Essential Chinese Vocabulary: Rules and Scenarios

534 Pages·2016·2.85 MB·English

by  Wen-Hua Teng

Essential Chinese Vocabulary

Essential Chinese Vocabulary: Rules and Scenarios is an indispensable guide for
beginner to intermediate students of Chinese who wish to use essential Chinese
words and phrases accurately.
The book provides the crucial context and explanations of grammar structures
and language rules related to important Chinese words and phrases, too often
glossed over in primary textbooks. Students are given the tools necessary to refi
ne their use of these words and phrases in order to communicate effectively in
Chinese.
Key features:
● In-depth explanations of commonly used words and phrases contextualized
with a range of authentic examples providing learners with a
comprehensive understanding of the vocabulary-use and allowing them to
express themselves accurately and appropriately.
● Bridges the gap between grammar and vocabulary by presenting the
frequently neglected rules that govern the use of words and phrases.
● Clear and systematic comparisons between the uses of ostensibly similar
words, highlighting the nuances of the Chinese language.
● Examples provided in simplifi ed Chinese characters, pinyin and English.
● Identifi es common mistakes made by learners and ways to avoid them.
● Extensive cross-references.
Essential Chinese Vocabulary: Rules and Scenarios is a unique reference and
useful complement to basic and intermediate Chinese language textbooks.
Wen-Hua Teng is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Asian Studies at the
University of Texas at Austin.
Essential Chinese Vocabulary
Rules and Scenarios

Wen-Hua Teng
First published 2016
by Routledge
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Teng, Wen-Hua.
Title: Essential Chinese vocabulary : rules and scenarios / Wen-Hua Teng.
Description: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2016]
Identifiers: LCCN 2015035515 | ISBN 9780415745390 (hardback : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9780415745406 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315797908 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Chinese language–Vocabulary. | Chinese language–Terms and
phrases. | Chinese language–Grammar.
Classification: LCC PL1271 .T47 2016 | DDC 495.183/421–dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015035515
ISBN : 978-0-41574539-0 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-41574540-6 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-31579790-8 (ebk)
Typeset in Times New Roman
by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong
Contents

Introduction
班 bān
必须 bìxū
别的 biéde
不必 bú bì
不但 … 而且(也) … búdàn … érqiě (yě) …
不但 … 反而(还) … búdàn … fǎn’ér (hái) …
不得不 bù dé bù
不管 bùguǎn
不好意思 bù hǎo yìsi
不见得 bú jiànde and 不一定 bù yīdìng
不仅/不仅仅 bùjǐn/bù jǐnjǐn
不论 búlùn
不然 bùrán
不如 bùrú
不是 … (而)是 … bú shì … (ér) shì …
不是 … 就是 … bú shì … jiù shì …
不用 bú yòng
不只 bùzhǐ
不住 búzhù
除非 chúfēi
除了 chúle
除了 … 就是 … chúle … jiù shì …
从来 cónglái
到底 dàodǐ
得 dé/děi
… 的话 dehuà
地方 dìfāng
顿号 dùnhào
多 duō
多少 duōshǎo
而且 érqiě
反而 fǎn’ér
否则 fǒuzé
刚 gāng and 刚才 gāngcái
告诉 gàosù
够 gòu
关系 guānxì
还是 háishì
还是 … (吧)!háishì … (ba)!
害(得) hài(de)
好 hǎo/hào
好多 hǎo duō and 好几 hǎo jǐ
好了 hǎo le
好(不)容易 hǎo (bù) róngyì
好意思 hǎo yìsi
会 huì
或者 huòzhě
即使 jíshǐ
几 jǐ
见 jiàn and 见面 jiànmiàn
叫 jiào
尽管 jǐnguǎn
究竟 jiūjìng
就是 … 也 … jiùshì … yě . . .
就算 … 也 … jiùsuàn … yě . . .
就要 … 了 jiù yào … le
觉得 juéde
开始 kāishǐ
可以 kěyǐ
课 kè
快 kuài
快 … 了 kuài … le and 快要 … 了 kuài yào … le
来 lái
连 … 也/都 lián … yě/dōu
令 lìng
另外 lìngwài and 别的 biéde
哪里 nǎlǐ
能 néng
宁可 nìngkě
瓶 píng and other ‘container’ words
其实 qíshí
其他 qítā
请 qǐng