10) Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Flashcards
请问,您贵姓?
Very politely:
What’s your family name?
你叫什么名字?
What’s your (full) name?
我应该怎么称呼你?
What should I call you?
What would you like to be addressed as?
堂弟
Male Cousin
Dad’s side
Younger than you
教授
A professor
教授
同屋
A roommate
相处
To get along
互相帮助
To help each other.
化学
chemistry
Economy
Economics
经济
Jing ji
Philology
Linguistics
语言学
Yu yan xue
Let me introduce you two
(Formal)
我给你们介绍介绍
Literally: long heard the name
Your reputation precedes you.
In the context of a formal “nice to meet ya😏”
久闻大名
Jiu wen da ming
Literally: each other
SAME HERE
In the context of telling one formally that it is also nice to meet him/her
彼此
Bi ci
Informally
ITS NICE TO MEET YOU
我很高兴认识你
To cooperate
合作
He zuo
what a lucky coincidence
真巧
Zhen qiao
To study a subject at a uni.
not 学
念书
Nian shu
A language
语言
Yuyan
a dictionary
字典
Sth IS MADE OF sth
。。。使用。。。做的。
… shiyong… zuode.
Steamed bun
馒头
Flour
面粉
Mian fen
Ice cube
冰块
Wood
木头
New York
纽约
Niuyue
Snowing
下雪
Xiaxue
Degrees Fahrenheit
where to put the numeral??
华氏…度
Hua shu…du
Partly cloudy
多云
Degrees Celsius
where to put the numeral??
摄氏…度
She shi…du
Sunny
晴天
Qing tian
Humid
潮湿
Chao shi
I am not feeling well.
我感觉不舒服。
Wo gan jue bu shu fu.
Runny nose
流鼻涕
Feel (physically)
感觉
Gan jiao
A prescription
处方
Chu fang
Take this every four hours
每四个小时吃一次。。。
It would be best if you did not
最好不要。。。
You will feel better in a few days
过几天你就会好了
How old is he?
他多大
大几岁
What language does he speak?
那说哪国话?
When is his birthday?
他的生日几月几号?
Younger brother
弟弟
What dictionary did he buy?
她买了一本什么字典?
Air temperature
气温qiwen
two degrees below freezing
零下二度
Diarrhea
拉肚子
拉稀 laxi
A pharmacy
药房
A prescription with medicine for minor illness
药方
Otherwise
要不然
否则
Invite
Ask to do sth together
请
As long as
只要
Unless
除非
Diligent
Work hard
用功
Certainly
Definitely
一定
Namely
Even if
就是
May
Perhaps
也许
I would have more time to study
我就会有更多时间读书。
Parents
父母
I would first borrow money from a friend.
我就先跟朋友借钱。
I would have more time to study。
我就会有更多时间读书。
I would return my friend’s money.
我就把钱还给我的朋友。
If
there are three
要是
如果
倘若
If they could loan me some money..
倘若他们借给我钱。。。
study harder
更努力的学习
I would use this money to pay them back
我就用这些钱还他们。
Merry Christmas😄🎄🎁❄🎅
圣诞快乐
Happy spring festival. Congratulations and get rich.
春节快乐。恭喜发财。
congratulations on your marriage💍👑👫👰
庆祝新婚
Wishing you extraordinary good luck
On your great business opening.
祝贺开张大吉
Wishing you a happy birthday
祝你生日快乐
I wish you a long life and great fortune
祝你寿比南山,福如东海。
Wishing you a promising future.
(Expressed after graduating college)
祝你鹏程万里。
Congratulations on your wedding anniversary.
庆祝结婚纪念。
Congratulations on a successful business.
祝贺生意兴隆。
Congratulations on your wedding anniversary.
庆祝结婚纪念。
A match made in heaven.
(Used as wedding congrats)
天作之合。
I wish you longevity.
(Used as good wishes for the elderly)
寿比南山。
100 years of love.
(as wedding congrats)
百年好合
celebrating the wedding
(used as wedding congrats)
庆祝新婚。
Congratulations
恭喜
Happy new year.
恭贺新禧
Your good fortune will be as large as the eastern sea
(As blessings/greetings to elders)
福如东海。
Celebration of graduation
(As graduation congrats)
庆祝毕业典礼。
Live long in conjugal bliss
(As wedding congrats)
白头偕老
Have a bright future
(a blessing to someone who is departing)
鹏程万里
Have boundless prospects.
(used by elders to yhe youth as a blessinh or by leaders)
前途无量
May you have good fortune.
(used during chinese new year to requedt red envelopes)
恭喜发财
Exemplary conduct and nobility of character.
(Used as praise in formal settings)
高风亮节
Psychology
心理学
i can do it for you
我可以替你做这件事。
I studied Chinese last year in China.
