初级中文 Flashcards
老师
lao3shi1 (n): teacher
是
shi4 (v): to be
学生
xue2sheng (n): student
北京
bei3jing1 (pn): Beijing
美国
mei3guo2 (pn): America
纽约
niu3yue1 (pn): New York
问好
wen4hao3 (v): to greet, to say hello
请
qing3 (v): please (polite form of request), to treat or to invite, to ask
e.g. 请问
姓
xing4 (v;n): family name is…; family name
呢
ne (qp): how about…? (contextual)
叫
jiao4 (v): to be called, to call
什么
shen2me (qpr): what
名字
ming2zi (n): name
先生
xian1sheng (n): Mr., husband, teacher
小姐
xiao3jie3 (n): Miss, young lady
家庭
jia1ting2 (n): family, household
那
na4 (pr): that
照片
zhao4pian4 (n): picture, photo
MW: 张
这
zhe4 (pr): this
孩子
hai2zi (n): child
谁
shei2 (qpr): who, whom
谁的
shei2de (qpr): whose
姐姐
jie3jie (n): older sister
弟弟
di4di (n): younger brother
哥哥
ge1ge (n): older brother
家
jia1 (n): family, home
几
ji3 (nu): how many, some, a few
两
liang3 (nu): two, a couple of
妹妹
mei4mei (n): younger sister
和
he2 (conj): and
还有
hai2you3 (conj): and
做
zuo4 (v): to do
工作
gong1zuo4 (n;v): job; to work
律师
lv4shi1 (n): lawyer
英文
ying1wen2 (n): English
都
dou1 (adv): both, all
大学生
da4xue2sheng1 (n): college student
医生
yi1sheng1 (n): doctor, physician
兄弟姐妹
xiong1di4jie3mei4 (n): siblings
时间
shi2jian1 (n): time
e.g. 我们还有想象的时间吗?
想想
xiang3xiang3 (v): to think it over, to think carefully, to figure out
月
yue4 (n): month
e.g. 九月 (n): September
号
hao4 (mw): measure word for position in a numerical series, day of the month
e.g. 你的生日几月几号?
谢谢
xie4xie (v): to thank
星期
xing1qi1 (n): week
e.g. 星期四 (n): Thursday
生日
sheng1ri4 (n): birthday
今年
jin1nian2 (t): this year
多
duo1 (adv): how many/much, to what extent
e.g. 这条裤子多少钱;你今年多大?
岁
sui4 (n): year (of age)
e.g. 您多大岁数了?(to elder);你今天几岁?(to child)
喜欢
xi3huan (v): to like
吃
chi1 (v): to eat
饭
fan4 (n): meal, (cooked) rice
怎么样
zen3meyang4 (qpr): is it OK?, How is that?, How does that sound?
怎么了
zen3mele (qpr): What’s up?, What’s going on?, What happened?, What’s wrong?
怎么办
zen3me
晚上
wan3shang (t): evening, night
再见
zai4jian4 (v): goodbye, see you again
点
dian3 (m): o’ clock (literally dot, point)
半
ban4 (nu): half, half an hour
再
zai4 (adv): again, second
再
zai4 (adv): again, second
现在
xian4zai4 (t): now
存在
cun2zai4 (v): to exist, to be, existence
刻
ke4 (m): quarter of an hour
e.g. 现在1点3刻
因为
ying1wei4 (conj): because
为什么
wei4shen2me (qpr): why
同学
tong2xue2 (n): classmate
同事
tong2shi4 (n): colleague
认识
ren4shi (v): to be acquainted with, to recognize
朋友
peng2you (n): friend
事(儿)
shi4(r) (n): matter, affair, event
爱好
ai4hao4: (n) hobby, interest
周末
zhou1mo4 (n): weekend
打球
da3qiu2 (vo): to play ball
e.g. 打网球;打篮球;打乒乓球
看求
kan4qiu2 (vo): to watch ball
看电影
kan4dian4ying3 (vo): to watch a movie
看电视
kan4dian4shi4 (vo): to watch television
唱歌(儿)
chang4ge1(r) (vo): to sing a song
跳舞
tiao4qu3 (vo): to dance
听音乐
ting1yin1yue4 (vo): to listen to music
看书
kan4shu1 (vo): to read a book
对
dui4 (adj): right, correct
什么时候
shen2meshi1hou (qpr): when
常常
chang2chang2 (adv): often
