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Contemporary Chinese Book 5 Vocabulary And Grammar List

Welcome to the vocabulary of A Course in Contemporary Chinese Book 5(當代中文課程 第五冊 Dāngdài Zhōngwén Kèchéng dì wǔ cè)—the “okay wow I can actually talk about real stuff now” stage. By this point, you’re not just ordering noodles and introducing your hobbies. You’re building opinions, telling stories, and sounding a lot more like the Taiwanese Mandarin you hear in real conversations.

This page is the tidy support station for your study. While you work through Books 1–5, we provide two clean lists—Book 5 vocabulary and Book 5 grammar points—so you can review quickly, drill patterns, and practice without flipping through the textbook like it’s a scavenger hunt. The book teaches; these lists help you practice and get better faster.

Want the official overview of the series (levels, editions, all the official details)? Here: A Course in Contemporary Chinese (Official Page). Need the official place to buy the books? Use the MTC shop: MTC Online Store.

Need the full roadmap? Back to the hub: Learn Traditional Chinese. Jump between books in this series: Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4. Studying for TOCFL too? These vocab lists can help with extra reps: TOCFL Novice 1, TOCFL Novice 2, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5.

Book 5 Vocabulary List

This section is where the Contemporary Chinese Book 5 vocabulary table goes. Add your big table here, then use it for fast review, flashcards, and targeted practice.

EnglishTraditionalPinyinLesson
to abuse濫用làn yòng1
act up, have tantrums, talk nonsense and cause trouble無理取鬧wú lǐ qǔ nào1
actually, in actual fact事實上shì shí shàng1
agent marker in an adversative passive sentencezāo1
alarming, awe-inspiring驚人jīng rén1
ambiguous模糊mó hú1
amidst exchanges (of opinions)一來一往yī lái yī wǎng1
to be anonymous, anonymously匿名nì míng1
arbitrarily, as one pleases隨意suí yì1
area地帶dì dài1
to arrest逮捕dài bǔ1
as soon as一旦yī dàn1
as the name suggests/implies顧名思義gù míng sī yì1
to ascertain確定què dìng1
to attack攻擊gōng jī1
balance平衡píng héng1
basis根據gēn jù1
because of this, for this reason因此yīn cǐ1
to becomechéng1
blind spot盲點máng diǎn1
to block封住fēng zhù1
boundaries界線jiè xiàn1
to brainwash洗腦xǐ nǎo1
to cease停止tíng zhǐ1
bully; to bully霸凌bà líng1
chaos亂象luàn xiàng1
to call off停止tíng zhǐ1
chaotic混亂hùn luàn1
comments留言liú yán1
to commit suicide自殺zì shā1
consensus共識gòng shì1
to constrain約束yuē shù1
controversy爭議zhēng yì1
countermeasure對策duì cè1
counting backward; second worst倒數第二名dào shǔ dì èr míng1
to covet眼紅yǎn hóng1
to damage破壞pò huài1
damage; to damage傷害shāng hài1
to defend (legally)辯護biàn hù1
to deliver (speeches)發表fā biǎo1
demarcation界線jiè xiàn1
depression憂鬱症yōu yù zhèng1
to determine確定què dìng1
devastatedcǎn1
disorder亂象luàn xiàng1
to disseminate傳播chuán bō1
emotions情緒qíng xù1
excellent優良yōu liáng1
to express contrast with previous sentence1
fact事實shì shí1
feelings情緒qíng xù1
to formulate; devise (laws)制定zhì dìng1
fortunate幸運xìng yùn1
foundation根據gēn jù1
general public鄉民xiāng mín1
be good at擅長shàn cháng1
gray灰色huī sè1
(to) harm傷害shāng hài1
harmonious和諧hé xié1
hatred仇恨chóu hèn1
to have nothing to do with; unrelated無關wú guān1
headline標題biāo tí1
hostility仇恨chóu hèn1
ill intention惡意è yì1
to imprisonguān1
inadvertent無意wú yì1
incompetent; inept無能wú néng1
the individual個人gè rén1
instrument工具gōng jù1
intelligent聰明cōng míng1
intentional有心yǒu xīn1
issue發表fā biǎo1
it is not as expected並非bìng fēi1
judgement判決pàn jué1
judicial司法sī fǎ1
justice正義zhèng yì1
to lock upguān1
lucky幸運xìng yùn1
madness亂象luàn xiàng1
maliciously惡意è yì1
meaning意義yì yì1
mouth (classifier for opinions)zhāng1
to negate否定fǒu dìng1
netizens鄉民xiāng mín1
