天工开物与匠心独运Technological Innovation & Material Sciences — HSK 6 vocabulary
28 words across 4 lessons of 词语大冒险 · Word Adventure, with pinyin above every character, meanings in English and Chinese, and one example sentence each.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.