我
去年
在中国
学了中文。
Run into
As in encounter, meet
碰到
What kind of person do you want to marry in the future.
你
将来
想
跟什么样的人
结婚?
He invited me to go see a movie with him on Saturday.
他请我
礼拜六
跟他
去看电影。
See you in a while
一会儿见
See you soon
回头见
as if talking to you face to face.
An informal greeting, letter opener
Reciever’s name + 如晤
Long time no see.
好久不见
What have you been busy with lately.
你最近忙什么呢?
Have a good trip.
一路顺风
See you when you get back.
回来再见
Real
Indeed
*used before an adjective/verb to emphasize truth
实在
*word meaning an action happened not long ago,
- S + … + adjective/verb
- S + time + … + adjective/verb
- S + … + verb/adjective + time period
- cant be followed by a negative
刚
- word meaning that an action happened not long ago, a time noun,
- can be used before or after a subject,
- cannot be preceded or followed by a word expressing time,
- can be followed by a negative,
刚才
To feel
感觉
To become
成为
Queue
排队
- many,
- used in spoken language,
- can occur after an adjective or verb
- can be used after a verb + 得 structure.
很多
- many,
- used in written language,
- can’t be used after an adjective or verb,
- can’t be used after a verb + 得 structure.
许多
Trendy
Hot
网红
Actually
其实
Social media website
朋友圈
An actor
演员
A customer
顾客
Flavor
taste
味道
To suit
To fit
To be appropriate for
适合
About
关于
Suitable
适合
As soon as he heard
他一听说
More or less
About
左右
A country’s capital
首都
History
历史
The Great Wall
长城
A scenic spot
景点
A chance
An opportunity
机会
A your guide
导游
A language
语言
To have summer vacation
放暑假
to express gratitude
感谢
To suggest
A suggestion
建议
To choose
To select
选择
To be worth
值得
To graduate
毕业
To earn money
毕业
Stingy
小气
Dinner
请客
You can eat at the dorm,
but you can’t cook there.
你可以在宿舍吃饭,
但是不可以在哪里做饭。
A study room
自习室吧
To have a party
有一个派对
To hold a gala
举行晚会
A room (2 ways to say it)
房间
屋子
A microwave (2)
微波
微波炉
A toaster (2)
烤面包机
面包炉
Boots
靴子
A gym
健身房
A school gymnasium
体育馆
Trainers
运动鞋
Sneakers for ball sports
球鞋
A calculator
计算器
You can borrow books from the library .
你可以在图书馆借书。
A language lab
语言实验室
To take pictures/photos
There are two options.
照片
相片
A bulletin board
布告栏
To hang
挂
To pin
钉
A wall
墙
To practice
联系
You can bring a phone to class but you have to turn it off.
你可以把手机带进教室,但是一定得关机。
Useful
有用
It didn’t snow today.
今天没下雪。
He wont say it.
他嘴上不说。
To take a long time.
花时间
Although … , [statement negation]
For negation use “but”.
There are two “buts” one formal, one informal.
There is also a word emphasising the negation statement, where does it situate itself?
- 虽然 + subject OR subject + 虽然
+
可是 [informal] OR 但是
[+]
Subject
+
却 [for emphasis]
Instead
Conversely
{2}
反过来
反而
Conscientious
认真
Next week
下星期
Submitted report
要交的报告
Forget
忘了
Select
可选
A price
价钱
Size
大小
Appropriate
合适
The department store
was big
but
there were too many people.
百货公司
大是大
但是
人太多了。
To appreciate
感谢
To cause You trouble
麻烦你了
I am really embarrassed
真不好意思
A suggestion
建议
To represent all teachers
代表全体老师
To express
表示
I represent our school to express our thanks to you
我代表学校想你道谢。
You’re welcome
Lit. Don’t be polite
不必客气
What kind of talk is that?
As in “don’t mention it” or “it was no trouble at all”
哪儿的话
It wasn’t anything
As in “you don’t need to feel embarrassed”
没什么
Don’t thank me
As in “don’t mention it”
不谢
You are too polite
As in “that’s no big deal”
太客气了
I would like to thank…
我要感谢。。。
To appreciate
感激
Can
能够
Good education
良好的教育
Sacrifice
牺牲
To give
Not 给
给予
Guidance and instruction
指导的教诲
Not only
不但
To teach
Not 教
传授
Knowledge
知识
An honest person
正直的人
Companionship
友情
Hard to imagine
很难想象
To get through
度过
College years
大学的时光
To let one down
辜负
I’d like to ask
我想打听
Is that clear
清楚吗
Excuse me
Neutral apology
劳驾
Word indicating that the situation is acceptable.