not guilty無罪wú zuì1
once一旦yī dàn1
one and only唯一wéi yī1
overly過於guò yú1
heartbreak; heartache心痛xīn tòng1
perspective立場lì chǎng1
to point out mistakes指正zhǐ zhèng1
policy政策zhèng cè1
posted messages留言liú yán1
to publish (articles; news story)發表fā biǎo1
to punish處罰chǔ fá1
reaction反應fǎn yìng1
to receive接收jiē shōu1
regardless of whether不論bù lùn1
to respond反應fǎn yìng1
to respond; response回應huí yìng1
to restrict約束yuē shù1
to reveal展現zhǎn xiàn1
rights and interests權益quán yì1
rumor謠言yáo yán1
run amok; lawless activities胡作非為hú zuò fēi wéi1
sarcastic諷刺fěng cì1
to seal封住fēng zhù1
sentencing (judicial)判決pàn jué1
severe; strict嚴格yán gé1
shocking驚人jīng rén1
to show展現zhǎn xiàn1
to shut one’s mouth閉嘴bì zuǐ1
significance意義yì yì1
smart聰明cōng míng1
sole; only唯一wéi yī1
sooner or later早晚zǎo wǎn1
sperm精子jīng zǐ1
to spread傳播chuán bō1
standpoint立場lì chǎng1
state狀態zhuàng tài1
strict嚴格yán gé1
to take responsibility for負責fù zé1
to take up (responsibility)承擔chéng dān1
tantamount to等於děng yú1
to be tantamount to等同děng tóng1
value價值jià zhí1
viciously惡意è yì1
to watch (one’s behavior, etc.)guǎn1
weak無能wú néng1
zone地帶dì dài1
a number of好幾(種)hǎo jǐ (zhǒng)2
absolutely, in no way絕對jué duì2
to acquire收購shōu gòu2
all一切yī qiè2
all types of各式各樣gè shì gè yàng2
allergic過敏guò mǐn2
anti-cancerous抗癌kàng ái2
apple蘋果píng guǒ2
to approve贊成zàn chéng2
barren不孕bù yùn2
bio-tech生物科技shēng wù kē jì2
border邊界biān jiè2
to break (a record, number)突破tū pò2
to broadcast2
broadcast program廣播節目guǎng bō jié mù2
bug蟲子chóng zi2
certainmǒu2
to buy out收購shōu gòu2
cancer癌症ái zhèng2
to cheat欺騙qī piàn2
to come down with罹患lí huàn2
completely徹底chè dǐ2
completely; fundamentally根本gēn běn2
to confess承認chéng rèn2
consequence後果hòu guǒ2
to contain含有hán yǒu2
to control掌握zhǎng wò2
corpse; body屍體shī tǐ2
course課程kè chéng2
criminal犯人fàn rén2
current現行xiàn xíng2
to cut back on刪減shān jiǎn2
damage by pests蟲害chóng hài2
to deceive欺騙qī piàn2
to depend on依賴yī lài2
depts. of gov’t機構jī gòu2
despite即便jí biàn2
be detrimental to危害wéi hài2
to die2
to distinguish; tell apart辨別biàn bié2
to edit編輯biān jí2
effect效果xiào guǒ2
even if即便jí biàn2
evidence證據zhèng jù2
to fail失敗shī bài2
famine飢荒jī huāng2
farmer農民nóng mín2
in favor贊成zàn chéng2
(our) fellow countrymen國人guó rén2
fetus胎兒tāi ér2
for example比如說bǐ rú shuō2
to grasp掌握zhǎng wò2
to grow生長shēng zhǎng2
to guard against預防yù fáng2
to harm危害wéi hài2
to have含有hán yǒu2
herbicide除草劑chú cǎo jì2
to hold掌握zhǎng wò2
host; MC主持人zhǔ chí rén2
the human body人體rén tǐ2
illness疾病jí bìng2
immunity抵抗力dǐ kàng lì2
to import進口jìn kǒu2
infertile不孕bù yùn2
insect蟲子chóng zi2
insect昆蟲kūn chóng2
inseparable; integrated with密不可分mì bù kě fēn2
journal雜誌zá zhì2
kilogram公斤gōng jīn2
to label標示biāo shì2
listening audience聽眾tīng zhòng2
magazine雜誌zá zhì2
magical神奇shén qí2
to make a breakthrough突破tū pò2
to make a law立法lì fǎ2
to make a payment支付zhī fù2
to manufacture生產shēng chǎn2
to mark標示biāo shì2
matter物質wù zhí2
means; measure手段shǒu duàn2
monster怪物guài wù2
next door隔壁gé bì2
no more than只不過zhǐ bù guò2
to meet with符合fú hé2
not only不僅bù jǐn2
to obtain達到dá dào2
only只不過zhǐ bù guò2
organization機構jī gòu2
output產量chǎn liàng2
packaging包裝bāo zhuāng2
patent專利zhuān lì2
to pay (a heavy price for)付出fù chū2
to have peace of mind安心ān xīn2
peanut花生huā shēng2
to plant種植zhòng zhí2
precious寶貴bǎo guì2
to prevent預防yù fáng2
(to pay a heavy) price代價dài jià2
to produce生產shēng chǎn2
production產量chǎn liàng2
proof證據zhèng jù2
pros and cons正反zhèng fǎn2
to prove; proof證明zhèng míng2
quite a few kinds of好幾(種)hǎo jǐ (zhǒng)2
raw materials原料yuán liào2
to reach達到dá dào2
to rely on依賴yī lài2
remain high; won’t come down居高不下jū gāo bù xià2
resistance抵抗力dǐ kàng lì2
result後果hòu guǒ2
results; effect效果xiào guǒ2
rich (abundant in something)豐富fēng fù2
to safeguard維護wéi hù2
salmon鮭魚guī yú2
to scam欺騙qī piàn2