刚刚
gang1gang (adv): just recently, just a moment ago
有的时候
you3deshi2hou (adv): sometimes
去
qu4 (v): to go
外国
wai4guo2 (n): foreign country
请客
qing3ke4 (vo): to invite someone (to dinner, coffee), to play the host
昨天
zuo2tian1 (t): yesterday
明天
ming2tian1 (t): tomorrow
所以
suo3yi3 (conj): so
前天
qian2tian1 (n): day before yesterday
大前天
da4qian2tian1 (n): three days ago
好久不见
hao3jiu3bu2jian4 (phr): Long time no see
觉得没有意思
jue2demei2you3yi4si (phr): …think…not interesting
不错
bu2cuo4 (adj): not bad, pretty good
想
xiang3 (mv): to want to, would like to
觉得
jue2de (v): to feel, to think
只
zhi3 (adv): only, just
睡觉
shui4jiao4 (vo): to sleep
e.g. 睡午觉: to take a nap
算了
suan4le (phr): forget it, never mind
找
zhao3 (v): to look for
别人
bie2ren2 (n): other people, another person
别(的)
bie2(de) (adj): other
看朋友
kan4peng2you (v): to visit friends
呀
ya (p): (interjectory particle used to soften a question)
e.g. 啊呀
进
jin4 (v): to enter
快
kuai4 (adv;adj): fast, quick; quickly
进来
jin4lai (vc): to come in
介绍
jie4shao4 (v): to introduce
自我介绍: to introduce oneself
一下
yi2xia4 (n+m): once, a bit
高兴
gao1xing4 (adj): happy, pleased
漂亮
piao4liang (adj): pretty
坐
zuo4 (v): to sit
在
zai4 (prep): at, in, on
哪儿
na3r (qpr): where
学校
xue2xiao4 (n): school
喝
he1 (v): to drink
咖啡
ka1fei1 (n): coffee
要
yao4 (v): to want
瓶
ping2 (m): measure word for bottled liquid, etc
可乐
ke3le4 (n): cola
汽水
qi4shui3 (n): soda
可以
ke3yi3 (mv): can, may
对不起
dui4buqi3 (v): sorry
给
gei3 (v): to give
杯
bei1 (m): measure word for things contained in a cup or glass
水
shui3 (n): water
(一)点(儿)
(yi2)dian3(r) (m): a little, a bit, some
快乐
kuai4le4 (adj): happy
玩(儿)
wan2(r) (v): to have fun, to play
图书馆
tu2shu1guan3 (n): library
一起
yi4qi3 (adv): together
聊天(儿)
liao2tian1(r) (vo): to chat
才
cai2 (adv): not until, only then
回家
hui2jia1 (vo): to return home
打电话
da3dian4hua4 (vo): to make a phone call
e.g. 你今晚给我打一个电话好啦。
喂
wei2/wei4 (interj): (on the phone) Hello! Hey!
就
jiu4 (adv): precisely, exactly, earlier than expected
哪
na3 (qpr): which
e.g. 哪位: which person
位
wei4 (m): polite measure word for people
下午
xia4wu3 (t): afternoon
问题
wen4ti2 (n): question, problem
开会
kai1hui4 (vo): to have a meeting
上午
shang4wu3 (t): morning
早上
zao3shang4 (t): early morning
节
jie2 (m): measure word for class periods
e.g. 一节课
课
ke4 (n): class, course, lesson
MW: 节
年级
nian2ji2 (n): grade in school
考试
kao3shi4 (vo;n): to give or take a test; test
以后
yi3hou4 (t): after, from now on, later on
空(儿)
kong4(r) (n): free time
要是
yao4shi (conj): if
方便
fang1bian4 (adj): convenient
到
dao4 (v): to go to, to arrive
办公室
ban4gong1shi4 (n): office
行
xing2 (v): all right, OK
等
deng3 (v): to wait, to wait for
等等: etc
客气
ke4qi (adj): polite
e.g. 别客气,不用客气
下个
xia4ge : next
下: below, next
帮
bang1 (v): to help
准备
zhun3bei4 (v): to prepare
练习
lian4xi2 (v): to practice
说
shuo1 (v): to say, to speak
啊
a (p): a sentence-final particle of exclamation, interrogation, etc.)