Synonym of 可以
行!
Sorry to bother you
麻烦你
Is … far from here?
。。。离这儿远吗?
I don’t understand
我不懂
Can you say it again?
请你在说
This year
今年
Jin nian
This month
这个月
Zhe ge yue
To play ball
打球
Da qiu
To write a letter
写信
Xie xin
To lie [on a bed]
躺
Tang
Chinese characters
汉字
Han zi
Measure word for songs
首
Shou
A senior student
年级的学上
Nian ji de xue shang
A graduation thesis
毕业论文
Bi ye lun wen
Related to
About
有关
You guan
Modern
现代
Xian dai
Economy
Economic
经济
Jing ji
Conditions
Environment
环境
Huan jing
To apply
申请
Shenqing
A department
系的
Jing de
Graduate student
研究生
Yan jiu sheng
To be particularly interested in sth
。。。对。。。特别感兴趣。
…dui…te bie gan xing qu
A PhD
博士
Bo shi
An academic degree
学位
Xue wei
At present
目前
Mu qian
A market [for sth]
市场
Shi chang
A survey
调查
Diao cha
Meanwhile
同时
Tong shi
TEFL
托福
Tuo fu
Other
Else
其他
Qi ta
Success
成功
Cheng gong
A condition
A requirement
条件
Tiao jian
To inform
告知
Gao zhi
In addition
另外
Ling wai
Related
有关
You guan
Support
资助
Zi zhu
Also please
亦请
Yibqing
You have to take care of yourself
你要照顾好自己。
To get up {wake up}
起床
Qi chuang
You have to go to bed early and wake up early.
你要早睡早起
Ni yao zao shui zao qi.
Late
晚
Wan
Also
Moreover
Additionally
另外
Ling wai
还有
Hai you
On time
按时
Anshi
To submit
交
Jiao
Nervous
紧张
Jinzhang
Any questions
任何问题
Renhe wenti
You should talk to the teacher
你应该跟老师说
Ni yinggai gen laoshi shuo
To prohibit
禁止
Jinzhi
Spitting
随地吐痰
Suidi tutan
Please do not
请勿
Qing wu
Staff only
闲人免进
Xian ren mian jin
It is strictly prohibited
严禁
To smoke
Not 抽烟
吸烟
Xiyan
Measure words for:
Chair
Table
把
Ba
张
Zhang
Thousand
Ten thousand
千
Qian
万
Wan
Under 200
Less than 200
两百以下
Liangbai yixia
Almost 100
差不多一百
Chabuduo yibai
Two or three students
两三个学生
Liangsange xuesheng
More than 50
More than one month
五十以上
Wushi yishang
一个多月
Yige duoyue
4/5
五分之四
Wufen zisi
0.75
零点七五
Ling dian qiwu
9.5 hours
九个半钟头
Jiugeban zhongtou
One and a half cups of coffee
一杯半咖啡
Yibeiban kafei
Half of a month
半个月
Bangeyue
One and a hald months
一个半月
Yige ban yue
Half a year
半年
Bannian
Three and a half years
三年半
Sannianban
Half a book
半本书
Banbenshu
Two and a half semesters
两个半学期
Liang ge ban xueqi
Please tell him to return my call. My cell phone number is…
请他给我回电话。我的手机号码是。。。
Qing ta gei wo hui dianhua. Wo de shouji haoma shi…
A beeper
呼
Hu
I’d like to talk with him.
请他讲话。
Qing ta jiang hua.
Ok. I’ll send him a text message.
好,我会给他发个短信。
Hao, wohui geita fage duanxin.
Dial again, please.
请你在拨一次
Qing ni zai bo yi ci
Please leave a message
请你留言。
Qing ni liuyan.
Go to an internet cafe to get on the web.
去网吧上网。
Qu wangba shangwang.
Beep me, please.
请呼我。
Qing hu wo.
She writes clearly.
他写得很清楚。
Ta xiede hen qingchu.
She drives too fast.
他开车开得太快。
Ta kaichekai de tai kuai.
She runs very fast.
她跑步跑得很快。
Ta paobupao de hen kuai.
Study
Learn
Practice
学习 xuexi
学 xue
练习 lianxi
She speaks Japanese slowly.
他说日本话说的很慢。
Ta shuo ribenhua shuodehen man.
Clear
清楚
Qingchu
Chinese food.
中国饭
Zhongguofan
accurate
准
Zhun
To steal
偷
Tou
A CD
光碟
Guangdie
to borrow
借
Jie
Voluntary
Willing
自愿
Ziyuan
Hasty
匆忙
Congmang
Loud voice
大声
Dasheng
an essay
作文
Zuowen
careful
用心
Yongxin
An announcement
报告
Baogao