scientist科學家kē xué jiā2
seed種子zhǒng zǐ2
sickness疾病jí bìng2
simultaneouslyjiān2
so as to; such that2
somemǒu2
soon早日zǎo rì2
soybean; soya大豆dà dòu2
substance物質wù zhí2
various kinds of各式各樣gè shì gè yàng2
vitamin維他命wéi tā mìng2
to warn, warning警告jǐng gào2
weed雜草zá cǎo2
weed killer除草劑chú cǎo jì2
without even realizing it; before you know it不知不覺bù zhī bù jué2
yield; output產量chǎn liàng2
accident意外yì wài3
in advance事先shì xiān3
advantage優勢yōu shì3
to adventure冒險mào xiǎn3
after-effects後遺症hòu yí zhèng3
although儘管jǐn guǎn3
appearance外貌wài mào3
appearance板相bǎn xiàng3
to assess評估píng gū3
to attain獲得huò dé3
average平平píng píng3
beforehand事先shì xiān3
behavior行為xíng wéi3
to blow (circulate, spread)chuī3
to carry out執行zhí xíng3
breast胸部xiōng bù3
characteristic特質tè zhí3
to cheat造假zào jiǎ3
career職涯zhí yá3
consideration考量kǎo liáng3
contradictory矛盾máo dùn3
to be cruel殘忍cán rěn3
to deceive造假zào jiǎ3
to be deformed變形biàn xíng3
to demand要求yāo qiú3
difference差異chā yì3
in different sizes; of various sizes大小不一dà xiǎo bù yī3
distance between差距chā jù3
do whatever it takes不計一切bù jì yī qiè3
to be “doe-eyed”水汪汪shuǐ wāng wāng3
drug藥品yào pǐn3
equivalent to等同děng tóng3
ethos; mood風氣fēng qì3
to evaluate評估píng gū3
even though儘管jǐn guǎn3
to execute執行zhí xíng3
to exist存在cún zài3
exterior外貌wài mào3
eyelid眼皮yǎn pí3
Facebook臉書liǎn shū3
false; fake; bogusjiǎ3
family property家產jiā chǎn3
fashion時尚shí shàng3
from birth; by nature生來shēng lái3
full of vigor/life/vitality精神奕奕jīng shén yì yì3
furthermore進而jìn ér3
gap差距chā jù3
handsome英俊yīng jùn3
happy; fulfilled (families, lives, etc.)美滿měi mǎn3
to be high-bridged (nose)高挺gāo tǐng3
how多麼duō me3
in later stages of development後天hòu tiān3
to include; take into列入liè rù3
industry產業chǎn yè3
inherently天生tiān shēng3
instinct天性tiān xìng3
intelligence智力zhì lì3
internal quality內在nèi zài3
to invest; investment投資tóu zī3
judge a book by its cover以貌取人yǐ mào qǔ rén3
judgment; how others look at you眼光yǎn guāng3
label標籤biāo qiān3
large breasts豐胸fēng xiōng3
liberal; non-conservative開放kāi fàng3
looks外貌wài mào3
looks長相zhǎng xiàng3
to lose blood失血shī xuè3
motivation動機dòng jī3
nature天性tiān xìng3
medical science醫學yī xué3
medicine藥品yào pǐn3
mediocre平平píng píng3
not necessarily so不盡然bù jìn rán3
nowadays如今rú jīn3
to obtain獲得huò dé3
to open up to the outside world開放kāi fàng3
patient患者huàn zhě3
to pay attention to理會lǐ huì3
plain平平píng píng3
to produce (plastic surgery)整出zhěng chū3
public security治安zhì ān3
quality特質tè zhí3
reason理由lǐ yóu3
to regard看待kàn dài3
to request要求yāo qiú3
to risk; take risk冒險mào xiǎn3
in the same way同樣tóng yàng3
sequela; after-effects後遺症hòu yí zhèng3
sharply大幅dà fú3
to shrink; shorten縮小suō xiǎo3
significant other; boyfriend/girlfriend對象duì xiàng3
similar同樣tóng yàng3
situation狀態zhuàng tài3
skin皮膚pí fū3
skin color膚色fū sè3
slender3
to smoke a cigarette抽菸chōu yān3
to spend; hand out; pay out出手chū shǒu3
to stop; come to a halt停擺tíng bǎi3
substantially大幅dà fú3
to violate, go against違反wéi fǎn3
waist; small of the backyāo3
What’s wrong with that? and why not?有何不可yǒu hé bù kě3
to win (classical Chinese)shèng3
with each day, with each passing day, gradually日漸rì jiàn3
your body, from your hair to your skin (from parents)身體髮膚受之父母shēn tǐ fà fū shòu zhī fù mǔ3
to abolish廢止fèi zhǐ4
to abuse, maltreat虐待nüè dài4
adept熟練shú liàn4
to adore崇拜chóng bài4
to advocate a view or a standard主張zhǔ zhāng4
age-old由來已久yóu lái yǐ jiǔ4
all the people全民quán mín4
amusement娛樂yú lè4
to announce宣布xuān bù4
as high as高達gāo dá4
author作家zuò jiā4
Barcelona巴塞隆納bā sāi lóng nà4
blend; to blend結合jié hé4
bloody, gory血淋淋xiě lín lín4
both parties, the two sides兩方liǎng fāng4
careful, cautious小心xiǎo xīn4
to carry out刊登kān dēng4
bull公牛gōng niú4
bullfighter鬥牛士dòu niú shì4
bullfighting鬥牛dòu niú4
bullfighting ring鬥牛場dòu niú chǎng4
