Mandarin Vocabulary Book: A Topic Based Approach

By Pinhok Languages

Chinese vocabulary book + Chinese dictionary
This Chinese vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases which are grouped by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. On top of that, the index in the second half of the book provides you with a basic Chinese-English as well as English-Chinese dictionary which makes this a great resource for learners of all levels.

What you can expect from this book:
This Chinese learning resource is a combination of Chinese vocabulary book and a two-way basic Chinese dictionary:
Part 1 - Topic based Chinese vocabulary book: This is the main part of the book and represents a list of chapters each containing Chinese vocabularies for a certain topic. The Chinese vocabularies in the chapters are unsorted on purpose to separate remembering them from a defined alphabetical order. You can start at any chapter and dive directly into the topics that interest you the most.
Part 2 - Basic English-Chinese dictionary: The index in the second half of the book can be used as a basic Chinese dictionary to look up words you have learned but can't remember or learn new words you need.
Part 3 - Basic Chinese-English dictionary: Easy to use and with just the right amount of words, this third part finishes off with a second index that allows you to look for Chinese words and directly find the English translation

How to use this Chinese vocabulary book:
Not sure where to start? We suggest you first work your way through the verbs, adjectives and phrases chapters in part one of the book. This will give you a great base for further studying and already enough vocabulary for basic communication. The Chinese dictionaries in part two and three can be used whenever needed to look up words you hear on the street, English words you want to know the Chinese translation for or simply to learn some new words.

Some final thoughts:
Vocabulary books have been around for centuries and as with so many things that have been around for some time, they are not very fashionable and a bit boring, but they usually work very well. Together with the basic Chinese dictionary parts, this vocabulary book is a great resource to support you throughout the process of learning Chinese and comes in particularly handy at times when there is no internet to look up words and phrases.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pinhok Languages
• Release date: May 14, 2019

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Introduction

This Book

This vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases and is organized by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. On top of that, the second half of the book contains two index sections that can be used as basic dictionaries to look up words in either of the two languages. This book is well suited for learners of all levels who are looking for an extensive resource to improve their vocabulary or are interested in learning vocabularies in one particular area of interest.

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Animals

Mammals

dog

狗 (gǒu)

cat

猫 (māo)

rabbit

兔子 (tù zi)

cow

牛 (niú)

sheep

羊 (yáng)

pig

猪 (zhū)

horse

马 (mǎ)

monkey

猴子 (hóu zi)

bear

熊 (xióng)

lion

狮子 (shī zi)

tiger

老虎 (lǎo hǔ)

panda

熊猫 (xióng māo)

giraffe

长颈鹿 (cháng jǐng lù)

camel

骆驼 (luò tuó)

elephant

大象 (dà xiàng)

wolf

狼 (láng)

rat

老鼠 (lǎo shǔ)

mouse (animal)

老鼠 (lǎo shǔ)

zebra

斑马 (bān mǎ)

hippo

河马 (hé mǎ)

polar bear

北极熊 (běi jí xióng)

rhino

犀牛 (xī niú)

kangaroo

袋鼠 (dài shǔ)

leopard

豹子 (bào zi)

cheetah

猎豹 (liè bào)

donkey

驴 (lǘ)

ant-eater

食蚁兽 (shí yǐ shòu)

buffalo

水牛 (shuǐ niú)

deer

鹿 (lù)

squirrel

松鼠 (sōng shǔ)

elk

麋鹿 (mí lù)

piglet

乳猪 (rǔ zhū)

bat

蝙蝠 (biān fú)

fox

狐狸 (hú li)

hamster

仓鼠 (cāng shǔ)

guinea pig

荷兰猪 (hé lán zhū)

koala

考拉 (kǎo lā)

lemur

狐猴 (hú hóu)

meerkat

狐獴 (hú měng)

raccoon

浣熊 (huàn xióng)

tapir

貘 (mò)

bison

野牛 (yě niú)

goat

山羊 (shān yáng)

llama

羊驼 (yáng tuó)

red panda

小熊猫 (xiǎo xióng māo)

bull

公牛 (gōng niú)

hedgehog

刺猬 (cì wei)

otter

水獭 (shuǐ tǎ)

