現代千字文 Lesson 20 Compounds

Question 1

宿舍

Answer 1

dormitory / hostel sù·shè

Question 2

比較

Answer 2

relatively / comparatively bǐ·jiào

Question 3

乾淨

Answer 3

X is clean / tidy gān·jìng

Question 4

屋子

Answer 4

room wū-zi

Question 5

著名

Answer 5

X is famous zhù·míng

Question 6

油畫

Answer 6

oil painting yóu·huà

Question 7

整齊

Answer 7

X is neat / in order zhěng·qí

Question 8

書架

Answer 8

bookshelf shū·jià

Question 9

辭典

Answer 9

dictionary cí·diǎn

Question 10

百科全書

Answer 10

encyclopedia bǎi·kē quán·shū

Question 11

室內

Answer 11

inside / indoors shì·nèi

Question 12

國內

Answer 12

domestic / within the country guó·nèi

Question 13

內心

Answer 13

heart / innermost being nèi·xīn

Question 14

他比我大

Answer 14

He is older (‘bigger’) than me. tā bǐ wǒ dà

Question 15

對比

Answer 15

ratio / proportion / X compares / contrasts Y & Z duì·bǐ

Question 16

比如

Answer 16

if / supposing / for example bǐ·rú

Question 17

比方說

Answer 17

For example, … bǐ·fāng shuō

Question 18

乾的

Answer 18

dry gān-de

Question 19

幹什麼

Answer 19

[a] why? what for? / [b] what does X do? [a] gàn·shén-me? / [b] gàn shén-me?

Question 20

幹事兒

Answer 20

X handles X’s affairs / does things gàn shìr

Question 21

樹幹

Answer 21

tree trunk shù·gàn

Question 22

淨化

Answer 22

X purifies Y jìng·huà

Question 23

屋裡

Answer 23

indoors / in the room wū lǐ

Question 24

牆報

Answer 24

wall newspaper qiáng·bào

Question 25

掛號

Answer 25

X registers guà·hào

Question 26

掛念

Answer 26

X misses Y / worries guà·niàn

Question 27

掛圖

Answer 27

hanging chart / wall map guà·tú

Question 28

著作

Answer 28

writings / works / X writes Y zhù·zuò

Question 29

名著

Answer 29

famous book / masterpiece míng·zhù

Question 30

油菜

Answer 30

bok choy yóu·cài

Question 31

花生油

Answer 31

peanut oil huā·shēng yóu

Question 32

汽油

Answer 32

gasoline qì·yóu

Question 33

香油

Answer 33

sesame oil / perfumed oil xiāng·yóu

Question 34

油田

Answer 34

oilfield yóu·tián

Question 35

畫報

Answer 35

illustrated magazine huà·bào

Question 36

畫圖

Answer 36

X draws a picture / map huà tú

Question 37

畫畫

Answer 37

X paints a picture / draws huà huà

Question 38

畫家

Answer 38

artist / painter huà·jiā

Question 39

國畫

Answer 39

traditional Chinese painting guó·huà

Question 40

桌子

Answer 40

desk / table zhuō-zi

Question 41

圓桌

Answer 41

round table yuán·zhuō

Question 42

方桌

Answer 42

square table fāng·zhuō

Question 43

椅子

Answer 43

chair yǐ-zi

Question 44

轉椅

Answer 44

swivel chair zhuàn·yǐ

Question 45

擺動

Answer 45

X swings / sways Y bǎi·dòng

Question 46

整體

Answer 46

whole / entirety / overall zhěng·tǐ

Question 47

整理

Answer 47

X tidies up / arranges Y zhěng·lǐ

Question 48

整個

Answer 48

entire / whole / total zhěng·gè

Question 49

整天

Answer 49

all day long / the whole day zhěng·tiān

Question 50

一齊

Answer 50

in unison yì*qí

Question 51

齊聲說

Answer 51

X & X' say Y in unison qí·shēng shuō

Question 52

書店

Answer 52

bookstore shū·diàn

Question 53

看書

Answer 53

X reads a book kàn shū

Question 54

書面語

Answer 54

formal / written language shū·miàn yǔ

Question 55

書寫

Answer 55

writing / X writes Y shū·xiě

Question 56

書桌

Answer 56

desk for reading & studying shū·zhuō

Question 57

圖書

Answer 57

books [collectively] tú·shū

Question 58

衣架

Answer 58

coat hanger / clothes rack yī·jià

Question 59

放大

Answer 59

X magnifies / enlarges Y fàng·dà

Question 60

放心

Answer 60

X feels relieved / has peace of mind fàng·xīn

Question 61

放學

Answer 61

X finishes school (for the day) fàng·xué

Question 62

放鬆

Answer 62

X relaxes / loosens Y fàng·sōng

Question 63

套服

Answer 63

suit / outfit / ensemble tào·fú

Question 64

字典

Answer 64

dictionary zì·diǎn

Question 65

新華字典

Answer 65

Xinhua Dictionary Xīn·huá zì·diǎn

Question 66

經典著作

Answer 66

classical works jīng·diǎn zhù·zuò

Question 67

開學典禮

Answer 67

school opening ceremony kāi·xué diǎn·lǐ

Question 68

舊式

Answer 68

old style / old-fashioned jiù·shì

Question 69

舊東西

Answer 69

old stuff jiù dōng-xi

Question 70

一百

Answer 70

100 yì*bǎi

Question 71

百分數

Answer 71

precentage bǎi·fēn·shù

Question 72

百分比

Answer 72

percentage bǎi·fēn·bǐ

Question 73

老百姓

Answer 73

the common people / the masses lǎo·bǎi·xìng

Question 74

科學

Answer 74

science kē·xué

Question 75

學科

Answer 75

branch of learning / subject / discipline xué·kē

Question 76

科研

Answer 76

scientific research kē·yán

Question 77

理科

Answer 77

the sciences lǐ·kē

Question 78

文科

Answer 78

liberal arts / humanities wén·kē

Question 79

教科書

Answer 79

textbook jiào·kē·shū

Question 80

內科

Answer 80

internal medicine nèi·kē

Question 81

外科

Answer 81

surgery [medical specialty] wài·kē

Question 82

眼科

Answer 82

ophthalmology yǎn·kē

Question 83

牙科

Answer 83

dentistry yá·kē

Question 84

兒科

Answer 84

pediatrics ér·kē

Question 85

婦科

Answer 85

gynecology department [in a hospital] fù·kē

Question 86

人事科

Answer 86

personnel section rén·shì·kē

Question 87

全國

Answer 87

national / the whole country quán·guó

Question 88

全面

Answer 88

comprehensive / all-encompassing quán·miàn

Question 89

全年

Answer 89

whole year quán nián

Question 90

全體

Answer 90

entirety quán·tǐ

Question 91

全球

Answer 91

the whole world quán·qiú