New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition)
Volume 5 Vocabulary List 词汇表
The complete New Practical Chinese Reader Volume 5 vocabulary list — all 990 words and 1068 characters it covers, with pinyin and English meanings. Open a word to hear it and see it in a sentence; open a character to watch it written stroke by stroke.
Word list
All 990 New Practical Chinese Reader Volume 5 words
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| Word | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 喘 | chuǎn | — | to gasp |
| 气 | qì | — | gas |
| 凑 | còu | v. | to make up the number or amount; to serve as a stopgap |
| 书 | shū | — | abbr. for 书经 |
| 柜 | guì | n. | cupboard cabinet |
| 如 | rú | — | as |
| 今 | jīn | — | now |
| 母 | mǔ | — | mother |
| 爱 | ài | — | to love |
| 双 | shuāng | — | variant of 双 |
| 数 | shù | — | to count |
| 各 | gè | — | each |
| 自 | zì | — | (bound form) self |
| 冷 | lěng | — | surname Leng |
| 清 | qīng | — | Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) |
| 朝 | cháo | prep. | facing; towards |
| 不 | bù | — | no |
| 许 | xǔ | — | surname Xu |
| 幢 | zhuàng | v. | measure word for buildings |
| 便 | biàn | adv. | as soon as; as much as |
| 知 | zhī | — | to know |
| 衣 | yī | — | clothes |
| 架 | jià | v. | to drive; to harness |
| 显 | xiǎn | — | to make visible |
| 得 | dé | — | to obtain |
| 眼 | yǎn | — | eye (CL:只,双) |
| 泪 | lèi | n. | tear; teardrop |
| 扣 | kòu | v. | to place a cup, bowl, etc. upside down |
| 当 | dāng | — | (onom.) dong |
| 年 | nián | — | surname Nian |
| 真 | zhēn | — | really |
| 是 | shì | — | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 匆 | cōng | — | hurried |
| 亲 | qīn | — | parent |
| 倒 | dào | v. | to pour |
| 涌 | yǒng | v. | to gush; to well to pour |
| 情 | qíng | n. | affection; feeling |
| 景 | jǐng | — | surname Jing |
| 从 | cóng | — | variant of 从 |
| 小 | xiǎo | — | small |
| 干 | gān | — | old variant of 干 |
| 燥 | zào | adj. | dry |
| 安 | ān | — | surname An |
| 瘫 | tān | — | paralyzed |
| 痪 | huàn | — | used in 瘫痪 |
| 嫌 | xián | — | to dislike |
| 弃 | qì | v. | to discard; to throw away |
| 摸 | mō | v. | to touch |
| 慈 | cí | — | compassionate |
| 祥 | xiáng | — | auspicious |
| 矮 | ǎi | adj. | short; low |
| 褥 | rù | — | mattress |
| 子 | zǐ | — | son |
| 吋 | cùn | mw. | inch |
| 枕 | zhěn | — | (bound form) pillow |
| 头 | tóu | — | head |
| 望 | wàng | v. | to gaze into the distance; to look far ahead |
| 难 | nán | — | difficult (to...) |
| 关 | guān | — | surname Guan |
| 侧 | cè | n. | side |
| 遇 | yù | v. | to encounter; to meet |
| 苍 | cāng | — | surname Cang |
| 孝 | xiào | — | filial piety or obedience |
| 顺 | shùn | — | to obey |
| 被 | bèi | — | quilt |
| 仰 | yǎng | v. | face upward |
| 拖 | tuō | v. | to pull; to drag; to delay |
| 累 | lèi | — | to accumulate |
| 砸 | zá | v. | to pound; to smash; to tamp |
| 灰 | huī | n. | ash |
| 尘 | chén | — | dust |
| 挪 | nuó | v. | to move; to shift |
| 震 | zhèn | v. | to shake; to shock; to vibrate |
| 竟 | jìng | — | unexpectedly |
| 然 | rán | — | correct |
| 地 | dì | — | -ly |
| 擦 | cā | v. | to scrape; to wipe |
| 扶 | fú | v. | to support with the hand |
| 打 | dǎ | — | (loanword) dozen |
| 扰 | rǎo | — | to disturb |
| 漫 | màn | — | free |
| 过 | guò | — | surname Guo |
| 分 | fēn | — | to divide |
| 喇 | lā | — | (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc |
| 叭 | bā | — | denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc) |
| 伤 | shāng | — | to injure |
| 害 | hài | — | to do harm to |
| 空 | kōng | — | empty |
| 间 | jiān | — | between |
| 明 | míng | — | Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) |
| 星 | xīng | — | star |
| 护 | hù | — | to protect |
| 飘 | piāo | v. | to flutter; float (in the air) |
| 隐 | yǐn | — | (bound form) secret |
| 瞒 | mán | — | to conceal from |
| 抛 | pāo | v. | to throw; to toss |
| 强 | qiáng | — | surname Qiang |
| 项 | xiàng | — | surname Xiang |
| 乐 | lè | — | surname Le |
| 观 | guān | — | surname Guan |