1.1 Vocabulary

Question 1

问好

Answer 1

greetings

wèn hǎo

第一课 title

Question 2

你

Answer 2

you

nǐ

pronoun

Question 3

好

Answer 3

fine, good, nice, OK, it’s settled

hǎo

adjective

Question 4

请

Answer 4

please (polite form of request), to treat or to invite (somebody)

qǐng

verb

Question 5

问

Answer 5

to ask (a question)

wèn

verb

Question 6

贵

Answer 6

honorable, expensive

guì

adjective

Question 7

姓

Answer 7

(one’s) family name is…; family name

xìng

verb / noun

Question 8

贵姓

Answer 8

(honorable) family name

guì xìng

verb / noun

Question 9

我

Answer 9

I, me

wǒ

pronoun

Question 10

呢

Answer 10

(question particle)

ne

question particle

Question 11

小姐

Answer 11

Miss, young lady
(goes AFTER the family name)

xiǎojiě

noun

Question 12

叫

Answer 12

to be called, to call

jiào

verb

Question 13

什么

Answer 13

what

shénme

question pronoun

Question 14

名字

Answer 14

name

míngzi

noun

Question 15

先生

Answer 15

Mr., husband, teacher
(goes AFTER the family name)

xiānsheng

noun

Question 16

李友

Answer 16

(a personal name)

Lǐ Yǒu

proper noun

Question 17

李

Answer 17

(a family name); plum

lǐ

proper noun / noun

Question 18

王朋

Answer 18

(a personal name)

Wáng Péng

proper noun

Question 19

王

Answer 19

(a family name); king

wáng

proper noun / noun