/much; to what extent3 du adjmany; much7 du shaoqprhow much/many9E w npnthe Russian language6 adjhungry12 rzinson2 rjinsecond oldest sister2F f du nx nvoto send a text message; (lit.

8 To send a short message10 f sh ovoto have a fever15 f y 3222008-10-15 11:27:192008-10-15 11:27:19 SAMPLE Contents 323 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english ) 323 Simplifi edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLesson F gu pnFrance1 F w npnthe French language6 f nnmeal; (cooked) rice3 ( ) ( )f ngu n(r)nrestaurant12 f nk nmeal card12 f nzhu ndining table17 f ngbi nadjconvenient6 f ngji nnroom16 f ngz nrent17 f ngvto put; to place12 f ng ji vogo on vacation; have time off19 f ich ngadvvery, extremely, exceedingly11 f ij nairplane10( ) ( ) (f i)j ch ngnairport10 f ivto spend; to take (effort)16 f infee; expenses17 f nm(measure word for 1/100 of a kuai, cent)9 f nzh ngnminute17 f nh ngs npink9 f nm(measure word for meal order, job)19 f ngnwind11 f ngm(measure word for letters)8 f w yu nnwaiter; attendant12 f j nnvicinity; neighborhood; nearby area17 f m nparents.

9 Father and mother19 F q nji pnFather s Day3 f qi nvoto pay money9 f x vto 3232008-10-15 11:27:212008-10-15 11:27:21 SAMPLE324 Contents324 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english )Simplifi edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLessonG ( ) ( ) g nj ngadjclean17 G n nji pnThanksgiving3 g nm ovto have a cold15 g nku iadvright away; quickly; in a hurry15 g ngadvjust 12 g ngc itjust now; a moment ago11 g ngb nfountain pen7 g os g ngl nhighway10 G o W nzh ngpn(a personal name)2 G o Xi oy npn(a personal name)5 g ox ngadjhappy, pleased5 g osuvto tell8 g genolder brother2 g /gem(a measure word for many common everyday objects)2 g ivto give5 g iprepto; for6 g nprepwith6 g ngadveven more11 g ngb o j d ngnKung Pao chicken12 g ngch ngsh nengineer2 g ngr nnworker2 g ngsh ng gu nl nbusiness management8 g ngzu n/vjob; to work2 g ngg ng q ch nbus10 g ngs ncompany19 g ngy napartment17 g ngyu nnpark11 g ngk nhomework.

10 Schoolwork7 g undog14 g uadjenough12 gu i vto turn13 gu ngg 3242008-10-15 11:27:232008-10-15 11:27:23 SAMPLE Contents 325 Vocabulary Index ( chinese - english ) 325 Simplifi edTraditionalPinyinPart ofSpeechEnglishLesson gu ng ji voto windowshop4 gu adjhonorable; expensive 1 gu zincabinet; cupboard17 gu j adjinternational18 gu zh nfruit juice5 gu vto pass13 gu m nvto be allergic to15 guop(particle used after a verb to indi-cate a past experience)13H h iadvalso; too; as well3 h ishiconjor3 h izinchild2 h ib onposter17 h igu nncustoms20 H il npnHelen14 H ngu pnSouth Korea1 H nw npnthe Korean language6 h nji nwinter vacation10 H nz nChinese characters7 h ngb nnscheduled fl ight19 h ngk ngnaviation 19 h ngzh nl unconcourse (of airport)20 h oadjfi ne; good; nice; ; it s settled1 h och adjdelicious12 h o j quite a few15 h o ji a long time4 h ow nradjfun, amusing, interesting11 h oxi ngvto seem; to be like12 h om(measure word for number in a series.)