Secondary One Chinese Vocabulary Study Guide

单元一：我的新同学

• 淘气 (táo qì): cheeky / mischievous

• 惹 (rě): Cause

  • Usage: 惹麻烦, 惹祸

• 两肋插刀 (Liǎng lèi chādāo): will sacrifice for friends

  • Usage / Example: 他很讲义气，可以为朋友两肋插刀。

• 赵 (zhào): surname

• 口头禅 (Kǒu tóu chán): Pet phrase / a sentence you always say

• 小事一桩 (Xiǎo shìyìzhuāng): It’s just a small matter / no problem

• 人缘 (Rén yuán): popularity / relationship with people

  • Usage: 人缘很好，有很多朋友。人缘不好，没有朋友。

• 红润 (Hóng rùn): Rosy

  • Usage: 红润的嘴唇，红润的脸蛋

• 直率 (zhíshuài): Straightforward, direct / frank

  • Usage: 他性格直率，很容易得罪人。

• 沉默寡言 (Chén mò guǎ yán): A person with few words, 话少

• 争辩 (Zhēng biàn): argue

• 推荐 (tuījiàn): Recommend

  • Usage: 推荐一本好书

单元一：一个蛋，两个蛋，三个蛋

• 瞬间 (Shùn jiān): In an instant

  • Usage: 车子撞到大树后，瞬间起火燃烧。

• 兴致勃勃 (Xìng zhìbóbó): Excitedly, in high spirit

• 粘 (zhān): Stick on

• 黏糊糊 (Nián hú hú): sticky

• 蛋液 (Dàn yè): egg liquid

• 狼狈 (Láng bèi): look pathetic / in an embarrassing state

• 讥讽 (jī fěng): sneer at

• 口吻 (Kǒu wěn): Tone of voice, 口气，语气

• 赌气 (dǔqì): do something rashly out of anger / do something to spite someone

  • Usage: 他被爸爸打了后，赌气地冲出家门。

• 嚷 (rǎng): Rant / shout

• 荧光笔 (Yíng guāng bǐ): highlighter

• 拉扯 (lā che): Pull and tug

• 手足无措 (Shǒu zú wú cuò): Do not know what to do, at a loss

单元一：张老师“审案”

• 审案 (Shěn àn): Investigate a case, hold a court trial

• 律师 (lǜ shī): lawyer

• 振振有词 (Zhèn zhèn yǒu cí): speaking with confidence, thinking you are right

• 心虚 (Xīn xū): guilty

• 判决 (Pàn jué): Judgement, verdict

• 泄 (xiè): Leak, deflated

  • Usage: 输了比赛后，他像个泄了气的皮球一样。

单元一：王几何

• 皱纹 (Zhòu wén): wrinkles

• 哄堂大笑 (Hōng táng dà xiào): Whole room laughing

• 金属 (Jīn shǔ): metal

• 绰号 (Chuò hào): nickname

• 离谱 (Lí pǔ): Outrageous, go beyond what is proper

• 叛逆 (Pàn nì): Rebellious

• 发誓 (fā shì): swear

• 磨 (mó): Grind, polish

  • Usage: 磨刀，磨成粉

单元二：世界各地的新年风俗

• 葡萄 (pú tao): grapes

• 象征 (Xiàng zhēng): Symbolize, symbolization

  • Usage: 吃鱼象征年年有余，吃年糕象征步步高升

• 风俗 (Fēng sú): custom

• 辞旧迎新 (cíjiù yíng xīn): Bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year

• 瓶瓶罐罐 (Píng píng guàn guàn): Bottles and cans

• 厄运 (è yùn): Bad luck

• 兆头 (Zhào tou): Omen, sign

• 遥远 (Yáo yuǎn): Far away, far

• 恭敬 (Gōng jìng): Respectfully

• 亲戚 (Qīn qì): Relatives

• 诸 (zhū): Various, all, every

  • Usage: 诸事 everything, 诸位 everybody

• 元旦 (Yuán dàn): New year day (1st Jan)

单元二：团圆饭

• 贼 (zéi): thief

• 圣诞 (Sheng dàn): christmas

• 洋葱 (Yáng cōng): onion

• 结婚 (jié hūn): Get married

• 嫁 (jià): Marry to (use on female)

