Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 演讲 yănjiăng v. to make speech, to lecture 人文 rénwén n. humanities 素养 sùyăng n. accomplishment, attainment 涉及 shèj v. to involve, to touch upon 众说纷纭 zhòngshu? fēnyún set phrase opinions vary “五四” Wŭs n. May 4th Movement (1919) 回顾 huìg v. to retrospect 战争 zhànzhēng n. war 现代化 xiàndàihu n. modernization 交错点 jiāocuòdiăn n. crossing point 设想 shèxiăng v. to assume, to imagine 美学 mĕixu n. aesthetics 核心 héxīn n. nucleus, core, kernel 禁 jìn v. to ban, not to allow 愚昧 yúmèi n. ignorant, stupid 无可奈何 wúkĕ nàihé set phrase. to have no alternative 粗鄙 cūb adj. vulgar, coarse 原型 yuánxìng n. prototype 顿悟 dùnw v. to be suddenly enlightened 纵深 zòngshēn n. depth 岸 àn n. bank, coast 实体 shìt n. entity 触摸 chùm v. to touch 树干 shùgàn n. tree trunk 无常 wúcháng adj. impermanent, changeable 迷宫 mìgōng n. maze, labyrinth 篱 lì n. fence 处境 chŭjìng n. situation 迷惘 mìwăng adj. vast and hazy, perplexed 彷徨 pánghuáng v. to pace back and forth, to hesitate 出路 chūl n. outlet, way out 颠倒 diāndăo v. to put upside down 何尝 hécháng adv. how can it be that 体认 tĭrèn v. to recognize 星座 xīngzu n. constellation 格局 géjì n. pattern, structure 启蒙 qĭméng v. to enlighten 摸索 mōsu v. to grope, to try, to find out 沙漠 shām n. desert 鉴 jiàn v. to reflect, to inspect 往 wăng n. past 测 cè v. to survey, to measure 以色列 Yĭsèli n. Israel 蓬 péng m.w. for clumps of bamboo/grass, etc. 枯萎 kūwĕi v. to wither 地衣 dìy n. lichen 泡 pào v. to soak, to immerse 复活 fùhu v. to live, to revive 复苏 fùs v. to recover, to resuscitate 丰润 fēngrùn adj. plump and smooth-skinned 饱满 băomăn adj. full, plump 尽情 jìnqìng adv. as much as one likes 孤立 guli n. isolation 一点一滴 yidian-yidi set phrase every little bit 线索 xiansuo n. thread 辗转 zhanzhuan v. to pass through many hands/places 曲折 qūzh n. tortuous, winding 千丝万缕 qiánsī wànl set phrase countless ties/links 来历 láilì n. origin, background 惊天动地 jīngtiān-dòngd set phrase to shake the earth 洪荒 hónghuāng n. primordial times 惊骇 jīnghài v. to be frightened 起点 qĭdiăn n. starting point 南辕北辙 naáyuán-bĕizh set phrase to act at cross-purpose 传播 chuánb v. to disseminate, to spread 媒体 méitĭ n. media 权威 quánwēi n. authority 国情 guóqìng n. condition/state of a country 陈述 chénsh v. to narrate 朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng n. the emperor of Ming Dynasty 雍正 Yōngzhèng n. one emperor of Qing Dynasty 斩钉截铁 zhăndīng-jiéti set phrase resolute and decisive 纳闷 nàmèn v. to be puzzled, to be perplexed 真理 zhēnlĭ n. truth 苛刻 kēk adj. harsh 艾略特 □l□t n. Elliot 才气 cáiq n. talent 谱系 pŭx n. pedigree 毋宁 wùnìng adv. rather .. than .. 动荡 dòngdàng v. to suffer upset / upheaval 分裂 fēnli v. to split, to break up 断层 duàncéng n. fault 原典 yuándiăn n. original works 重估 chóngg v. reevaluate 一元 yìyuán adj. unitary, unary 多元 duōyuán adj. many-faceted 隐密 yĭnm adj. confidential 掠夺 l□du v. to plunder, to rob 解放 jiĕfàng n. liberation 变相 biànxiàng adj. in disguised form 捆绑 kŭnbăng v. to truss up, to bind 尼采 Nìcăi n. Nietzsche 困惑 kùnhu n. perplexity 後现代 hòuxiàndài n. post modern 脚印 jiăoyìn n. footprint 台大 Táidà n. Taiwan University
