New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 3 Lesson 36北京热起来了 It's Getting Hot in Beijing
40 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Word list
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 现代 | xiàn | n. | modern |
| 2 | 伟大 | wěi | adj. | great |
| 3 | 路线 | lù | n. | route; itinerary |
| 4 | 暖气 | nuǎn | n. | heating |
| 5 | 季节 | jì | n. | season |
| 6 | 东北 | Dōng | pn. | the Northeast |
| 7 | 热带 | rè | n. | the tropics; torrid zone |
| 8 | 小时候 | xiǎo | n. | in one's childhood |
| 9 | 羽绒服 | yǔ | n. | down coat |
| 10 | 寒带 | hán | n. | frigid zone; the arctic |
| 11 | 草原 | cǎo | n. | grassland |
| 12 | 内蒙 | Nèi | pn. | Inner Mongolia |
| 13 | 气候 | qì | n. | climate |
| 14 | 裙子 | qún | n. | skirt |
| 15 | 各 | gè | pron. | each; every |
| 16 | 有时候 | yǒu | adv. | sometimes |
| 17 | 最好 | zuì | adv. | had better; it would be best |
| 18 | 复杂 | fù | adj. | complicated |
| 19 | 选择 | xuǎn | v./n. | select/choice |
| 20 | 唐诗选 | Táng | pn. | Selected Tang Poems |
| 21 | 官 | guān | n. | government official |
| 22 | 思考 | sī | v. | think deeply |
| 23 | 拉 | lā | v. | pull; drag |
| 24 | 推 | tuī | v. | push |
| 25 | 鸟 | niǎo | n. | bird |
| 26 | 杜甫 | Dù | pn. | Du Fu (great poet of the Tang Dynasty) |
| 27 | 莎士比亚 | Shā | pn. | William Shakespeare |
| 28 | 贾岛 | Jiǎ | pn. | Ja Dao (Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty) |
| 29 | 举头望明月 | jǔ | — | I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon |
| 30 | 疑是地上霜 | yí | — | I suspect there is frost on the ground |
| 31 | 家书抵万金 | jiā | — | a letter from home is worth a fortune in gold |
| 32 | 低头思故乡 | dī | — | I lower my hed and think of my beloved hometown |
| 33 | 床前明月光 | chuáng | — | in front of the bed, the light of the bright moon shines |
| 34 | 僧敲月下门 | sēng qiāo yuè | — | a monk knocks on a gate under the moonlight |
| 35 | 鸟宿池边树 | niǎo sù chí | — | a bird spends the Night on a tree by the side of the pool |
| 36 | 季 | jì | n. | season |
| 37 | 熟 | shú | adj. | familiar |
| 38 | 描写 | miáo | v. | describe |
| 39 | 毛驴 | máo | n. | donkey |
| 40 | 轿子 | jiào | n. | sedan chair |
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