charisma魅力mèi lì4
cape披風pī fēng4
clothing; apparel服飾fú shì4
to combine結合jié hé4
compensation; to compensate賠償péi cháng4
critically ill病危bìng wéi4
to cultivate種植zhòng zhí4
to demonstrate示威shì wēi4
to die死亡sǐ wáng4
disadvantageous to; detrimental to不利bù lì4
drama; play戲劇xì jù4
elegant優雅yōu yǎ4
to elevate提升tí shēng4
to enjoy (a privilege)享有xiǎng yǒu4
entertainment娛樂yú lè4
entire body全身quán shēn4
miscarriage of justice; erroneous judgement冤判yuān pàn4
Euro歐元ōu yuán4
to go to; head to前往qián wǎng4
graceful優雅yōu yǎ4
to have具有jù yǒu4
heritage遺產yí chǎn4
to hold up4
to infuriate; excite激怒jī nù4
inhumane不人道bù rén dào4
innocent無辜wú gū4
inspiration靈感líng gǎn4
instruction教導jiào dǎo4
insurpassable過人guò rén4
intense; fierce激烈jī liè4
Madrid馬德里mǎ dé lǐ4
magnificent; resplendent華麗huá lì4
the main event重頭戲zhòng tóu xì4
measure word for cattletóu4
measure word for large objectszuò4
need必要bì yào4
need not無須wú xū4
novel小說xiǎo shuō4
obsolete過時guò shí4
on the one hand... on the other一面yī miàn4
onlyjǐn4
to open up (a course)開設kāi shè4
passé; this time這時zhè shí4
to pay as compensation賠上péi shàng4
peak season旺季wàng jì4
to possess具有jù yǒu4
posture; position; poses姿勢zī shì4
povertypín4
to be pregnant懷孕huái yùn4
preposterous argument歪理wāi lǐ4
proficient熟練shú liàn4
to promote推廣tuī guǎng4
to promote推動tuī dòng4
to protect維護wéi hù4
protesters and supporters正反zhèng fǎn4
to publish刊登kān dēng4
to raise4
to raise (as in awareness)提升tí shēng4
to rally示威shì wēi4
reason道理dào lǐ4
to rebroadcast; transmission; relay轉播zhuǎn bō4
recreation娛樂yú lè4
to reveal揭示jiē shì4
to run madly狂奔kuáng bēn4
The Running of the Bulls奔牛節bēn niú jié4
saying俗語sú yǔ4
scene; graphics畫面huà miàn4
selfish自私zì sī4
to set off; trigger引發yǐn fā4
to shout; scream; cry out高喊gāo hǎn4
to show揭示jiē shì4
side (a good side)一面yī miàn4
skillful熟練shú liàn4
to stab; gore4
to start (open up a course)開設kāi shè4
to startle震驚zhèn jīng4
to view觀看guān kàn4
viewing audience觀眾guān zhòng4
visitor遊客yóu kè4
to watch觀看guān kàn4
winner得主dé zhǔ4
world-famous舉世聞名jǔ shì wén míng4
to worship崇拜chóng bài4
writer作家zuò jiā4
a ray of hope, minimal possibility一線希望yī xiàn xī wàng5
to abandon遺棄yí qì5
to advance with each passing day日新月異rì xīn yuè yì5
agent仲介zhòng jiè5
agreement契約qì yuē5
all (same as 都 but formal)jiē5
all the while, all along, invariably始終shǐ zhōng5
as one hopes, as one wishes如願rú yuàn5
to assist協助xié zhù5
to bear承受chéng shòu5
to belong to, be part of (a category)shǔ5
benefit both oneself and others利人利己lì rén lì jǐ5
both parties雙方shuāng fāng5
to break破碎pò suì5
case (example)案例àn lì5
cannot tell truth from non-truth黑白不分hēi bái bù fēn5
cannot tell right from wrong是非不明shì fēi bù míng5
class (society)階級jiē jí5
to commission委託wěi tuō5
continuously連續lián xù5
contract契約qì yuē5
defect缺陷quē xiàn5
demand需求xū qiú5
to desert遺棄yí qì5
elder; one’s superior長輩zhǎng bèi5
element因素yīn sù5
to endure忍受rěn shòu5
equal rights平等權píng děng quán5
ethics倫理lún lǐ5
extramarital affair婚外情hūn wài qíng5
FALSE不實bù shí5
to be forced to; have to不得已bù dé yǐ5
to forget忘掉wàng diào5
gay同志tóng zhì5
gender性別xìng bié5
granted; certainly (while true that)固然gù rán5
group of people (e.g., ethnic group)族群zú qún5
harmful; bad不良bù liáng5
to have it resolved搞定gǎo dìng5
have no choice but; have to不得已bù dé yǐ5
homosexual同志tóng zhì5
husband丈夫zhàng fū5
husband and wife; married couple夫妻fū qī5
to ignore忽視hū shì5
imperfection缺陷quē xiàn5
in a row連續lián xù5
in short; in conclusion總之zǒng zhī5
indirectly間接jiān jiē5
instance案例àn lì5
to integrate整合zhěng hé5
intermediary仲介zhòng jiè5
to involve; relate to涉及shè jí5
to legalize合法化hé fǎ huà5
longing; to long for渴望kě wàng5
look like看似kàn sì5
looking back on; reflecting on反觀fǎn guān5
need需求xū qiú5
to neglect忽視hū shì5
nightmare惡夢è mèng5
one after another; in succession紛紛fēn fēn5