Birds

pigeon

鸽子 (gē zi)

duck

鸭 (yā)

seagull

海鸥 (hǎi ōu)

chicken (animal)

鸡 (jī)

cockerel

公鸡 (gōng jī)

goose

鹅 (é)

owl

猫头鹰 (māo tóu yīng)

swan

天鹅 (tiān é)

penguin

企鹅 (qǐ é)

crow

乌鸦 (wū yā)

turkey

火鸡 (huǒ jī)

ostrich

鸵鸟 (tuó niǎo)

stork

鹳 (guàn)

chick

小鸡 (xiǎo jī)

eagle

老鹰 (lǎo yīng)

raven

乌鸦 (wū yā)

peacock

孔雀 (kǒng què)

pelican

鹈鹕 (tí hú)

parrot

鹦鹉 (yīng wǔ)

magpie

喜鹊 (xǐ que)

flamingo

火烈鸟 (huǒ liè niǎo)

falcon

猎鹰 (liè yīng)

Insects

fly

苍蝇 (cāng ying)

butterfly

蝴蝶 (hú dié)

bug

甲虫 (jiǎ chóng)

bee

蜜蜂 (mì fēng)

mosquito

蚊子 (wén zi)

ant

蚂蚁 (mǎ yǐ)

dragonfly

蜻蜓 (qīng tíng)

grasshopper

蚱蜢 (zhà měng)

caterpillar

毛毛虫 (máo mao chóng)

wasp

黄蜂 (huáng fēng)

moth

蛾子 (é zi)

bumblebee

熊蜂 (xióng fēng)

termite

白蚁 (bái yǐ)

cricket

蟋蟀 (xī shuài)

ladybird

瓢虫 (piáo chóng)

praying mantis

螳螂 (táng láng)

Marine Animals

fish (animal)

鱼 (yú)

whale

鲸 (jīng)

shark

鲨鱼 (shā yú)

dolphin

海豚 (hǎi tún)

seal

海豹 (hǎi bào)

jellyfish

水母 (shuǐ mǔ)

squid

鱿鱼 (yóu yú)

octopus

章鱼 (zhāng yú)

turtle

海龟 (hǎi guī)

sea horse

海马 (hǎi mǎ)

sea lion

海狮 (hǎi shī)

walrus

海象 (hǎi xiàng)

shell

贝壳 (bèi ké)

starfish

海星 (hǎi xīng)

killer whale

虎鲸 (hǔ jīng)

crab

螃蟹 (páng xiè)

lobster

龙虾 (lóng xiā)

Reptiles & More

snail

蜗牛 (wō niú)

spider

蜘蛛 (zhī zhū)

frog

青蛙 (qīng wā)

snake

蛇 (shé)

crocodile

鳄鱼 (è yú)

tortoise

乌龟 (wū guī)

scorpion

蝎子 (xiē zi)

lizard

蜥蜴 (xī yì)

chameleon

变色龙 (biàn sè lóng)

tarantula

捕鸟蛛 (bǔ niǎo zhū)

gecko

壁虎 (bì hǔ)

dinosaur

恐龙 (kǒng lóng)

