天工开物与匠心独运Technological Innovation & Material Sciences — HSK 6 vocabulary
梅花 plum blossom, 民警 civil police officer, 馒头 steamed bun, and 25 more words across 4 lessons — each with pinyin above every character, a meaning in English and in Chinese, and one example sentence.
第 618 课 · 慢车学艺Lesson 618 · 7 words
| 盲人 | blind person 指失去视力的人 一位盲人坐慢车去城里学美容手艺。A blind man took the slow train into the city to learn beauty work. |
| 慢车 | slow train, local service 指每站都停的车 一位盲人坐慢车去城里学美容手艺。He took the slow train into the city to learn a trade. |
| 美容 | beauty treatment 指修饰容貌的技艺 一位盲人坐慢车去城里学美容手艺。He went into the city to learn beauty work. |
| 蒙 | to cover, veil 指遮盖住 窗外细雨蒙着远山,路边梅花开得很盛。Fine rain outside the window veiled the distant hills. |
| 梅花 | plum blossom 指梅树开的花 窗外细雨蒙着远山,路边梅花开得很盛。By the road the plum blossom was in full bloom. |
| 磨 | to grind, hone 指反复练习使精熟 他每天用心磨练基本技法。Every day he kept honing his basic technique. |
| 猛 | fierce, rapid 指势头强而迅速 遇到难题从不退缩,进步得很猛。He improved very fast. |
Reading passage — lesson 618
一位盲人坐慢车去城里学美容手艺。窗外细雨蒙着远山,路边梅花开得很盛。他每天用心磨练基本技法,遇到难题从不退缩,进步得很猛。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
盲人坐慢车去城里做什么?
- 学美容手艺
- 看望亲人
- 参加比赛
- 办理证件
答案学美容手艺— 文中:一位盲人坐慢车去城里学美容手艺
第 619 课 · 民歌迎客Lesson 619 · 7 words
| 面向 | to face, be aimed at 指朝着某个方向或对象 村里的合唱队面向游客表演民歌。The village choir sang folk songs facing the visitors. |
| 民歌 | folk song 指民间流传的歌曲 村里的合唱队面向游客表演民歌。The village choir sang folk songs to the visitors. |
| 妙 | wonderful, clever 指美好而不同寻常 台下的听众都说歌声美妙。The audience below all said the singing was wonderful. |
| 棉 | cotton 指白色柔软的纤维织物 演出前大家把棉衣收进箱子。Before the show everyone packed the cotton clothes into a chest. |
| 免得 | so as not to 指避免发生某种情况 演出前大家把棉衣收进箱子,免得夜里受潮。They packed the clothes away, so as not to let them get damp overnight. |
| 灭 | to put out, extinguish 指使火熄掉 深夜有人把最后的炉火灭了。Late at night someone put out the last of the fire. |
| 面对面 | face to face 指两人正对着彼此 两位老人面对面守着余温。Two old men sat face to face, keeping the last of the warmth. |
Reading passage — lesson 619
村里的合唱队面向游客表演民歌,台下的听众都说歌声美妙。演出前大家把棉衣收进箱子,免得夜里受潮。深夜有人把最后的炉火灭了,两位老人面对面守着余温。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
合唱队面向游客表演了什么?
- 民歌
- 舞蹈
- 相声
- 戏曲
答案民歌— 文中:村里的合唱队面向游客表演民歌
第 620 课 · 民意公决Lesson 620 · 7 words
| 民警 | civil police officer 指负责治安的警察 一位民警帮民工争取到培训名额。A police officer helped a migrant worker win a training place. |
| 民工 | migrant worker 指进城务工的农村劳动者 一位民警帮民工争取到培训名额。A police officer helped a migrant worker win a place on a course. |
| 名额 | quota, allotted place 指规定的人数指标 一位民警帮民工争取到培训名额。The worker won a training place through the officer's help. |
| 名义 | in the name of 指用某种身份或名分 街道以社区的名义征求民意。The subdistrict canvassed opinion in the name of the community. |
| 民意 | public opinion 指民众普遍的看法 街道以社区的名义征求民意。The subdistrict canvassed public opinion in the community's name. |
| 民主 | democratic, democracy 指由多数人决定的制度 大家用民主的方式投票表决。Everyone voted in a democratic way. |
| 名胜 | scenic or historic site 指有名的风景或古迹 最后决定去附近的名胜参观。In the end they chose to visit a nearby scenic site. |
Reading passage — lesson 620
一位民警帮民工争取到培训名额。街道以社区的名义征求民意,大家用民主的方式投票表决,最后决定去附近的名胜参观。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
民警帮民工争取到了什么?
- 培训名额
- 住房补贴
- 医疗保险
- 子女学位
答案培训名额— 文中:一位民警帮民工争取到培训名额
第 621 课 · 名厨蒸馒Lesson 621 · 7 words
| 名誉 | reputation, good name 指社会上的声望评价 厨师很珍惜自己的名誉。The chef treasured his own reputation. |
| 明日 | tomorrow 指今天的下一天 明日就要参加全省的大赛。tomorrow he would compete in the provincial contest. |
| 馒头 | steamed bun 指用面粉蒸成的主食 他把蒸好的馒头摆开,再盖上一层保鲜膜。He laid out the steamed buns he had made. |
| 膜 | film, thin membrane 指薄薄的一层覆盖物 他把蒸好的馒头摆开,再盖上一层保鲜膜。Then he covered them with a layer of cling film. |
| 墨水 | ink 指写字用的有色液体 有人偷带墨水进场被没收。Someone smuggled ink into the hall and had it seized. |
| 没收 | to confiscate 指强制收走财物 有人偷带墨水进场被没收。Someone smuggled ink into the hall and had it confiscated. |
| 命 | life 指人的生存 评委说规矩关乎大家的命。The judge said the rules bore on everyone's lives. |
Reading passage — lesson 621
厨师很珍惜自己的名誉,明日就要参加全省的大赛。他把蒸好的馒头摆开,再盖上一层保鲜膜。有人偷带墨水进场被没收,评委说规矩关乎大家的命。
理解问答 · one question on this passage
厨师明日要做什么?
- 参加全省的大赛
- 开一家新店
- 接受电视采访
- 去外地进修
答案参加全省的大赛— 文中:明日就要参加全省的大赛
Characters in 天工开物与匠心独运
40 distinct characters across these 28 words. Each one has its stroke order, its radical, what it is made of, and the other words that use it.