New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 3 Lesson 31中国人叫它“母亲河” Chinese People Refer to It as "the Mother River"
51 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Word list
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 世界 | shì | n. | world |
| 2 | 中华 | Zhōng | pn. | China |
| 3 | 地理 | dì | n. | geography |
| 4 | 黄河 | Huáng | pn. | the Yellow River |
| 5 | 珠穆朗玛峰 | Zhū | pn. | Mount Everest, Qomolangma Peak |
| 6 | 万 | wàn | num. | ten thousand |
| 7 | 成绩 | chéng | n. | achievement |
| 8 | 河 | hé | n. | river |
| 9 | 名胜古迹 | míng | ie. | scenic spots and historical sites |
| 10 | 平方公里 | píng | mw. | square kilometer |
| 11 | 台湾 | Tái | pn. | Taiwan |
| 12 | 长江 | Cháng | pn. | the Yangze River |
| 13 | 俄罗斯 | Éluó | pn. | Russia |
| 14 | 面积 | miàn | n. | area |
| 15 | 母 | mǔ | n. | mother |
| 16 | 山峰 | shān | n. | mountain peak |
| 17 | 旅游 | lǚ | v. | to tour |
| 18 | 亿 | yì | num. | one hundred million |
| 19 | 香港 | Xiāng | pn. | Hong Kong |
| 20 | 澳门 | Àomén | pn. | Macao |
| 21 | 西藏 | Xī | pn. | Tibet |
| 22 | 知识 | zhī | n. | knowledge |
| 23 | 只要 | zhǐ | conj. | as long as |
| 24 | 大陆 | dà | n. | mainland (of China) |
| 25 | 名胜 | míng | n. | scenic spot |
| 26 | 母亲 | mǔ | n. | mother |
| 27 | 人口 | rén | n. | population |
| 28 | 汇合 | huì | v. | converge, join |
| 29 | 扬州 | Yáng | pn. | Yangzhou (city in China) |
| 30 | 感觉 | gǎn | n./v. | feeling/to feel |
| 31 | 黄山 | Huáng | pn. | Mt. Huang |
| 32 | 南水北调 | nán | ie. | divert water from the south to the north |
| 33 | 引 | yǐn | v. | divert; lead |
| 34 | 自然 | zì | adj./n. | natural/nature |
| 35 | 柳树 | liǔ | n. | willow |
| 36 | 古迹 | gǔ | n. | historical site |
| 37 | 松树 | sōng | n. | pine tree |
| 38 | 工程 | gōng | n. | engineering project |
| 39 | 段 | duàn | n./mw. | section, part |
| 40 | 迎客松 | Yíng | pn. | Guest-welcoming Pine (found on Mt. Huang) |
| 41 | 运河 | yùn | n. | canal |
| 42 | 隋炀帝 | Suí Yáng | pn. | Emperor Sui Yangdi (an emperor of the Sui Dynasty) |
| 43 | 江南 | Jiāng | pn. | areas south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River |
| 44 | 奇怪 | qí | adj. | strange; surprising; odd |
| 45 | 颗 | kē | mw. | (a measure word for trees and plants) |
| 46 | 摇篮 | yáo | n. | cradle |
| 47 | 正确 | zhèng | adj. | correct |
| 48 | 改善 | gǎi | v. | improve |
| 49 | 挖 | wā | v. | dig |
| 50 | 通航 | tōng | v. | to be open to air traffic or to navigation |
| 51 | 云 | yún | n. | cloud |
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