Sport

Summer

tennis

网球 (wǎng qiú)

badminton

羽毛球 (yǔ máo qiú)

boxing

拳击 (quán jī)

golf

高尔夫 (gāo ěr fū)

running

跑步 (pǎo bù)

cycling

自行车 (zì xíng chē)

gymnastics

体操 (tǐ cāo)

table tennis

乒乓球 (pīng pāng qiú)

weightlifting

举重 (jǔ zhòng)

long jump

跳远 (tiào yuǎn)

triple jump

三级跳远 (sān jí tiào yuǎn)

modern pentathlon

现代五项 (xiàn dài wǔ xiàng)

rhythmic gymnastics

艺术体操 (yì shù tǐ cāo)

hurdles

跨栏 (kuà lán)

marathon

马拉松 (mǎ lā sōng)

pole vault

撑竿跳高 (chēng gān tiào gāo)

high jump

跳高 (tiào gāo)

shot put

铅球 (qiān qiú)

javelin throw

标枪 (biāo qiāng)

discus throw

铁饼 (tiě bǐng)

karate

空手道 (kōng shǒu dào)

triathlon

三项全能 (sān xiàng quán néng)

taekwondo

跆拳道 (tái quán dào)

sprint

短跑 (duǎn pǎo)

show jumping

场地障碍赛 (chǎng dì zhàng ài sài)

shooting

射击 (shè jī)

wrestling

摔跤 (shuāi jiāo)

mountain biking

山地自行车 (shān dì zì xíng chē)

judo

柔道 (róu dào)

hammer throw

链球 (liàn qiú)

fencing

击剑 (jī jiàn)

archery

射箭 (shè jiàn)

track cycling

场地自行车 (chǎng dì zì xíng chē)

Winter

skiing

滑雪 (huá xuě)

snowboarding

单板滑雪 (dān bǎn huá xuě)

ice skating

溜冰 (liū bīng)

ice hockey

冰球 (bīng qiú)

figure skating

花式滑冰 (huā shì huá bīng)

curling

冰壶 (bīng hú)

Nordic combined

北欧混合式滑雪 (běi ōu hùn hé shì huá xuě)

biathlon

冬季两项 (dōng jì liǎng xiàng)

luge

无舵雪橇 (wú duò xuě qiāo)

bobsleigh

有舵雪橇 (yǒu duò xuě qiāo)

short track

短道速滑 (duǎn dào sù huá)

skeleton

俯式冰橇 (fǔ shì bīng qiāo)

ski jumping

跳台滑雪 (tiào tái huá xuě)

cross-country skiing

越野滑雪 (yuè yě huá xuě)

ice climbing

冰山攀登 (bīng shān pān dēng)

freestyle skiing

自由式滑雪 (zì yóu shì huá xuě)

speed skating

速度滑冰 (sù dù huá bīng)

Team

football

足球 (zú qiú)

basketball

篮球 (lán qiú)

volleyball

排球 (pái qiú)

cricket

板球 (bǎn qiú)

baseball

棒球 (bàng qiú)

rugby

橄榄球 (gǎn lǎn qiú)

handball

手球 (shǒu qiú)

polo

马球 (mǎ qiú)

lacrosse

袋棍球 (dài gùn qiú)

field hockey

曲棍球 (qū gùn qiú)

beach volleyball

沙滩排球 (shā tān pái qiú)

Australian football

澳式足球 (ào shì zú qiú)

American football

美式足球 (měi shì zú qiú)

Water

swimming

游泳 (yóu yǒng)

water polo

水球 (shuǐ qiú)

diving (into the water)

跳水 (tiào shuǐ)

surfing

冲浪 (chōng làng)

rowing

赛艇 (sài tǐng)

synchronized swimming

花样游泳 (huā yàng yóu yǒng)

diving (under the water)

潜水 (qián shuǐ)

windsurfing

滑浪风帆 (huá làng fēng fān)

sailing

航行 (háng xíng)

waterskiing

滑水 (huá shuǐ)

rafting

漂流 (piāo liú)

cliff diving

悬崖跳水 (xuán yá tiào shuǐ)

canoeing

皮划艇 (pí huá tǐng)

Motor

car racing

赛车 (sài chē)

rally racing

拉力赛 (lā lì sài)

motorcycle racing

摩托车比赛 (mó tuō chē bǐ sài)

motocross

越野摩托 (yuè yě mó tuō)