to oppose; be antagonistic對立duì lì5
out of one’s own wish; voluntarily自願zì yuàn5
to overlook忽視hū shì5
principle原則yuán zé5
to put up with承受chéng shòu5
to rank排名pái míng5
refugee camp難民營nàn mín yíng5
requirements需求xū qiú5
right to make one's own decisions; autonomy自主權zì zhǔ quán5
role角色jué sè5
seemingly; seem看似kàn sì5
to be separated from分離fēn lí5
sex性別xìng bié5
to share a burden; share responsibility分擔fēn dān5
to shatter破碎pò suì5
to shock震驚zhèn jīng5
stalemate; deadlock; impasse僵局jiāng jú5
in succession接連jiē lián5
to supply供應gōng yìng5
supply and demand供需gōng xū5
to survive; exist; survival生存shēng cún5
suspect懷疑huái yí5
to sympathize; sympathy同情tóng qíng5
to take great pains to; exert great effort費盡fèi jìn5
to volunteer自願zì yuàn5
volunteer one’s services; recommend oneself毛遂自薦máo suì zì jiàn5
win-win雙贏shuāng yíng5
wish; heart’s desire心願xīn yuàn5
to withstand承受chéng shòu5
yearning; to yearn for渴望kě wàng5
a life for a life, an eye for an eye一命還一命yī mìng huán yī mìng6
a long road, there is still a long way to go漫漫長路màn màn cháng lù6
to abolish廢除fèi chú6
to admit one’s error認錯rèn cuò6
to be afraid of害怕hài pà6
ample, adequate充足chōng zú6
anew, afresh重新chóng xīn6
angry氣憤qì fèn6
to answer回答huí dá6
to appear曉得xiǎo de6
around you身旁shēn páng6
to be aware of意識到yì shí dào6
balance, scales天平tiān píng6
(legal) case案件àn jiàn6
but at the same time只是zhǐ shì6
by the same token同理tóng lǐ6
cannot get it back換不回huàn bù huí6
capital punishment死刑sǐ xíng6
to commit a crime犯罪fàn zuì6
in comparison to相較於xiāng jiào yú6
to be compelled被迫bèi pò6
to complement each other互補hù bǔ6
to be conscious of意識到yì shí dào6
to console; comfort撫慰fǔ wèi6
to create; implement打造dǎ zào6
criminal罪犯zuì fàn6
crop農作物nóng zuò wù6
to crowd in擠進jǐ jìn6
darkened heart; evil mind黑心hēi xīn6
the dead person, the murder victim死者sǐ zhě6
the death penalty死刑sǐ xíng6
to destroyhuǐ6
to deter (through intimidation)嚇阻xià zǔ6
during one’s life; before one’s death生前shēng qián6
each各自gè zì6
effort (physical and mental)心力xīn lì6
to empathize; feel like own experience感同身受gǎn tóng shēn shòu6
error失誤shī wù6
the EU; European Union歐盟ōu méng6
to evaluate; measure衡量héng liáng6
execution by shooting; to execute by shooting槍決qiāng jué6
to exert (lit. pay out)fèi6
existing現行xiàn xíng6
to fear害怕hài pà6
fear恐懼kǒng jù6
to feel better好受hǎo shòu6
feelings感受gǎn shòu6
forever永久yǒng jiǔ6
to get revenge; vengeance報復bào fù6
good and kind善良shàn liáng6
great love; love at the highest level大愛dà ài6
to guarantee; guarantee保證bǎo zhèng6
to hatehèn6
honesty; to be honest坦白tǎn bái6
human right人權rén quán6
to be implicated in a crime犯案fàn àn6
in other words; to put it another way換句話說huàn jù huà shuō6
indignant氣憤qì fèn6
to isolate隔離gé lí6
judge法官fǎ guān6
to judge; rule; give sentencingpàn6
just right; just enough剛剛好gāng gāng hǎo6
to keep維持wéi chí6
to kill殺害shā hài6
killer兇手xiōng shǒu6
let it go; forgive放下fàng xià6
to let somebody off easy便宜pián yi6
life sentence無期徒刑wú qī tú xíng6
to maintain維持wéi chí6
to make up for彌補mí bǔ6
measure word (graspable objects)6
to murder殺害shā hài6
murderer兇手xiōng shǒu6
next to身旁shēn páng6
not help the situation無濟於事wú jì yú shì6
only by唯有wéi yǒu6
or或者huò zhě6
orphan孤兒gū ér6
otherwise不然bù rán6
parole假釋jiǎ shì6
to pay taxes納稅nà shuì6
penalty刑罰xíng fá6
permanently永久yǒng jiǔ6
preservation or abolishment; preserve or abolish存廢cún fèi6
to preserve保存bǎo cún6
prisoner犯人fàn rén6
punishment刑罰xíng fá6
to push推動tuī dòng6
to quarantine隔離gé lí6
randomly隨機suí jī6
to reconcile; make up和解hé jiě6
to be released from prison出獄chū yù6
to remain aloof; not be involved置身事外zhì shēn shì wài6
reparation; to make reparations賠償péi cháng6
respectively各自gè zì6
to retaliate報復bào fù6
to get revenge; get vengeance報仇bào chóu6
rulerchǐ6
run a red light闖紅燈chuǎng hóng dēng6
