# Practical Chinese Reader Book 2 - Lesson 36 # Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 7100000890 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 套 [tào] /(a measure word), set/ 茶具 [chájù] /tea set, tea service/ 便宜 [piányi] /cheap/ 自行车 [zìxíngchē] /bicycle, bike/ 瓷器 [cíqì] /chinaware, porcelain/ 售货员 [shòuhuòyuán] /shop assistant/ 货 [huò] , commodity/ 生产 [shēngchǎn] /to produce, to manufacture/ 历史 [lìshǐ] /history/ 质量 [zhìliàng] /quality/ 玉 [yù] /jade/ 薄 [báo] /thin/ 种 [zhǒng] /(a measure word), kind, type, sort/ 茶碗 [cháwǎn] /teacup/ 碗 [wǎn] /bowl, (a measure word)/ 一共 [yígòng] /altogether, in all/ 块 [kuài] /(a measure word), (a Chinese monetary unit)/ 元 [yuán] /(a measure word), (a Chinese monetary unit)/ 毛 [máo] /(a measure word), (a Chinese monetary unit)/ 角 [jiǎo] /(a measure word), (a Chinese monetary unit)/ 分 [fēn] /(a measure word), (the smallest Chinese monetary unit)/ 茶壶 [cháhú] /teapot/ 壶嘴[hú] /pot, (a measure word)/ 只 [zhǐ] /only/ 解放 [jiěfáng] /to liberate/ 发展 [fāzhǎn] /to develop/ 提高 [tígāo] /to increase, to improve/ 画儿 [huàr] /picture, painting/ 画 [huà] /to paint/ 零 [líng] /zero/ 找钱 [zhǎo qián] /to give change/ 百货大楼 [Bǎihuò Dàlóu] /The (Beijing) Department Store/ 江西 [Jiāngxī] /(name of a Chinese province)/ 景德镇 [Jǐngdézhèn] /(name of a Chinese city)/ 唐山 [Tángshān] /(name of a Chinese city)/ 齐白石 [Qí Báishí] /(name of a person)/ 贵 [guì] /expensive/ 厚 [hòu] /thick/ 订 [dìng] /to subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.)/ 零钱 [língqián] /change (said of money)/ 价钱 [jiàqián] /price/ 画蛇添足 [huàshétiānzú] /(fig.) ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous/ 别人 [biérén] /other people, others/ 脚 [jiǎo] /foot/ # end