Formula 1

一级方程式 (yī jí fāng chéng shì)

kart

卡丁车 (kǎ dīng chē)

jet ski

水上摩托 (shuǐ shàng mó tuō)

Other

hiking

徒步旅行 (tú bù lǚ xíng)

mountaineering

爬山 (pá shān)

snooker

斯诺克 (sī nuò kè)

parachuting

跳伞 (tiào sǎn)

poker

扑克 (pū kè)

dancing

舞蹈 (wǔ dǎo)

bowling

保龄球 (bǎo líng qiú)

skateboarding

滑板 (huá bǎn)

chess

国际象棋 (guó jì xiàng qí)

bodybuilding

健美 (jiàn měi)

yoga

瑜伽 (yú jiā)

ballet

芭蕾舞 (bā lěi wǔ)

bungee jumping

蹦极 (bèng jí)

climbing

攀岩 (pān yán)

roller skating

轮滑 (lún huá)

breakdance

霹雳舞 (pī lì wǔ)

billiards

台球 (tái qiú)

Gym

warm-up

热身运动 (rè shēn yùn dòng)

stretching

拉筋 (lā jīn)

sit-ups

仰卧起坐 (yǎng wò qǐ zuò)

push-up

俯卧撑 (fǔ wò chēng)

squat

深蹲 (shēn dūn)

treadmill

跑步机 (pǎo bù jī)

bench press

卧推 (wò tuī)

exercise bike

功率车 (gōng lǜ chē)

cross trainer

交叉训练机 (jiāo chā xùn liàn jī)

circuit training

循环训练 (xún huán xùn liàn)

Pilates

普拉提 (pǔ lā tí)

leg press

腿部推举 (tuǐ bù tuī jǔ)

aerobics

有氧健身操 (yǒu yǎng jiàn shēn cāo)

dumbbell

哑铃 (yǎ líng)

barbell

杠铃 (gàng líng)

sauna

桑拿 (sāng ná)

Geography

Europe

United Kingdom

英国 (yīng guó)

Spain

西班牙 (xī bān yá)

Italy

意大利 (yì dà lì)

France

法国 (fǎ guó)

Germany

德国 (dé guó)

Switzerland

瑞士 (ruì shì)

Albania

阿尔巴尼亚 (ā ěr bā ní yà)

Andorra

安道尔 (ān dào ěr)

Austria

奥地利 (ào dì lì)

Belgium

比利时 (bǐ lì shí)

Bosnia

波斯尼亚 (bō sī ní yà)

Bulgaria

保加利亚 (bǎo jiā lì yà)

Denmark

丹麦 (dān mài)

Estonia

爱沙尼亚 (ài shā ní yà)

Faroe Islands

法罗群岛 (fǎ luó qún dǎo)

Finland

芬兰 (fēn lán)

Gibraltar

直布罗陀 (zhí bù luó tuó)

Greece

希腊 (xī là)

Ireland

爱尔兰 (ài ěr lán)

Iceland

冰岛 (bīng dǎo)

Kosovo

科索沃 (kē suǒ wò)

Croatia

克罗地亚 (kè luó dì yà)

Latvia

拉脱维亚 (lā tuō wéi yà)

Liechtenstein

列支敦士登 (liè zhī dūn shì dēng)

Lithuania

立陶宛 (lì táo wǎn)

Luxembourg

卢森堡 (lú sēn bǎo)

Malta

马耳他 (mǎ ěr tā)

Macedonia

马其顿 (mǎ qí dùn)

Moldova

摩尔多瓦 (mó ěr duō wǎ)

Monaco

摩纳哥 (mó nà gē)

Montenegro

黑山 (hēi shān)

Netherlands

荷兰 (hé lán)

Norway

挪威 (nuó wēi)

Poland

波兰 (bō lán)

Portugal

葡萄牙 (pú táo yá)

Romania

罗马尼亚 (luó mǎ ní yà)

San Marino

圣马力诺 (shèng mǎ lì nuò)

Sweden

瑞典 (ruì diǎn)