accountability; satisfactory answer/briefing交代jiāo dài6
to seem覺得jué de6
to separate隔離gé lí6
side-effects副作用fù zuò yòng6
victim (person harmed)被害人bèi hài rén6
to weigh衡量héng liáng6
with all might and mind致力zhì lì6
to write (a ticket)kāi6
to be wronged, treated unjustly冤枉yuān wang6
to accumulate累積lěi jī7
to adjust; adjustment調整tiáo zhěng7
allowance (as in travel allowance)津貼jīn tiē7
to anesthetize麻醉má zuì7
as to對於duì yú7
to assist; assistance, aid援助yuán zhù7
to be benefited, to benefit (from)受益shòu yì7
to carry out進行jìn xíng7
brief短暫duǎn zàn7
to cause a headache / troublesome傷腦筋shāng nǎo jīn7
to burymái7
by force; coerced強制qiáng zhì7
classroom課堂kè táng7
conclusion結論jié lùn7
to conduct進行jìn xíng7
to conflict衝突chōng tū7
to create創造chuàng zào7
to create wealth創富chuàng fù7
to depend on依靠yī kào7
to depend on each other (for survival)相依為命xiāng yī wéi mìng7
to donate捐贈juān zèng7
to donate money捐款juān kuǎn7
to encounter; come across遇上yù shàng7
to enjoy; share共享gòng xiǎng7
Ernest Hemingway海明威hǎi míng wēi7
family; family members家人jiā rén7
to be forced被迫bèi pò7
fully devised; perfect完善wán shàn7
generous; magnanimous大方dà fāng7
to give an example舉例jǔ lì7
Harvard University哈佛大學hā fó dà xué7
have nothing to do; idle無所事事wú suǒ shì shì7
heart (organ)心臟xīn zàng7
heavy (losses)慘重cǎn zhòng7
households below poverty line貧戶pín hù7
a huge portion of; more than half大半dà bàn7
if; in the event that倘若tǎng ruò7
illness and pain all over the body一身病痛yī shēn bìng tòng7
to intervene; get involved in介入jiè rù7
kidney腎臟shèn zàng7
to lie in (the fact that); consist in在於zài yú7
lung肺臟fèi zàng7
measure word for classes (sessions)táng7
to be nervous提心吊膽tí xīn diào dǎn7
member (of an organization)分子fèn zǐ7
offering to god(s); sacrificial items祭品jì pǐn7
on tenterhooks提心吊膽tí xīn diào dǎn7
organ器官qì guān7
outcome成果chéng guǒ7
pay工資gōng zī7
people in general; the multitude眾人zhòng rén7
physical disability殘障cán zhàng7
pitiful; pitiable可憐kě lián7
pocket口袋kǒu dài7
police force警力jǐng lì7
to ponder思考sī kǎo7
to be poor貧窮pín qióng7
potential潛力qián lì7
priceless無價wú jià7
properly妥善tuǒ shàn7
principle道理dào lǐ7
prison term (fixed term)有期徒刑yǒu qī tú xíng7
produce農作物nóng zuò wù7
to pull7
get something for nothing不勞而獲bù láo ér huò7
to refuse to accept; unconvinced不服bù fú7
to rely on依靠yī kào7
result成果chéng guǒ7
robber強盜qiáng dào7
to sacrifice犧牲xī shēng7
salary工資gōng zī7
to be of the same age同齡tóng líng7
to seize; take by force奪取duó qǔ7
sensible; have a good head懂事dǒng shì7
to share分享fēn xiǎng7
short短暫duǎn zàn7
smuggling走私zǒu sī7
social group; community社群shè qún7
speech; act of speaking發言fā yán7
sponge; parasite (lit. “rice bug”)米蟲mǐ chóng7
stand by and watch; not lift a finger袖手旁觀xiù shǒu páng guān7
steal from the rich and give to the poor (Robin Hood)劫富濟貧jié fù jì pín7
strategy對策duì cè7
to suffer from; be stricken with罹患lí huàn7
to strike a blow to打擊dǎ jī7
to subsidize; subsidy補貼bǔ tiē7
to suffer greatly from飽受bǎo shòu7
to take away; snatch奪走duó zǒu7
to take part in a competition參賽cān sài7
take the initiative主動zhǔ dòng7
talk show hosts/guests; talking heads名嘴míng zuǐ7
tax form繳稅單jiǎo shuì dān7
tax revenue稅收shuì shōu7
taxes賦稅fù shuì7
villagecūn7
to wake up, awakenxǐng7
to be washed away沖走chōng zǒu7
wealth財富cái fù7
with regard to對於duì yú7
work done in vain, wasted work白工bái gōng7
to work hardpīn7
to admit承認chéng rèn8
to aid扶持fú chí8
always, all along向來xiàng lái8
anti-foreign仇外chóu wài8
anti-foreign排外pái wài8
to assist扶持fú chí8
asylum庇護bì hù8
Barack Obama歐巴馬ōu bā mǎ8
to blend in融入róng rù8
boy, male child男童nán tóng8
to cause導致dǎo zhì8
chancellor總理zǒng lǐ8
to change into轉化zhuǎn huà8
to change into; converthuà8
to close down關閉guān bì8
concurrentlyjiān8
conference會議huì yì8
to conform with符合fú hé8
to confront面臨miàn lín8
