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A Mandarin- 0 Basics VII Flashcards

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Sad

A

nán guò 難過
bēi shāng 悲傷
shāng xīn 傷心

他是難過
我悲傷
你傷心嗎

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Very dumb
Dumb egg
Very foolish
annoyed / annoying

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bèn 笨
bèn dàn 笨蛋
yú chǔn / chǔn 愚蠢
fán 煩

他很笨
你是笨蛋
他很愚蠢 / 他很蠢
你煩什麼 / 他很煩

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Bull shit / nonsense

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fèi huà 廢話

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Go away!

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gǔn (guan) 滾

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Exactly

Especially / special / very much

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jiù shì

tè bié (tu)

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Actually

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qí shí 其實

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Modest

Don’t be modest

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qiān xū 謙虛

Bié qiān xū 別謙虛/ bu yào 不要

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Very (high degree)

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fēi cháng

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Compared to before better

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比以前更好

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Kind / nice?

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hé’ǎi 和愛

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Xià 下
Shàng 上
qián 前
hòu 後

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down / next / later / a little
above / previous / before
before / in front / former
after / behind

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Good at something

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lì hai 厲害

他 VERB 很厲害

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Ruthless

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hěn 狠

他好狠

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Again, also

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yòu 又 / yě 也

他又來了

這個很好, 又便宜
他要買肉又要買魚

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To be alike, to resemble

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xiàng 像

他們長得很像
zhang3

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Percent
Percent 10
Percent 30
Percent 100

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bǎi fēn zhī
bǎi fēn zhī shí/ yī chéng
bǎi fēn zhī sān shí/ sān chéng
bǎi fēn zhī bǎi/ shí chéng

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Next time
Last time
Every time 
First time
This time
First one
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xià cì / xià yī cì 下一次 
shàng yī cì 上一次
měi yī cì 每一次
dì yī ci 第一次
zhè yi cì 這一次
dì yī gè
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This/last/next (Weekend）
This/last/next (Week)
This/last/next (Month)
This/last/next (Year)

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zhè / shàng / xià / (gè zhōu mò)
zhè / shàng / xià / (gè xīng xi / zhōu)
zhè / shàng / xià / (gè yuè)
jīn / qù / míng (nián)

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One time
First time

I’ve never… (emphasis)
I’ve never…
My first time…
I … two times

I (emphasis) never saw this movie
I never came here
My first time come here
I tried twice

A

Yī cì 一次
Dì yī cì 第一次

Wǒ (cóng lái) méi yǒu VERB guò NOUN
Wǒ méi VERB guò NOUN
Wǒ dì yī cì VERB NOUN
Wǒ VERB guò liǎng cì

Wǒ (cóng lái) méi yǒu kàn guò zhè ge diàn yǐng
Wǒ méi lái guò zhè lǐ
Wǒ dì yī cì lái zhè lǐ
Wǒ shì guò liǎng cì

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4 days ago
1 week in ago
3 months ago
2 years ago

4 days later
1 week later
3 months later
2 years later

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Sì tiān qián 四天前
Yī gè xīng qí qián 一個星期前
Sān gè yuè qián 三個月前
Liǎng nián qián 兩年前

Sì tiān hòu 四天後
Yī gè xīng qí hòu 一個星期後
Sān gè yuè hòu 三個月後
Liǎng nián hòu 兩年後

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One day/all day 
All day
All day
Every day
Every day
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yī tiān   一天
zhěng tiān 整天
quán tiān 全天
měi tiān 每天
tiān tiān 天天
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Several times

How many times

A

jǐ cì

jǐ cì / duō shao cì

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Nervous

Don’t be nervous

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jǐn zhāng
緊張

bié jǐn zhāng. / bu yào jǐn zhāng

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Not at all (a little all not)

I am not tired at all

A

yī diǎn dōu bù 一點都不累

wǒ yī diǎn dōu bù lèi
wǒ yī diǎn yě bù lèi

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Ask

Answer

I asked if he was hungry, he didn’t answer

A

Wèn 問

Huí dá 回答

Wǒ wèn tā shì bùshì èle, tā méiyǒu huídá
我問他是不是餓了，他沒有回答

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Soon

About to / Need (emphasize)

A

Kuài yào 快要

Jiu yào 就要

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Earlier / first
He arrived earlier
He arrived earlier than I did

A

xiān 先
Tā xiān dào 他先到
Tā bǐ wǒ xiān dào 他比我先到

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You only brought this?

You brought enough?

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Nǐ zhǐ dài zhège 你只帶這個

Nǐ dài gòu bù gòu 你帶夠不夠

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Again
One time
Please again say one time

A

zài
yī biàn
Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn /yi ci

再
一邊
請再說一遍

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Should / must
Shouldn’t
Not necessary

You shouldn’t that do
There is no need to worry
You don’t have to go now.

A

yīng gāi (guy) 應該
bù gāi / bù yīng gāi 不該
bù bì 不必

Nǐ bù gāi nà me zuò
Bù bì dān xīn (jīng huāng)
Nǐ bù bì qù le

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How many types
Type / sort
This type

You like what type of car?
You like what type of food?
You like what type of movie?

A

jǐ zhǒng
(yi) zhǒng / lèi xíng
zhè zhǒng

nǐ xǐ huan nà (yi) zhǒng chē
nǐ xǐ huan nà (yi) zhǒng cài
nǐ xǐ huan shén me lèi xíng de diàn yǐng

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Just

Just now

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gāng 剛
gāng cái 剛才
(Gang gang) ??

