Level 3 Vocabulary List

aspiration; ambition; to volunteer

volunteer

to draw up; to formulate

system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution

to manufacture; to make

to make; to manufacture

middle part; central section

the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)

at last; in the end; finally; eventually

(Zhōng) surname Zhong | (zhōng) handleless cup; goblet; to concentrate; variant of 钟 | (zhōng) clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell

(zhǒng) seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts | (zhòng) to plant; to grow; to cultivate

seed

great; important; major; significant

environs; surroundings; periphery

hog; pig; swine

to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor

to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)

director; head

plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi]

to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion

to take note of; to pay attention to

(Zhù) surname Zhu | (zhù) to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies

to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch

to grab hold of; to capture

expert; specialist

specialist; specialized; customized

specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic

specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; professional

(zhuǎi) see 转文 | (zhuǎn) to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content) | (zhuàn) to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions

to change; to transform; shift; transformation

condition; state; situation

condition; state; state of affairs

(duī) to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) | (zhuī) to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously

(zhǔn) to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of | (zhǔn) accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-

qualifications; seniority

funds; capital

since (a time); ever since

automatic; voluntarily

conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious

nature; natural; naturally

itself; oneself; one's own

independent; to act for oneself; autonomous

children; sons and daughters

general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc

to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé

always

enough; sufficient

soccer ball; a football; soccer; football

to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial

left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence