1.4-1.6 Flashcards
Ne
Often completes questions with question words; adds an element of friendly intent; can be indicative of women’s speech; also used when repeating a question with a different topic
Zěnmeyàng
A complete question; general question asking about condition
Zuìjìn
Time word for recent past
Shūfu
Comfortable
Bù-shūfu
Indisposed/not feeling well
Yǒu yìdiǎn(r)
Formula for giving bad news; followed by a statement that will be unpleasant
Tóngshìmen
Colleagues
Tāmen
Plural 3rd person (they/them)
Gǎnmào le
Phrase for catching the flu
Le
Change of situation particle; a new status exists
Dōu
Adverb that encompasses everyone/everything
Yě
Adverb that something that applied to a previous topic also applies to this one; like “too”
Bù zěnmeyàng
Not too good
Tā rèn zènmeyàng
What is someone like (personal qualities, not physical condition or title)
Hǎo
To be well/fine
Lèi
To be tired
Cōnming
To be smart/bright/sharp
Lǎn
To be lazy/unmotivated
Línghuó
To be mentally agiles/flexible; often used for younger people
Kāitong
To be open-minded; often used for older people
Luōsuo
To be gossipy/talkative
Máng
To be busy
Wángù
To be stubborn/opinionated
Nǔlì
To be hardworking/industrious
Hěn
When the condition described by an adjective is desirable; like very
Xiànzài
Time word for now
Yǐquián
Before
Pàng
Stout, fat, plump
Shòu
Thin, slender, skinny
ǎi
Short of stature
Gāo
Tall
Miànshóu/miànshú
Familiar looking
Lǎo
Old, aged, of long duration, experienced, out of fashion (used for animate nouns)
Dà
Big, great, large
Xiǎo
Little, small, young
Niánqīng
Young
Piàoliang
Good-looking, attractive
Nánkàn
Ugly, unattractive
Zhǎngde zěnmeyàng
Question of physical features; “they look like what?”
Zhǎngde
Verb of physical features (looks like)
Jiàoshòu
Professor (term of address)
Rén
Person/people
Nánrén/nánde
Man/men
Nüren/nüde
Woman/women
Néi/nà
That
Zhèi/zhè
This
Gè
General measure (when you don’t have to be polite)
Wèi
General measure when politely referring to someone
Hé
Conjunction for nouns (and)
Bǐjiào
Adverb of comparison; relatively; comparatively
Bǐ
Verb of comparison (is _____ than)
Bǐjiào
Longer verb of comparison
Bā
Particle of assumption, used at the end of a sentence