  • Usage: 姐姐嫁到外国，姐姐嫁出去了，姐姐嫁给她的男朋友

• 视讯 (shìxùn): Video call

• 酷 (kù): cool

• 承诺 (Chéng nuò): Promise

• 剃 (tì): shave

• 围炉 (Wéi lú): Whole family sitting around table having steamboat

• 香菇 (Xiāng gū): mushroom

• 佳肴 (Jiā yáo): Delicacy, Delicious good food

  • Usage: 美味佳肴

• 叽叽喳喳 (Jīji zhāzhā): Chitter-chatter

• 悦耳 (yuè ěr): Melodious, pleasing to the ears

单元二：幸运饺子

• 剁肉 (duò ròu): Chop meat, mince meat

• 馅料 (Xiàn liào): Fillings, stuffing

• 红枣 (Hóng zǎo): Red dates

• 儿媳妇 (Ér xífu): Daughter-in-law

• 莫名其妙 (mò míng qí miào): Baffled, felt ridiculous

• 偷龙转凤 (Tōu lóng zhuǎn fèng): Secretly switched

单元二：诗两首

• 天涯海角 (Tiān yá hǎi jiǎo): The remotest corner of the world

  • Usage: 就算你逃到天涯海角，我也有办法找到你

• 分割 (Fēn gē): Split, divided

• 柴 (chái): Fire woods

• 炭 (tàn): charcoal

• 嚼 (jiáo): chew

• 溢 (yì): Spill, overflow

• 盏 (zhǎn): a small Cup / a measurement word

  • Usage: 茶盏，一盏灯

单元三：走街串巷逛狮城

• 魅力 (Mèi lì): charm

• 博物馆 (bó wù guǎn): museum

• 悠久 (Yōu jiǔ): Long history

  • Usage: 历史悠久

• 遗产 (yí chǎn): Heritage, inheritance

• 巴刹 (bā shā): market

• 饱经风霜 (Bǎo jīng fēng shuāng): Go through a lot of hardship

• 同胞 (Tóng bāo): Fellow citizens, countrymen

  • Usage: 各族同胞，马来同胞，印度同胞

• 融合 (Róng hé): Mix, fuse, merge

• 浓郁 (Nóng yǜ): Strong, rich (use on smell)

