# Practical Chinese Reader Book 1 - Lesson 27
# Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1991 - ISBN 7100000882  
# Version 1.1  
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
开始 [kāishǐ] /to begin, to start/
大使馆 [dàshǐguǎn] /embassy/
大使 [dàshǐ] /ambassador/
招待会 [zhāodàihuì] /reception/
酒 [jiǔ] /wine, spirit/
尝 [cháng] /to taste/
茅台酒 [máotáijiǔ] /Maotai (a Chinese strong drink)/
为 [wèi] /for, to/
健康 [jiànkāng] /health, healthy/
干杯 [gān bēi] /to drink a toast, to propose a toast, here's to/
友谊 [yǒuyì] /friendship/
葡萄酒 [pútaojiǔ] /grape wine/
葡萄 [pútao] /grape/
菜 [cài] /dish, vegetable/
筷子 [kuàizi] /chopsticks/
试 [shì] /to try/
文化 [wénhuà] /culture/
参赞 [cānzàn] /counsellor/
夫人 [fūren] /lady, madame, Mrs./
又 [yòu] /again, in addition to, more/
大家 [dàjiā] /all, everybody/
到 [dào] /to go, to arrive, to reach/
楼 [lóu] /storied building, floor/
李 [Lǐ] /Li (a surname)/
白兰地 [báilándì] /brandy/
香槟酒 [xiāngbīnjiǔ] /champagne/
武官 [wǔguān] /military attaché/
一秘 [yīmì] /first secretary/
病 [bìng] /to fall ill, illness, disease/
小学生 [xiǎoxuéshēng] /pupil, schoolboy, schoolgirl/
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