Lesson 19. Chinese Porcelain

陶瓷

táocí

pottery and porcelain

生活

shēnghuó

life; daily life

用品

yòng pǐn

articles for use

来历

láilì

origin; source

发明

fāmíng

to invent; invention

陶器

táoqì

pottery; earthenware

锅

guō

pot; pan

日常

rìcháng

daily

泥土

nítǔ

clay; earth; soil

制

zhì

to make; to manufacture

盆

pén

basin; tub

盘

pán

plate; dish

罐

guàn

jar; pot

晒干

shàigān

to dry in the sun

结实

jiēshi

solid; strong; durable

偶然

ǒurán

unexpectedly; accidentally

有意识

yôuyìshi

purposely; on purpose

笨重

bènzhòng

bulky, heavy

温度

wēndù

temperature

美丽

měilì

beautiful

装饰品

zhuāngshìpǐn

decoration; ornament

实用

shíyòng

practical; pragmatic; functional

工艺品

gōngyìpǐn

handicraft; article

舍得

shěde

to be willing to part with

名声

míngshēng

reputation

运

yùn

to transport

路途遥远

lùtúyáoyuân

a long way to go; far away

昂贵

ángguì

expensive; costly

珍贵

zhēnguì

valuable; precious

骄傲

jiāoào

proud; arrogant

贵重

guìzhòng

precious; rare; highly treasured

政府

zhèngfǔ

government

起初

qǐchū

in the beginning

尊贵

zūnguì

honorable; respectable

邻近

línjìn

near; close to; adjacent

欧洲

Ōuzhōu

Europe

美洲

měizhōu

America

遍

biàn

complete

摔

shuāi

to drop; to smash

碎

suì

broken

留

liú

to save; to keep

纸

zhǐ

paper

包

bāo

to wrap

层

céng

layer

种子

zhǒngzi

seed

浇

jiāo

to pour; to irrigate; to water

四周

sìzhōu

all around

紧紧

jǐnjǐn

tightly

碰

pèng

to bump against

大多数

dàduōshù

great majority; most