• 城堡 (Chéng bǎo): castle

• 时尚 (shíshàng): Fashion, trendy

  • Usage: 追求时尚，时尚达人，时尚小店

• 彩绘 (Cǎi huì): Colour painting

• 拍摄 (Pāi shè): Shoot / filming / take picture

  • Usage: 拍摄电影，拍摄照片

单元三：魅力四射星耀樟宜

• 镶嵌 (Xiāng qiàn): Embedded

  • Usage: 这枚戒指镶嵌着一颗蓝宝石

• 横梁 (Héng liáng): Beam

• 玻璃 (bō li): Glass

• 循环 (Xún huán): In a cycle, circulation

  • Usage: 再循环，血液循环，循环使用，恶性循环

• 映衬 (Yìng chèn): Complement / contrast each other

• 谷 (gǔ): valley

• 盎然 (Àng rán): Full of, abundance, overflowing

  • Usage: 春意盎然，绿意盎然

• 株 (zhū): Measurement word for plant

  • Usage: 一株小草

• 松懈 (Sōng xiè): Relax

  • Usage: 松懈身心

• 领略 (Lǐng lüè): Appreciate, 明白，了解

  • Usage: 领略这篇文章的道理

• 设施 (shè shī): Facilities

  • Usage: 增添设施，运动设施

单元三：国家美术馆探秘

• 殖民地 (Zhí mín dì): colony

• 棕色 (Zōng sè): Brown colour

• 氧化 (Yǎng huà): Oxidize, oxidation

• 里程碑 (Lǐ chéng bēi): milestone

• 尤其 (Yóu qí): especially

• 发掘 (Fā jué): discover

单元三：“食”在新加坡

• 擅长 (Shàn cháng): Good in something

• 紧凑 (Jǐn còu): Well knit, tight

  • Usage: 行程紧凑，剧情紧凑

• 甩 (shuǎi): throw

• 薄 (báo): thin

• 不偏不倚 (bù piān bù yǐ): accurately

• 咖喱 (gā lǐ): curry

• 沾 (zhān): dip

• 泡沫 (Pào mò): bubbles

单元四：培养好习惯

• 新颖 (Xīn yǐng): New, novel

  • Usage: 设计新颖，款式新颖

• 工作坊 (Gōng zuò fāng): Workshop

• 尴尬 (Gān gà): Awkward, embarrassed

• 维护 (Wéi hù): Maintain & Protect, safeguard

  • Usage: 维护友情，维护权利

• 友谊 (Yǒu yì): friendship

• 一帆风顺 (yì fān fēng shùn): Smooth sailing

• 策略 (cè lüè): Strategy

  • Usage: 作战策略，学习策略

• 嘉宾 (jiā bīn): guest of honour

  • Usage: 特别嘉宾，颁奖嘉宾，现场嘉宾

• 辅导员 (fú dǎo yuán): counsellor

单元四：迟到

• 赖床 (Lài chuáng): Already woke up but not wanting to get out of bed

• 辫子 (Biàn zi): Braid, plait

• 夹袄 (jiá ǎo): Lined jacket, 双层上衣

• 哀求 (Āi qiú): Plea

  • Usage: 苦苦哀求

• 挪窝 (nuó wō): Shift, 移动，离开原来地方

• 藤鞭 (Téng biān): Cane

• 抡 (lūn): Swing with force

• 挨打 (Ái dǎ): Suffer from a beating

• 女佣 (nǚ yōng): Maid / helper

• 雨篷 (yǔ péng): awning

• 嗓子眼 (Sǎng zi yǎn): throat

• 包袱 (Bāo fu): Bundle (wrap with cloth), burden

  • Usage: 打开手中的包袱，放下心中的包袱

单元四：差不多先生

• 人人皆晓 (Rén rén jiē xiǎo): Everybody knows

• 当铺 (Dàng pù): Pawnshop

• 记账 (jì zhàng): Bookkeeping, record accounts

• 亏 (kuī): Lose (money)

  • Usage: 亏钱，亏本，亏损

• 撇 (piě): A small chinese stroke in writing of chinese words

• 慢条斯理 (Màn tiáo sī lǐ): Slow, unhurriedly

• 一命呜呼 (yí mìng wū hū): die

单元四：寓言两则

• 纯金 (Chún jīn): Pure gold

• 帐篷 (Zhàng péng): tent

• 机械 (jī xiè): Machine, machinery, mechanical, rigidly

• 蓬头垢面 (Péng tóu gŏu miàn): Unkempt, untidy in appearance

• 气馁 (Qì něi): Disappointed, dejected

  • Usage: 遇到失败不要气馁，不要放弃

• 颤 (chàn): Shiver

  • Usage: 颤抖，我的心微微一颤

• 梦寐以求 (Mèng mèi yǐ qiú): Earnestly long for something, a long cherished goal

  • Usage: 这是他梦寐以求的工作

• 踪影 (Zōng yǐng): Traces, sign

  • Usage: 失去踪影，不见踪影

• 乞丐 (qǐ gài): beggar

单元五：我是创新王

• 牙膏 (yá gāo): toothpaste

• 橡皮擦 (Xiàng pícā): eraser

• 薯条 (shǚ tiáo): French fries

• 番茄酱 (Fān qié jiàng): Ketchup / tomato sauce

• 偶尔 (Ǒu ěr): Occasionally, once in a while

• 晋级 (Jìn jí): Qualified for next round, promote to next level

  • Usage: 成功晋级

• 企业 (qǐ yè): Enterprise

单元五：海底牧场游记

• 牧场 (mù chǎng): pasture

• 潜水 (Qián shuǐ): Dive / diving

• 收拢 (Shōu lŏng): Retracted, folded up

• 艘 (sōu): Measurement word for ships

  • Usage: 一艘船

• 屁股 (pì gǔ): buttock

• 翘 (qiào): Lift up, stick up

• 潜水艇 (Qiǎn shuǐ tǐng): submarine

• 大白鲨 (Dà bái shā): Great white shark

• 袭击 (Xí jī): attack

• 牙齿 (yá chǐ): teeth

• 安然无恙 (Ān rán wú yàng): Safe and sound

• 手势 (Shǒu shì): Hand gesture, hand signal

  • Usage: 比手势

• 颁布 (Bān bù): Issue, passed (regulation)

  • Usage: 颁布法令，颁布条例

• 泛 (fàn): Appear, emerge

  • Usage: 发起泡沫，泛起白光

单元五：难忘的建筑之旅

• 中央 (Zhōng yāng): Centre, middle

• 绞尽脑汁 (Jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī): Rack one’s brain, think very hard