但是
dan4shi4 (conj): but
得
dei3 (av): must, to have to
de (p): a structural partical, e.g. 说中文说的好
见面
jian4mian4 (vo): to meet up, to meet with
面
mian4 (n): face
回来
hui2lai (v): to come back
跟
gen1 (prep): with
啦
la1 (p): final particle of assertion
啦 = 了+ 啊 = 吧
说话
shuo1hua4 (vo): to talk
话
hua4 (n): word, speech
上个
shang4ge : previous, last
复习
fu4xi1 (v): to review
写
xie3 (v): to write
字
zi4 (n): character
慢
man4 (adj): slow
枝
zhi1 (m): measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects
e.g. 一枝笔
笔
bi3 (n): pen
张
zhang1 (m): measure word for flat objects such as paper, pictures, etc
e.g. 一张纸
纸
zhi3 (n): paper
教
jiao1 (v): to teach
怎么
zen3me (qpr): how, how come
懂
dong3 (v): to understand
真
zhen1 (adv): really
哪里
na3li (pr): where
预习
yu4xi2 (v): to preview
学
xue1 (v): to study, to learn
第
di4 (prefix): prefix for ordinal numbers
语法
yu3fa3 (n): grammar
容易
rong1yi4 (adj): easy
生词
sheng1ci2 (n): new words, vocabulary
多
duo1 (adj): many, much
汉字
han4zi4 (n): Chinese characters
难
nan2 (adj): difficult
平常
ping2chang2 (adv): usually
早
zao3 (adj): early
这么
zhe4me (pr): so, this (late, etc)
晚
wan3 (adj): late
功课
gong1ke4 (n): homework, schoolwork
大家
da4jia1 (pr): everybody
上课
shang4ke4 (vo): to go to a class, to start a class, to be in class
下课
xia4ke4 (vo): to end class, to get out of class
上班
shang4ban1 (vo): to go to work, to be on duty, to start work, to go to the office
开始
kai1shi3 (v;n): to begin, to start; beginning
念
nian4 (v): to read aloud
思念
si1nian4 (v): to think of, to long for, to miss
你有没有自知之明?
do you know what you can or can’t do (do you have self-awareness)?
课文
ke4wen2 (n): text of a lesson
录音
lu4yin1 (n;vo): sound recording; to record
学习
xue2xi2 (v): to study, to learn
帅
shuai4 (adj): handsome
酷
ku4 (adj): cool (appearance, behavior)
作业
zuo4ye4 (n): homework, task, work, operation
篇
pian1 (m): measure word for essays, articles, etc
e.g. 一篇日记
日记
ri4ji4 (n): diary
累
lei4 (adj): tired
起床
qi3chuang2 (vo): to get up
床
chuang2 (n): bed
洗澡
xi3zao3 (vo): to take a bath/shower
一边
yi4bian1 (adv): simultaneously, at the same time
教室
jiao4shi4 (n): classroom
发音
fa1yin1 (n): pronunciation
新
xin1 (adj): new
电脑
dian4nao3 (n): computer
脑
nao3 (n): brain
餐厅
can1ting1 (n): dining room, cafeteria
上网
shang4wang3 (vo): to go online, to surf the internet
宿舍
su4she4 (n): dormitory
那儿
nar4 (pr): there
=那里
这儿
zhe4 (pr): here
=这里
正在
zheng4zai4 (adv): in the middle of (doing something)
=在
=正。。。呢
=。。。呢
=正在。。。呢
以前
yi3qian1 (t): before
告诉
gao4su (v): to tell
已经
yi3jing1 (adv): already
知道
zhi1dao (v): to know
封
feng1 (m): measure word for letters
e.g. 一封信
信
xin4 (n): letter (correspondence)
最近
zui4jin4 (t): recently
最
zui4 (adv): of superlative degree, most, -est
e.g. 最好:best,最晚:latest,最高:tallest
近
jin4 (adj): close, near
学期
xue2qi1 (n): school term, semester, quarter
除了。。。以外,还/也
chu2le…yi3wai4, hai2/ye3 (conj): in addition to, besides
要是不用“还/也” = except
专业
zhuan1ye4 (n): major (in college), specialty
后来
hou4lai2 (t): later
音乐会
yin1yue4hui4 (n): concert
希望
xi1wang4 (v;n): to hope; hope
能
neng2 (mv): can, to be able to
compare to:
会 hui4 (mv): can, know how to => used with skills that are learned
可以 ke3yi3 (mv): can, to be allowed
用
yong4 (v): to use
笑
xiao4 (v): to laugh at, to laugh, to smite
祝
zhu4 (v): to wish (well)
e.g. 祝好
商店
shang1dian4 (n): store, shop
e.g. 便利商店:convenience store
买
mai3 (v): to buy
卖
mai4 (v): to sell
东西
dong1xi (n): things, objects
售货员
shou4huo4yuan2 (n): shop assistant, salesclerk
衣服
yi1fu (n): clothes