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Recently

A

zuì jìn 最近

33
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Often / usually

Not often

A

cháng / cháng 常

bù cháng 不常

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All / both
All
All
Entire / whole

A

dōu 都
quán dōu 全都
suǒ yǒu / de 所有
quán bù 全部

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Once (have one time)

Once / (also used after a verb, “give it a try”)

A

yǒu yī cì 有一次

yī xià 一下

36
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Time

I am very busy, don’t have time to watch TV

A

shí jiān 時間

wǒ hěn máng, méi yǒu shí jiān kàn diàn shì

37
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Same

Not the same / different

A

yī yàng 一樣

bù yī yàng 不一樣

38
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Certain / should

Not certain

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yī dìng 一定

bù yī dìng 不一定

39
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Total

A

yī gòng 一共

40
Q

Thought

A

yǐ wéi

41
Q

Compared to distance
(my house compared to library very close)
Compared to
(I compared to you taller)

A

lí
wǒ jiā lí tú shū guǎn hěn jìn
bǐ
wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo

42
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Strange

A

qí guài (gwhy)

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Agree

Not agree

A

tóng yì

bu tóng yì

44
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Pain / hurt

A

tòng

45
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Enough

Not enough

A

gòu

bù gòu

46
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Maybe / might / possible

Impossible

A

kě néng

bù kě néng

47
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Tall
Short
Fat
Thin

A

gāo
ǎi
pàng
shòu

48
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Only have
Only like
Only want
Only need

A

zhǐ yǒu
zhǐ xǐ huan
zhǐ xiǎng
zhǐ yào

49
Q

Some
Some people
Someone
Sometimes

A

yǒu de
yǒu de rén
yǒu rén
yǒu shí hou

50
Q

Grocery bag

A

dài zi

51
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Still want (want more)
Still need (need more)
A

hái xiǎng

hái xiǎng yào

52
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Onions / Green Onions

A

Yáng cōng / cōng

53
Q

Chat (no topic, casual) / talk (with a topic)

A

liáo tiān / shuō huà

54
Q

Actually / in fact

A

qí shí

55
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Don’t be
Don’t be upset
Don’t forget
Others

A

bié (bea)
bié shēng qì
bié wàng le
bié rén

56
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Give / gave
Receive / received
take / took
Bring / brought

A

gěi / le
shōu / le / dào
ná / le / dào
dài / le (die)

57
Q

Every day
That day
Which day

A

měi tiān (may)
nà tiān
nǎ yī tiān

58
Q

Comma or period (to pause or end a sentence)

A

a (uh)

59
Q

Simultaneously

Simultaneously eating simultaneously studying

A

biān (byen)

biān chī fàn, biān xué xí

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Old / worn
New
Clean
Dirty
Wet
Dry
A 
jiù le
xīn de
gān jìng (gone)
zāng (tsang)
shī
gān
61
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Mistake
Not bad (not mistake)
My mistake
I didn’t make a mistake

A

cuò
bu cuò
wǒ cuò le / wǒ de cuò le
wǒ méi cuò

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Someone
Anyone
Everyone
No one

Someone is here to wait for you
Anyone can…
Everyone knows
No one told me

A

yǒu rén
rén hé yī ge rén
měi ge rén / dà jiā
méi yǒu rén

yǒu rén zài zhè lǐ děng dài nǐ
rén hé yī ge rén kě yǐ…
měi ge rén zhī dào
méi yǒu rén gào su wǒ

63
Q

Day of the month
Twentieth
Today is January 15th

A

hào
èr shí hào
jīn tiān shì Yī yuè shí wǔ hào

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Not bad (still alright)
Fine (still able to) 
Not bad (still good)
Not bad (not mistake)
A

hái xíng
hái kě yǐ
hái hǎo
bu cuò

65
Q

Speak bad

You spoke bad?

A

shuō huài huà

nǐ shuō huài huà le ma

66
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Soon meet
Slow walk (safe journey)
Keep weight (take care, going on trip or sick)
A

yī huìr jiàn
màn zǒu
bǎo zhòng

67
Q

Very have meaning (interesting)

A

hěn yǒu yì si

68
Q

To become

I want to become an architect

A

chéng wéi

wǒ xiǎng chéng wéi jiàn zhù shī

69
Q

Problem / issue

A

máo bìng

70
Q

Some / a few / a little

A

yī xiē

71
Q

Availability / free time
You when have availability
I Wednesday have availability

A

kòng
nǐ shén me shí hou yǒu kòng
wǒ Xīng qī sān yǒu kòng

72
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Plans / appointment

Sorry, I already have plans

A

yuē

bàoqiàn, wǒ yǐ jīng yǒu yuē le

73
Q

How many / how much

a few / several

A

jǐ

jǐ ge

74
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When / at times

When he is at the office, at times he can talk a lot

A

dāng … de shí hòu …

dāng tā zài bàn gōng shì, de shí hòu tā huì shuō hěn duō huà

75
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For

I will for you do

A

wèi

wǒ huì wèi nǐ zuò

76
Q

Day

Night

A

tiān

yè

77
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Other people / others
Which people
This person
Those people
These people
A

bié rén
nǎ ge rén
??

78
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Anxious / worried / nervous

Don’t be nervous

A

zhāo jí / jǐn zhāng

bié jǐn zhāng. / bu yào jǐn zhāng

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