Intermediate Chinese 1 - Lesson 28 Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary and grammar flashcards based on Intermediate Chinese 1 Lesson 28 lecture notes.

登 (dēng)

A verb meaning "to board" or "to climb" (e.g., 登上火车 board a train, 登上山顶 climb to a mountain peak).

校长 (xiàozhǎng)

A noun meaning "headmaster", "principal", or "university president" (e.g., 大学校长 university president).

派 (pài)

A verb meaning "to send" or "to dispatch". Common structure: 派 + person + (到/去 + location) + verb.

明确 (míngquè)

An adjective meaning "clear and definite". It can function as an adverbial (明确地 + verb) or as an attributive (明确的 + noun).

分配 (fēnpèi)

A verb meaning "to assign", "to allocate", or "to distribute" (e.g., 分配工作 assign work, 被分配到… be assigned to…).

资格 (zīgé)

A noun meaning "qualification" (e.g., 有资格 be qualified, 获得资格 gain qualification).

录取 (lùqǔ)

A verb meaning "to enroll" or "to admit" (e.g., 录取新生 enroll new students, 被大学录取 be admitted to a university).

通知书 (tōngzhīshū)

A noun meaning "(written) notice" (e.g., 录取通知书 admission notice, 面试通知书 notice of interview).

梦想 (mèngxiǎng)

A noun or verb meaning "earnest wish" or "dream" (e.g., 实现梦想 realize a dream, 梦想成为… dream of becoming…).

平均 (píngjūn)

An adjective or verb meaning "average" or "equal". It can modify nouns (平均 + noun) or verbs (平均 + verb).

排 (pái)

A verb meaning "to rank" (e.g., 排在第一名 rank first). It also functions as a measure word for a "row" or "line" (e.g., 一排椅子 a row of chairs).

年级 (niánjí)

A noun meaning "grade" or "year in school" (e.g., 大学一年级 freshman year, 年级前三名 top three in the grade).

头 (tóu - Adjective)

An adjective placed before a numeral and classifier meaning "first" (e.g., 头两个例子 the first two examples, 年级头三名 the top three in the grade).

公平 (gōngpíng)

An adjective meaning "fair" or "impartial" (e.g., 公平地评价 evaluate fairly, 对…公平 be fair to someone).

未来 (wèilái)

A noun meaning "future" (e.g., 美好的未来 bright future, 改变未来 change the future).

信心 (xìnxīn)

A noun meaning "confidence" (e.g., 对…充满信心 full of confidence in…, 失去信心 lose confidence).

交往 (jiāowǎng)

A verb meaning "to be in a relationship with" or "to interact / associate with" (e.g., 和/与…交往 date or interact with someone).

旅行社 (lǚxíngshè)

A noun meaning "travel agency".

伙伴 (huǒbàn)

A noun meaning "partner" or

单独 (dāndú)

An adverb meaning "by oneself" or "singly" (e.g., 单独旅行 travel alone, 单独处理 handle separately).

无所谓 (wúsuǒwèi)

A verb phrase meaning "do not matter" or "care nothing about" (e.g., 对…无所谓 care nothing about something).

礼貌 (lǐmào)

An adjective or noun meaning "polite" or "politeness" (e.g., 有礼貌 polite, 礼貌地回答 answer politely).

性 (xìng - Suffix)

A suffix added to a noun, verb, or adjective to form an abstract or category noun denoting a property or nature (e.g., 礼貌性 politeness, 积极性 initiative/positivity, 可能性 possibility).

嗯 (èn)

An interjection used to indicate a positive response, acknowledgement, or agreeing to let someone keep talking.

不是……，而是…… (búshì…, érshì…)

A parallel complex sentence structure meaning "not…, but rather…". It contrasts two opposite or relative situations by negating one aspect and affirming the other.

缆车 (lǎnchē)

A noun meaning "cable car" or "ropeway".

升 (shēng)

A verb meaning "to lift" or "to go up" (e.g., 升到山顶 rise to the mountain peak, 太阳升起来 the sun rises).

雾 (wù)

A noun meaning "fog" or "mist" (e.g., 起雾 foggy, 大雾 heavy fog, 浓雾 dense fog).

牌子 (páizi)

A noun meaning "sign" or "plate" (e.g., 景点介绍牌 scenic spot information sign).

图片 (túpiàn)

A noun meaning "picture" or "image".

图画 (túhuà)

A noun meaning "picture" or "drawing", referring specifically to artwork or illustrations.

绕 (rào)

A verb meaning "to go round" or "to bypass" (e.g., 绕着山走 go around the mountain, 绕路 take a detour).

头 (tóu - Locality Suffix)

A suffix attached to directional or positional nouns to form locative words (e.g., 里头 inside, 外头 outside, 前头 in front).

吹 (chuī)

A verb meaning "to blow" (e.g., 吹走吹散 blow away/disperse).

阵 (zhèn)

A measure word meaning "gust", "blast", or "burst", used for short-duration events or natural occurrences (e.g., 一阵风 a gust of wind, 一阵喊声 a burst of shouting).

无聊 (wúliáo)

An adjective meaning "boring" or "bored".

山谷 (shāngǔ)

A noun meaning "valley".

台阶 (táijiē)

A noun meaning "step" or "flight of stairs".

松树 (sōngshù)

A noun meaning "pine tree".

主干 (zhǔgàn)

A noun meaning "trunk" (of a tree) or main stem.

树枝 (shùzhī)

A noun meaning "branch" or "twig".

另 (lìng)

A pronoun/adverb meaning "other", "another", or "in addition" (e.g., 另一个方向 another direction, 另做打算 make other plans).

小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi)

A noun meaning "young fellow" or "lad".

项目 (xiàngmù)

A noun meaning "project" or "program" (e.g., 合作项目 cooperative project).

调 (diào)

A verb meaning "to transfer" or "to shift" (e.g., 被调到… be transferred to…, 调走 transfer away).

省 (shěng)

A noun meaning "province", referring to China's primary administrative division.

善良 (shànliáng)

An adjective meaning "kind-hearted" or "good and honest".

Existential Sentences of Appearance / Disappearance (存现句)

A sentence structure expressing the emergence or disappearance of people or objects. Formula: Location/Position + Verb + (Directional/Resultative Complement) + 了 + Numeral-Classifier Phrase + Person/Thing (e.g., 山里吹来了一阵风 / 学校已经调走了几位老师).