件
jian4 (m): measure word for shirts, dresses, coats, jackets, etc
e.g. 一件白衬衫
衬衫
chen4shan1 (n): collared shirt, blouse
颜色
yan2se4 (n): color
黄
huang2 (adj): yellow
红
hong2 (adj): red
穿
chuan1 (v): to wear, to put on
裤子
ku4zi (n): pants
号
hao4 (n): size
e.g. 小号的,中号的,大号的
便宜
pian2yi (adj): cheap, inexpensive
便利
bian4li4 (adj): convenient, easy, facilitate
目的
mu4di4 (n): purpose, aim
如果
ru2guo3 (conj): if
长短
chang2duan3 (n): length
长
chang2 (adj): long
短
duan3 (adj): short
合适
he2shi4 (adj): suitable
试
shi4 (v): to try
一共
yi2gong4 (adv): altogether
多少
duo1shao (qpr): how much/many
钱
qian2 (n): money
块
kuai4 (m): measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit (equivalent of a dollar)
毛
mao2 (m): measure word for 1/10 块
分
fen1 (m): measure word for 1/100 块
百
bai3 (nu): hundred
找(钱)
zhao3(qian2): (v(o)): to give change
e.g.请找钱:Please give me my change
条
tiao2 (m): measure word for pants
e.g. 一条裤子
双
shuang1 (m): measure word for a pair
e.g. 一双鞋子
鞋
xie2 (n): shoes
换
huan4 (v): to exchange, to change
一样
yi2yang4 (adj): same, alike
e.g. 你的衬衫跟我的一样。贵的衣服和便宜的衣服不一样。
虽然
sui1ran2 (conj): although
e.g. 虽然。。。,可是。。。
大小
da1xiao3 (n): size
咖啡色
ka1fei1se4 (n): brown, coffee color
种
zhong3 (m): measure word for kinds, sorts, types
e.g. 哪种:which type
黑
hei1 (adj): black
样子
yang4zi (n): style
挺
ting3 (adv): very, rather
e.g. 挺美的
它
ta1 (pr): it
刷卡
shua1ka3 (vo): to pay with a credit card
刷
shua1 (v): to swipe
好人卡
hao3ren2ka3 (n): good person card (friend zone)
e.g. 因为我觉得她没有意思,所以我给她发好人卡。
收
shou1 (v): to receive, to accept
信用卡
xin4yong4ka3 (n): credit card
不过
bu2guo4 (conj): however, but
付钱
fu4qian2 (vo): to pay money
寒假
han2jia4 (n): winter vacation
飞机
fei1ji1 (n): airplane
飞 (v): to fly
机 (n): machine
就是它吧
jiu4shi4ta1ba (phr): I’ll take this one
票
piao4 (n): ticket
e.g. 飞机票
(飞)机场
(fei1)ji1chang3 (n): airport
坐飞机
zuo4 (v): to travel by plane
公共汽车
gong1gong4qi4che1 (n): public bus
或者
huo4zhe3 (conj): or
地铁
di4tie3 (n): subway
走
zou3 (v): to go by way of, to walk
怎么走:How do you get there (directions)?
怎么去:How do you get there (what kind of transportation will you take)?
先
xian4 (adv): first
e.g. 先。。。,再。。。,然后。。。,最后。。。
路
lu4 (n): route, road
站
zhan4 (m): measure word for bus stops, train stops, etc
下车
xia4che1 (vo): to get off (a bus, train, etc)
然后
ran2hou4 (adv): then
绿
lv4 (adj): green
线
xian4 (n): line
最后
zui4hou4 : final, last
蓝
lan2 (adj): blue
麻烦
ma2fan (adj): troublesome
大麻
da4ma2 (n): hemp, Cannabis
打车
da3che1 (vo): to take a taxi
=打的 da3di1
出租汽车
chu1zu1qi4che1 (n): taxi
出租:to rent out, to let
租:to rent
汽车:automobile
开车
kai1che1 (vo): to drive a car
送
song4 (v): to see off or out, to take (someone somewhere)
e.g. 我开车送你去机场吧?
电子邮件
dian4zi3you2jian4 (n): email
=电邮 dian4you2
让
rang4 (v): to allow or cause (somebody to do something)
花
hua1 (v,n): to spend, flower
不好意思
bu4hao3yi4si (phr): to feel embarrassed
尴尬
gan1ga4 (adj): awkward, embarrassed
片刻
pian4ke4 (n): a short period of time, moment
出去
chu1qu (vc): to go out
每
mei3 (pr): every, each
e.g. 每。。。都。。。
城市
cheng2shi4 (n): city
特别
te4bie2 (adv): especially
高速公路
gao1su4gong1lu4 (n): highway
高速 (adj): high speed
公路 (n): public road
紧张
jin3zhang1 (adj): nervous, anxious
自己
zi4ji3 (pr): oneself
手机
shou3ji1 (n): cell phone
微信
wei1xin4 (n): WeChat
发短信
fa1duan3ixn4 (vo): to send a text message
视频
shi4pin2 (n): video
MW: 段 duan4
新年
xin1nian2 (n): new year
e.g. 新年快乐。
高铁
gao1tie3 (n): high speed railroad
火车
huo3che1 (n): train
去年
qu4nian2 (t): last year
告诉
gao4su (v): to tell, to inform