# Elementary Chinese Readers, Book 4 - Lesson 72 # Published by Sinolingua, 1987 - ISBN 7800520285 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 赶路 [gán lù] /to hurry (push) on with one's journey/ 急用 [jíyòng] /to be badly in need of, to be urgently needed/ 物资 [wùzī] /material, matter/ 当天 [dàngtiān] /that very day, at the same day/ 后面 [hòumian] /back, behind/ 传 [chuán] /to spread, to go round/ 急促 [jícù] /hurried, rapid/ 搭 [dā] /to get a lift (in a car, cart, etc.)/ 赶紧 [gǎnjǐn] /hurriedly, in a hurry/ 迎 [yíng] /to go to meet, to greet/ 仔细 [zǐxì] /careful, attentive/ 雨布 [yǔbù] /waterproof cloth, waterproof canvas/ 皱 [zhòu] /to frown, to knit (one's brows)/ 眉头 [méitóu] /brow/ 盖 [gài] /to cover/ 气象 [qìxiàng] /meteorlogy/ 员 [yuán] /(a nominal suffix)/ 预报 [yùbào] /to forecast/ 级 [jí] /(a measure word), force/ 临 [lín] /to be about to, on the point of/ 云 [yún] /cloud/ 大车 [dàchē] /cart/ 喂 [wèi] /to feed, to raise, to keep/ 拦 [lán] /to block, to hold back, to stop/ 要紧 [yàojǐn] /important, urgent/ 避 [bì] /to seek shelter (from a rain)/ 里 [lǐ] /(a measure word, a Chinese unit of length = 0.5 km)/ 雷 [léi] /thunder/ 随(着) [suī (zhe)] /to accompany, to go with, to follow/ 阵 [zhèn] /(a measure word)/ 凉 [liáng] /cool/ 乌云 [wūyún] /black (dark) clouds/ 暴风雨 [bàofēngyǔ] /rainstorm, storm/ …左右 [...zuǒyòu] /around, about/ 大约 [dàyuē] /approximately, about/ 卸 [xiè] /to unload, to discharge/ 棚子 [péngzi] /shed, shack/ 差一点儿 [chàyìdiǎnr] /almost, nearly/ 草料 [cǎoliào] /forage, fodder/ 安排 [ānpái] /to arrange/ 难道 [nándào] /is it possible ...?, it it conceivable ...?/ 事先 [shìxiān] /in advance, beforehand/ 翻 [fān] /to look through, to turn over/ 回 [huí] /(a measure word)/ 铃 [līng] /(onomatopoeia)/ 铃 [líng] /bell/ 响 [xiǎng] /to ring/ 正好 [zhènghǎo] /fit, suitable, just, just all right/ 感激 [gǎnjī] /to be grateful, to be obliged, gratitude/ 周到 [zhōudào] /thoughtful, attentive and satisfactory/ 热乎乎 [rèhūhū] /warm/ 紧密 [jǐnmì] /close, intimate/ 盖林 [Gàilín] /(name of a place)/ 红旗公社 [Hóngqí Gōngshè] /(name of a people's commune)/ 普通 [pǔtōng] /ordinary/ 客车 [kèchē] /passenger train/ 乘务员 [chéngwùyuán] /conductor (on a train)/ 玉米粒 [yùmǐlì] /maize grain/ 气管 [qìguǎn] /windpipe/ 紧急 [jǐnjí] /urgent/ 抢救 [qiǎngjiù] /to rescue/ 列车 [lièchē] /train/ 旅客 [lǚkè] /passenger, traveller/ 生命 [shēngmìng] /life/ 提前 [tíqián] /ahead of time, in advance/ # end