to convene; hold (meeting)召開zhào kāi8
to correct指正zhǐ zhèng8
court法院fǎ yuàn8
to deteriorate每況愈下měi kuàng yù xià8
a dilemma; be in a bind左右為難zuǒ yòu wéi nán8
discontent不滿bù mǎn8
to drag down拖垮tuō kuǎ8
to drown (to death)溺死nì sǐ8
to eliminate消除xiāo chú8
environmentally friendly環保huán bǎo8
to escape from逃離táo lí8
to establish設置shè zhì8
to excel at擅長shàn cháng8
expenditure; to expend支出zhī chū8
to face面臨miàn lín8
to filter過濾guò lǜ8
fires of war戰火zhàn huǒ8
first time首度shǒu dù8
to flee from逃離táo lí8
to foster; encourage (negatively)助長zhù zhǎng8
Germany德國dé guó8
to go downhill; from bad to worse每況愈下měi kuàng yù xià8
to go to; lead to通往tōng wǎng8
to help扶持fú chí8
hero英雄yīng xióng8
human (population)人口rén kǒu8
identification身分shēn fèn8
to ignore忽略hū lüè8
in a row; one after another接連jiē lián8
in all aspects (classical Chinese)在在zài zài8
incapable of; powerless to無力wú lì8
incident事件shì jiàn8
to increase升高shēng gāo8
to integrate融入róng rù8
ism (as in terrorism, Communism)主義zhǔ yì8
jointly共同gòng tóng8
to lead to導致dǎo zhì8
leader; head of a state領袖lǐng xiù8
to make proper living arrangements安置ān zhì8
to make sweeping generalizations一概而論yī gài ér lùn8
manpower勞動力láo dòng lì8
meeting會議huì yì8
merely罷了bà le8
Merkel梅克爾méi kè ěr8
number of people人數rén shù8
to offer refuge to收容shōu róng8
Olympics奧運ào yùn8
one after another; in rapid succession接二連三jiē èr lián sān8
one; single (single-country responsibility)單一dān yī8
opportunity; turning point轉機zhuǎn jī8
to overlook忽略hū lüè8
peaceful; peace和平hé píng8
perhaps; probably或許huò xǔ8
prime minister; premier總理zǒng lǐ8
to pull down with; drag down拖垮tuō kuǎ8
refugees難民nàn mín8
to regulate規範guī fàn8
representative team代表隊dài biǎo duì8
resident居民jū mín8
to result in導致dǎo zhì8
Rio (Brazil)里約lǐ yuē8
to rise升高shēng gāo8
to riskmào8
to run in an election參選cān xuǎn8
to set up設置shè zhì8
shocked to witness悚目驚心sǒng mù jīng xīn8
to smile bitterly; force a smile苦笑kǔ xiào8
solar power太陽能tài yáng néng8
Somalia索馬利亞suǒ mǎ lì yà8
to standardize; standard規範guī fàn8
to be stationed abroad國外guó wài8
still仍舊réng jiù8
to strongly possess (classical Chinese)極具jí jù8
to struggle; strive奮鬥fèn dòu8
to stun震驚zhèn jīng8
subsequent to that之後zhī hòu8
to support扶持fú chí8
the surface of the ocean/sea海面hǎi miàn8
surrogate mother代理孕母dài lǐ yùn mǔ8
to surrogate; perform surrogacy代孕dài yùn8
take advantage of a situation有機可乘yǒu jī kě chéng8
victim (to suffer)受害者shòu hài zhě8
xenophobic排外pái wài8
accident事故shì gù9
accurate正確zhèng què9
adequately妥善tuǒ shàn9
adolescents青少年qīng shào nián9
alarmist talk, inflammatory statement危言聳聽wéi yán sǒng tīng9
alternative替代tì dài9
and even乃至nǎi zhì9
anybody任誰rèn shuí9
around, surrounding, on the periphery周圍zhōu wéi9
to associate with in the mind聯想lián xiǎng9
at once立即lì jí9
beneficial to有利yǒu lì9
benefit效益xiào yì9
bomb炸彈zhà dàn9
to causelìng9
to cause, provoke9
cell細胞xì bāo9
chance; likelihood機率jī lǜ9
to charge; collect收取shōu qǔ9
Chernobyl車諾比chē nuò bǐ9
carbontàn9
carbon dioxide二氧化碳èr yǎng huà tàn9
to be compared to相比xiāng bǐ9
to deal with因應yīn yìng9
difficult problem; tough problem難題nán tí9
distant偏遠piān yuǎn9
a distant location遠處yuǎn chù9
effect效應xiào yìng9
efficiency效率xiào lǜ9
emissions排放量pái fàng liàng9
equipment器材qì cái9
European Journal of Cancer Care歐洲癌症護理雜誌ōu zhōu ái zhèng hù lǐ zá zhì9
excessively過度guò dù9
to explode爆炸bào zhà9
fatal致命zhì mìng9
feasible可行kě xíng9
fervent; ardent熱烈rè liè9
fine優良yōu liáng9
fish魚類yú lèi9
to be fixed in time (time bomb)定時dìng shí9
flood洪水hóng shuǐ9
foreign company/businessman外商wài shāng9
geothermal地熱dì rè9
good優良yōu liáng9
grade等級děng jí9
green (color)綠色lǜ sè9
greenhouse溫室wēn shì9
to handle因應yīn yìng9
have no solution; unsolvable無解wú jiě9
a headache; a pain頭痛tóu tòng9
hidden concerns; worries隱憂yǐn yōu9
high (amount of money, tariff, etc.)高額gāo é9