Serbia

塞尔维亚 (sài ěr wéi yà)

Slovakia

斯洛伐克 (sī luò fá kè)

Slovenia

斯洛文尼亚 (sī luò wén ní yà)

Czech Republic

捷克 (jié kè)

Turkey

土耳其 (tǔ ěr qí)

Ukraine

乌克兰 (wū kè lán)

Hungary

匈牙利 (xiōng yá lì)

Vatican City

梵蒂冈 (fàn dì gāng)

Belarus

白俄罗斯 (bái é luó sī)

Cyprus

塞浦路斯 (sài pǔ lù sī)

Asia

China

中国 (zhōng guó)

Russia

俄罗斯 (é luó sī)

India

印度 (yìn dù)

Singapore

新加坡 (xīn jiā pō)

Japan

日本 (rì běn)

South Korea

韩国 (hán guó)

Afghanistan

阿富汗 (ā fù hàn)

Armenia

亚美尼亚 (yà měi ní yà)

Azerbaijan

阿塞拜疆 (ā sài bài jiāng)

Bahrain

巴林 (bā lín)

Bangladesh

孟加拉国 (mèng jiā lā guó)

Bhutan

不丹 (bù dān)

Brunei

文莱 (wén lái)

Georgia

格鲁吉亚 (gé lǔ jí yà)

Hong Kong

香港 (xiāng gǎng)

Indonesia

印度尼西亚 (yìn dù ní xī yà)

Iraq

伊拉克 (yī lā kè)

Iran

伊朗 (yī lǎng)

Israel

以色列 (yǐ sè liè)

Yemen

也门 (yě mén)

Jordan

约旦 (yuē dàn)

Cambodia

柬埔寨 (jiǎn pǔ zhài)

Kazakhstan

哈萨克斯坦 (hā sà kè sī tǎn)

Qatar

卡塔尔 (kǎ tǎ ěr)

Kyrgyzstan

吉尔吉斯斯坦 (jí ěr jí sī sī tǎn)

Kuwait

科威特 (kē wēi tè)

Laos

老挝 (lǎo wō)

Lebanon

黎巴嫩 (lí bā nèn)

Macao

澳门 (ào mén)

Malaysia

马来西亚 (mǎ lái xī yà)

Maldives

马尔代夫 (mǎ ěr dài fū)

Mongolia

蒙古 (měng gǔ)

Burma

缅甸 (miǎn diàn)

Nepal

尼泊尔 (ní bó ěr)

North Korea

朝鲜 (cháo xiǎn)

Oman

阿曼 (ā màn)

East Timor

东帝汶 (dōng dì wèn)

Pakistan

巴基斯坦 (bā jī sī tǎn)

Palestine

巴勒斯坦 (bā lè sī tǎn)

Philippines

菲律宾 (fēi lǜ bīn)

Saudi Arabia

沙特阿拉伯 (shā tè ā lā bó)

Sri Lanka

斯里兰卡 (sī lǐ lán kǎ)

Syria

叙利亚 (xù lì yà)

Tajikistan

塔吉克斯坦 (tǎ jí kè sī tǎn)

Taiwan

台湾 (tái wān)

Thailand

泰国 (tài guó)

Turkmenistan

土库曼斯坦 (tǔ kù màn sī tǎn)

Uzbekistan

乌兹别克斯坦 (wū zī bié kè sī tǎn)

United Arab Emirates

阿拉伯联合酋长国 (ā lā bó lián hé qiú zhǎng guó)

Vietnam

越南 (yuè nán)

America

The United States of America

美国 (měi guó)

Mexico

墨西哥 (mò xī gē)

Canada

加拿大 (jiā ná dà)

Brazil

巴西 (bā xī)

Argentina

阿根廷 (ā gēn tíng)

Chile

智利 (zhì lì)

Antigua and Barbuda

安提瓜和巴布达 (ān tí guā hé bā bù dá)

Aruba

阿鲁巴 (ā lǔ bā)

