Theme 4 Science and Technology Vocabulary for Listening and Reading

新鲜

xīnxiān - fresh

高铁

high speed train (gāotiě)

热水器

rèshuǐqì - water heater

二维码

QR code (èr wéi mǎ)

空调

kōng tiáo - air conditioning

冰箱

bīngxiāng - refrigerator

电车

diàn chē - tram

计程车/出租车

jì chéng chē/chū zū chē - taxi

船

chuán - boat, ship

火车

huǒ chē - train

自行车/单车

zì xíng chē /dān chē - bicycle

共享单车

gòngxiǎng dānchē - shared bicycle

申请

shēn qǐng - application, to apply

设计

shè jì - design

烘干机

hōnggānjī- clothes dryer

洗衣机

xǐ yī jī - washing machine

新闻

xīnwén - news

发电

fādiàn - to generate electricity

发明

fā míng - invent, invention

文明

wénmíng - civilization; civilized

先进

xiānjìn - advanced

活字印刷

huózì yìnshuā - moveable-type printing; letterpress printing

火药

huǒ yào - gunpowder

指南针

zhǐnánzhēn - compass

造纸

zào zhǐ - to make paper

记载

jìzǎi - to put down in writing; to record; record; account

纬度

wěidù - latitude

太阳

tài yáng - sun

太阳能

tàiyángnéng － solar energy

博客

blog (bókè)

网络

internet (wǎngluò)

网站

wǎng zhàn - website

上网

to go online

网虫

wǎngchóng - Internet geek

网瘾

wǎngyǐn - to be addicted to the internet （noun）

微信

WeChat (wēixìn)

微信支付

wēixìn zhīfù-Wechat pay

支付宝

Alipay (Zhīfùbǎo)

利弊

pros and cons (lìbì)

软件

software (ruǎnjiàn)

影响

to influence, influence (yǐngxiǎng)

上瘾

to become addicted (shàngyǐn)

网上银行

online banking (wǎngshàng yínháng)

下载

to download (xiàzǎi)

游戏

game (yóu xì)

短信

duǎnxìn- text message

电子邮件

email (diànzǐ yóujiàn)

发短信

to send a text message (fāduǎnxìn)

科学

science (kē xué)

技术

technology (jìshù)

数位

digital (shù wèi)

资料

material (zīliào)

自助服务

self-service (zìzhù fúwù)

语音信箱

voicemail (yǔyīnxìnxiāng)

查询

to inquire about (cháxún)

用户

user (yònghù)

密码

password (mìmǎ)

低头族

technology generation (dītóuzú)

信号

signal (xìnhào)

信用卡

xìn yòng kǎ - credit card

刷卡

Shuā kǎ - to pay with a credit card；swipe card

现金

xiànjīn - cash

付现金

fù xiànjīn - pay cash

查资料

chá zī liào - search for information

上网查资料

shàng wǎng chá zī liào - search information from internet