40 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to retain |
| 典雅 | diǎn yǎ | refined |
| 初次 | chū cì | for the first time |
| 删除 | shān chú | to delete |
| 匾额 | biǎn é | a horizontal inscribed board |
| 古籍 | gǔ jí | ancient text |
| 商榷 | shāng què | to discuss |
| 困惑 | kùn huò | bewildered |
| 墨 | Mò | surname Mo |
| 字体 | zì tǐ | calligraphic style |
| 富有 | fù yǒu | rich |
| 工整 | gōng zhěng | fine work |
| 干扰 | gān rǎo | to disturb |
| 形体 | xíng tǐ | figure |
| 推敲 | tuī qiāo | to think over |
| 文盲 | wén máng | illiterate |
| 新生代 | Xīn shēng dài | |
| 旁 | páng | beside |
| 书写 | shū xiě | to write |
| 会意 | huì yì | combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu |
| 树干 | shù gàn | tree trunk |
| 演化 | yǎn huà | to evolve |
| 演变 | yǎn biàn | to develop |
| 研 | yán | to grind |
| 碑铭 | bēi míng | inscription on stone tablet |
| 磨灭 | mó miè | to obliterate |
| 笔画 | bǐ huà | strokes of a Chinese character |
| 经典 | jīng diǎn | the classics |
| 经历 | jīng lì | experience |
| 美感 | měi gǎn | sense of beauty |
| 冲动 | chōng dòng | to have an urge |
| 识字 | shí zì | to learn to read |
| 譬如 | pì rú | for example |
| 轮廓 | lún kuò | an outline |
| 通行 | tōng xíng | to go through |
| 铜器 | tóng qì | copper ware |
| 错误 | cuò wù | error |
| 题字 | tí zì | inscription |
| 畅游 | chàng yóu | swim |
| 深具 | shēn jù | to be full of |