The Bahamas

巴哈马 (bā hā mǎ)

Barbados

巴巴多斯 (bā bā duō sī)

Belize

伯利兹 (bó lì zī)

Bolivia

玻利维亚 (bō lì wéi yà)

Cayman Islands

开曼群岛 (kāi màn qún dǎo)

Costa Rica

哥斯达黎加 (gē sī dá lí jiā)

Dominica

多米尼克 (duō mǐ ní kè)

Dominican Republic

多米尼加共和国 (duō mǐ ní jiā gòng hé guó)

Ecuador

厄瓜多尔 (è guā duō ěr)

El Salvador

萨尔瓦多 (sà ěr wǎ duō)

Falkland Islands

福克兰群岛 (fú kè lán qún dǎo)

Grenada

格林纳达 (gé lín nà dá)

Greenland

格陵兰 (gé líng lán)

Guatemala

危地马拉 (wēi dì mǎ lā)

Guyana

圭亚那 (guī yà nà)

Haiti

海地 (hǎi dì)

Honduras

洪都拉斯 (hóng dū lā sī)

Jamaica

牙买加 (yá mǎi jiā)

Colombia

哥伦比亚 (gē lún bǐ yà)

Cuba

古巴 (gǔ bā)

Montserrat

蒙特塞拉特 (méng tè sāi lā tè)

Nicaragua

尼加拉瓜 (ní jiā lā guā)

Panama

巴拿马 (bā ná mǎ)

Paraguay

巴拉圭 (bā lā guī)

Peru

秘鲁 (bì lǔ)

Puerto Rico

波多黎各 (bō duō lí gè)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

圣基茨和尼维斯 (shèng jī cí hé ní wéi sī)

Saint Lucia

圣卢西亚 (shèng lú xī yà)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

圣文森特和格林纳丁斯 (shèng wén sēn tè hé gé lín nà dīng sī)

Suriname

苏里南 (sū lǐ nán)

Trinidad and Tobago

特立尼达和多巴哥 (tè lì ní dá hé duō bā gē)

Uruguay

乌拉圭 (wū lā guī)

Venezuela

委内瑞拉 (wěi nèi ruì lā)

Africa

South Africa

南非 (nán fēi)

Nigeria

尼日利亚 (ní rì lì yà)

Morocco

摩洛哥 (mó luò gē)

Libya

利比亚 (lì bǐ yà)

Kenya

肯尼亚 (kěn ní yà)

Algeria

阿尔及利亚 (ā ěr jí lì yà)

Egypt

埃及 (āi jí)

Ethiopia

埃塞俄比亚 (āi sài é bǐ yà)

Angola

安哥拉 (ān gē lā)

Benin

贝宁 (bèi níng)

Botswana

博茨瓦纳 (bó cí wǎ nà)

Burkina Faso

布基纳法索 (bù jī nà fǎ suǒ)

Burundi

布隆迪 (bù lóng dí)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

刚果民主共和国 (gāng guǒ mín zhǔ gòng hé guó)

Djibouti

吉布提 (jí bù tí)

Equatorial Guinea

赤道几内亚 (chì dào jī nèi yà)

Ivory Coast

科特迪瓦 (kē tè dí wǎ)

Eritrea

厄立特里亚 (è lì tè lǐ yà)

Gabon

加蓬 (jiā péng)

The Gambia

冈比亚 (gāng bǐ yà)

Ghana

加纳 (jiā nà)

Guinea

几内亚 (jī nèi yà)

Guinea-Bissau

几内亚比绍 (jī nèi yà bǐ shào)

Cameroon

喀麦隆 (kā mài lóng)

Cape Verde

佛得角 (fó dé jiǎo)

Comoros

科摩罗 (kē mó luó)

Lesotho

莱索托 (lái suǒ tuō)

Liberia

利比里亚 (lì bǐ lǐ yà)

Madagascar

马达加斯加 (mǎ dá

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