immediate立即lì jí9
in time; in a timely manner及時jí shí9
in use for years行之有年xíng zhī yǒu nián9
industry工業gōng yè9
to leak外洩wài xiè9
lethal致命zhì mìng9
level等級děng jí9
lightning雷電léi diàn9
to be located at位於wèi yú9
long-established行之有年xíng zhī yǒu nián9
to make製造zhì zào9
to make; let突破tū pò9
to manufacture製造zhì zào9
mature成熟chéng shú9
negligence疏失shū shī9
nuclear disaster核災hé zāi9
nuclear power核電hé diàn9
nuclear power plant核電廠hé diàn chǎng9
number; figures數字shù zì9
operation (life-saving)運作yùn zuò9
people’s well-being; livelihood民生mín shēng9
popular discontent; public anger民怨mín yuàn9
to produce製造zhì zào9
radiation輻射fú shè9
to be ranked as; listed as列為liè wéi9
to reduce fever; wane退燒tuì shāo9
to regard as視為shì wéi9
renewable energy再生能源zài shēng néng yuán9
to reverse; regress倒退dào tuì9
river河流hé liú9
rural偏遠piān yuǎn9
several millions數百萬shù bǎi wàn9
slightlypiān9
solution解決之道jiě jué zhī dào9
source來源lái yuán9
to be stricken with cancer罹癌lí ái9
waste; waste materials廢料fèi liào9
water power; hydropower水力shuǐ lì9
wind power風力fēng lì9
worried, concerned擔憂dān yōu9
act法案fǎ àn10
all walks of life各界gè jiè10
anchor主播zhǔ bō10
as soon/quickly as possible盡快jǐn kuài10
bias偏見piān jiàn10
bill法案fǎ àn10
biology生物shēng wù10
to break, shatter打破dǎ pò10
to build建構jiàn gòu10
to celebrate歡慶huān qìng10
to call; address稱呼chēng hū10
cannot ignore不容忽視bù róng hū shì10
to combine組合zǔ hé10
companion伴侶bàn lǚ10
to compensate for彌補mí bǔ10
to construct建構jiàn gòu10
to convey傳達chuán dá10
core核心hé xīn10
corn玉米yù mǐ10
countless無數wú shù10
countless (hard to calculate)難以數計nán yǐ shǔ jì10
crisis危機wēi jī10
to cut (with scissors)jiǎn10
definition; (to) define定義dìng yì10
to depend on; contingent on有賴yǒu lài10
to disregard; defy漠視mò shì10
document文件wén jiàn10
each other; one another彼此bǐ cǐ10
Eiffel Tower巴黎鐵塔bā lí tiě tǎ10
the end of the world末日mò rì10
to engage in dialogues對話duì huà10
to engage in robust debate; wrangle激辯jī biàn10
to expand擴大kuò dà10
extent範圍fàn wéi10
federal; federation; union聯邦lián bāng10
flag; banner; standard10
form形式xíng shì10
to give back to交還jiāo huán10
have nothing at all; penniless一無所有yī wú suǒ yǒu10
heartfelt wishes; aspirations心願xīn yuàn10
heterosexual; straight異性戀yì xìng liàn10
himself; themselves身上shēn shàng10
homosexual; gay同性戀tóng xìng liàn10
identical相同xiāng tóng10
immorality不倫bù lún10
incest亂倫luàn lún10
to incorporate; include納入nà rù10
to initiate; launch; start發起fā qǐ10
instinct本能běn néng10
to interfere干涉gān shè10
intimate親密qīn mì10
journalist; correspondent記者jì zhě10
law (natural law)法則fǎ zé10
lens; shot; scene鏡頭jìng tóu10
lights燈光dēng guāng10
logic邏輯luó jí10
in love; to love each other相愛xiāng ài10
mate伴侶bàn lǚ10
to mate; copulate交配jiāo pèi10
newscaster主播zhǔ bō10
not different from; tantamount to無異wú yì10
moment (in time)時刻shí kè10
one by one; separately一一yī yī10
to be online with; connected with連線lián xiàn10
opposite sex異性yì xìng10
partner伴侶bàn lǚ10
partner伙伴huǒ bàn10
prejudice偏見piān jiàn10
to be given priority優先yōu xiān10
the public各界gè jiè10
public relations公關gōng guān10
punishment; to punish懲罰chéng fá10
rainbow彩虹cǎi hóng10
range範圍fàn wéi10
ranks; front陣線zhèn xiàn10
to reduce; save on taxes節稅jié shuì10
reporter記者jì zhě10
to reproduce; propagate繁衍fán yǎn10
to return to交還jiāo huán10
revolution; to have a revolution革命gé mìng10
to be of the same gender同性tóng xìng10
scope範圍fàn wéi10
to search for; seek尋找xún zhǎo10
to serve as做為zuò wéi10
sexually transmitted disease; STD性病xìng bìng10
to shine up on打上dǎ shàng10
to sign簽署qiān shǔ10
vocabulary詞彙cí huì10
White House白宮bái gōng10
as a whole, whole, entire, overall全體quán tǐ10
word, term詞彙cí huì10
amulet, charm, protective talisman護身符hù shēn fú12
food; foodstuff糧食liáng shí12
to levy (a tax)chōu12
other people; others他人tā rén13