• 华侨 (huá qiáo): Overseas chinese

• 由衷 (Yóu zhōng): From bottom of heart, sincerely

  • Usage: 由衷感谢，由衷祝福

• 摩天大楼 (mó tiān dà lóu): Skyscraper, tall buildings

• 独树一帜 (dú shù yī zhì): Has one’s own style, unique

  • Usage: 设计独树一帜，非常特别

• 金字塔 (Jīn zì tǎ): pyramid

• 抨击 (Pēng jī): Criticize someone using language or words

  • Usage: 猛烈抨击，抨击丑恶的社会

• 挫折 (cuò zhé): Setback

  • Usage: 遭受挫折，面对挫折

单元五：穿越时空的采访

• 大名鼎鼎 (Dà míng dǐng dǐng): famous

• 工匠 (Gōng jiàng): craftsman

• 雕刻 (Diāo kè): carve

• 突出 (Tū chū): Protruding, sticking out

• 框 (kuàng): frame

• 蜡 (là): wax

• 熔化 (Róng huà): Melt

• 窍门 (Qiào mén): Secret of success

• 文稿 (Wén gǎo): Draft, manuscript

• 陷入 (Xiàn rù): Sink into

  • Usage: 陷入沉思，陷入悲伤

• 飞跃 (Fēi yuè): Leap

单元六：我们的无名英雄

• 油漆 (Yóu qī): paint

• 拆卸 (Chāi xiè): Dismantle, dismount

• 宿舍 (sù shè): Hostel, dormitory

• 攒 (zǎn): save

• 范围 (Fàn wéi): Range, scope

  • Usage: 工作范围，考试范围

• 特殊 (tè shū): Special

  • Usage: 特殊情况，特殊待遇

• 警惕 (Jǐng tì): Vigilant, be alert

  • Usage: 保持警惕，提高警惕

• 不堪设想 (bù kān shè xiǎng): Very bad consequences

  • Usage: 后果不堪设想

• 均衡 (Jūn héng): Balanced

  • Usage: 饮食均衡，营养均衡

• 脂肪 (zhī fáng): Fats (body fats)

单元六：我为狮城做贡献

• 漏夜 (Lòu yè): Through the night

  • Usage: 漏夜排队，漏夜赶工

• 轨道 (guǐ dào): Tracks

  • Usage: 地铁轨道，列车轨道

• 凌晨 (Líng chén): Timing after midnight and before dawn

  • Usage: 凌晨三点，凌晨时分

• 就绪 (jiù xù): Ready, in order

  • Usage: 准备就绪，一切就绪

• 隧道 (suì dào): Tunnel

  • Usage: 地铁隧道

• 扫描 (Sǎo miáo): Scan

  • Usage: 脑部扫描，扫描二维码

• 顺畅 (Shūn chàng): Smooth

  • Usage: 交通顺畅，呼吸顺畅，表达顺畅

• 全力以赴 (Quán lì yǐ fù): Spare no effort, use all effort to do something

• 职业 (zhí yè): occupation

• 故障 (gù zhàng): Breakdown, spoilt

  • Usage: 电梯故障，地铁故障

• 岗位 (Gǎng wèi): Job, post

  • Usage: 工作岗位，坚守岗位

• 奉献 (Fèng xiàn): Devote, dedicate

  • Usage: 奉献青春，无私奉献，把一生奉献给教育

单元六：小人物的心声

• 新谣 (Xīn yáo): Singapore self composed mandarin songs in the 1970s-1980s (Singapore ballads)

  • Examples: 《小人物的心声》，《细水长流》，《新加坡派》，《你的倒影》，《邂逅》

• 芝麻 (zhī má): sesame

• 琐事 (Suŏ shì): Trivial matters

• 繁荣昌盛 (Fán róng chāng shèng): Prosperous, flourishing

  • Usage: 国家繁荣昌盛

• 光芒 (Guāng máng): Radiant, light ray

  • Usage: 光芒四射，万丈光芒，发出耀眼的光芒

单元六：我现在要去救人

• 埋葬 (Mái zàng): buried

• 火炬 (Huŏ jù): fire torch

• 贸易 (Mào yì): Trade

• 间隙 (Jiān xì): interval

• 撤离 (Chè lí): Evacuated

  • Usage: 撤离到安全地带

• 倒塌 (Dǎo tā): Collapse (use on buildings, structures)

• 威胁 (Wēi xié): Threat, threaten

  • Usage: 面对死亡的威胁，生命受到威胁，他威胁对方

• 牺牲 (xī shēng): Sacrifice

  • Usage: 做出牺牲，牺牲自己，为国牺牲

• 家喻户晓 (jiā yù hù xiǎo): Known to every household, well known

  • Usage: 《西游记》是个家喻户晓的故事