成语故事 Idiom Stories

Hanyu Jiaocheng · Book 3A · Lesson 7

38 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order

Vocabulary

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No.ItemPinyinPOSDefinition

1成语chéngyǔn.idiom 2滥竽充数lànyú-chōngshù—(of incompetent people or inferior goods) to be there just to make up the number; to mess up the number with sth. inferior 3乐器yuèqìn.musical instrument 4吹chuīv.to play (a wind instrument)5国王guówángn.king 6乐队yuèduìn.orchestra; band 7合奏hézòuv.to have an instrumental ensemble 8一齐yìqíadv.at the same time; simultaneously; in unison 9入迷rù mív.to be enchanted 10吹牛chuī niúv.to boast; to brag; to talk big 11任何rènhépron.any 12差chàadj.bad 13专zhuānadv.only 14丢diūv.to put or lay aside 15根本gēnběnn./adj./adv.at all; source; fundamental 16副fùmw.a measure word for facial expressions 17混hùnv.to mix; to mingle 18死sǐv./adj.to die; dead 19儿子érzin.son 20独奏dúzòuv.to play a solo 21吓xiàv.to frighten 22溜liūv.to sneak (away)23自相矛盾zìxiāng-máodùn—paradoxical; self-contradictory 24从前cóngqiánn.past 25吸引xīyǐnv.to attract 26顾客gùkèn.customer 27叫卖jiàomàiv.to cry one's wares; to peddle 28瞧qiáov.to look 29举jǔv.to lift; to raise; to hold up 30坚固jiāngùadj.strong; solid; firm 31锋利fēnglìadj.sharp 32刺cìv.to stab; to prick 33透tòuv.to penetrate 34喊hǎnv.to shout; to cry out 35无比wúbǐv.to be incomparable 36不管bùguǎnconj.no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of 37其中qízhōngn.among; of; in 38既然jìránconj.since; now that

Proper nouns

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Item	Pinyin	POS	Definition
南郭先生	Nánguō xiānsheng	Proper n.	Mr. Nanguo

Supplementary vocabulary

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Item	Pinyin	POS	Definition
竽	yú	n.	an ancient wind instrument
矛	máo	n.	spear
盾	dùn	n.	shield
矛盾	máodùn	n./v./adj.	to contradict; contradictory; contradiction
刻舟求剑	kèzhōu-qiújiàn	—	to carve the boat to seek the sword—to do sth. in disregard of the changed circumstances
刻	kè	—	to carve
剑	jiàn	—	sword
记号	jìhào	—	mark
岸	àn	—	bank (of a river)

No.ItemPinyinPOSDefinition

1成语chéngyǔn.idiom 2滥竽充数lànyú-chōngshù—(of incompetent people or inferior goods) to be there just to make up the number; to mess up the number with sth. inferior 3乐器yuèqìn.musical instrument 4吹chuīv.to play (a wind instrument)5国王guówángn.king 6乐队yuèduìn.orchestra; band 7合奏hézòuv.to have an instrumental ensemble 8一齐yìqíadv.at the same time; simultaneously; in unison 9入迷rù mív.to be enchanted 10吹牛chuī niúv.to boast; to brag; to talk big 11任何rènhépron.any 12差chàadj.bad 13专zhuānadv.only 14丢diūv.to put or lay aside 15根本gēnběnn./adj./adv.at all; source; fundamental 16副fùmw.a measure word for facial expressions 17混hùnv.to mix; to mingle 18死sǐv./adj.to die; dead 19儿子érzin.son 20独奏dúzòuv.to play a solo 21吓xiàv.to frighten 22溜liūv.to sneak (away)23自相矛盾zìxiāng-máodùn—paradoxical; self-contradictory 24从前cóngqiánn.past 25吸引xīyǐnv.to attract 26顾客gùkèn.customer 27叫卖jiàomàiv.to cry one's wares; to peddle 28瞧qiáov.to look 29举jǔv.to lift; to raise; to hold up 30坚固jiāngùadj.strong; solid; firm 31锋利fēnglìadj.sharp 32刺cìv.to stab; to prick 33透tòuv.to penetrate 34喊hǎnv.to shout; to cry out 35无比wúbǐv.to be incomparable 36不管bùguǎnconj.no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of 37其中qízhōngn.among; of; in 38既然jìránconj.since; now that

Proper nouns

Reading reference · not included in practice

Item	Pinyin	POS	Definition
南郭先生	Nánguō xiānsheng	Proper n.	Mr. Nanguo

Supplementary vocabulary

Reading reference · not included in practice

Item	Pinyin	POS	Definition
竽	yú	n.	an ancient wind instrument
矛	máo	n.	spear
盾	dùn	n.	shield