A2 -Part 1 Flashcards
I’m starving! (lit. hungry to death)
Wǒ è sǐ le.
Today was so exhauting! (lit. tired to death)
Jīntiān lèi sǐ le.
It’s ridicuously hot! (lit. hot to death)
Rè sǐ le!
I’ve been ridiculously busy these days! (lit. busy to death)
Zhè jǐ tiān máng sǐ le!
This clothing is absolutely hideous! (ugly to death)
Zhè jiàn yīfu chǒu sǐ le!
Your room is absolutely filthy! (lit. dirty to death)
Nǐ de fángjiān zāng sǐ le!
It’s so terribly noisy! (noisy to death)
Chǎo sǐ le!
We are all so terribly anxious! (anxious to death)
Wǒmen dōu jí sǐ le!
This kid is so freaking annoying! (annoying to death)
Zhège háizi fán sǐ le!
These places are all pretty much the same.
Zhège dìfang dōu chàbuduō.
The meanings of these two words are pretty much the same.
Zhè liǎng gè cí de yìsi chàbuduō.
Our ways of thinking are pretty much the same.
Wǒmen de xiǎngfǎ chàbuduō.
Those two restaurant’s dishes are almost the same.
Nà liǎng jiā cāntīng de cài chàbuduō.
Your Chinese levels are almost the same.
Nǐmen de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng chàbuduō.
Shanghai and New York are basically the same.
Shànghǎi hé Niǔyuē chàbuduō.
Starbucks and Costa are almost the same.
Starbucks hé Costa chàbuduō.
The weather here is pretty much like Taiwan’s.
Zhèlǐ de tiānqì gēn Táiwān de tiānqì chàbuduō.
Your job and my job are almost the same.
Nǐ de gōngzuò gēn wǒ de gōngzuò chàbuduō.
Your new cell phone is pretty much like my old cell phone.
Nǐ de xīn shǒujī gēn wǒ de jiù shǒujī chàbuduō.
These two children are more or less the same age.
Zhè liǎng gè háizi chàbuduō dà.
My older brother and I are more or less the same height.
Wǒ gēn gēge chàbuduō gāo.
I’m almost at the entrance of the park.
Wǒ chàbuduō dào gōngyuán ménkǒu le.
The movie is almost about to start.
Diànyǐng chàbuduō yào kāishǐ le.
Today’s work is almost done.
Jīntiān de gōngzuò chàbuduō zuò wán le.
Your son should be about 5 years old right?
Nǐ érzi chàbuduō wǔ suì le ba?
He has lived in Shanghai for about 3 months.
Tā zhù zài Shànghǎi chàbuduō sān gè yuè le.
I’ve worked for this company for almost ten years.
Wǒ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò le chàbuduō shí nián le.
My parents have been married for about 20 years.
Wǒ fùmǔ jiéhuān chàbuduō èrshé nián le.
About 2 weeks ago, I met with him in Beijing.
Chàbuduō liǎng gè xīngqī yǐqián, wǒ zài Běijīng jiànguo tā
A lot of places have wifi.
Hěn duō dìfang dōu yǒu wifi.
A lot of my friends have cars.
Wǒ de hěn duō péngyou dōu yǒu chē.
A lot of Americans like drinking coffee.
Hěn duō Měiguórén dōu xǐhuan hē kāfēi.
A lot of kids don’t like to go to school.
Hěn duō háizi dōu bù xǐhuan shàngxué.
A lot of young people want to go to work in big cities.
Hěn duō niánqīng rén dōu xiǎng zài dà chéngshì gōngzuò.
Is everyone here?
Dàjiā dōu lái le ma?
Everyone should know.
Dàjiā dōu yīnggāi zhīdào.
Everyone says you’re smart.
Dàjiā dōu shuō nǐ hěn cōngmíng.
Everyone forgot his name
Dàjiā dōu wàng le tā de míngzi.
Does everyone like eating spicy food?
Dàjiā dōu xǐhuan chī là ma?
I have to go to work everyday.
Wǒ měitiān dōu yào shàngbān.
The teacher comes late every day.
Lǎoshī měitiān dōu chídào.
Every day, she does not eat breakfast.
Tā měitiān dōu bù chī zǎofàn.
My girlfriend goes on Taobao every day.
Wǒ nǚpéngyou měitiān dōu shàng Táobǎo.
Mom cooks dinner for us every day.
Māma měitiān dōu gěi wǒmen zuò wǎnfàn.
Americans all speak English
Měiguórén dōu shuō Yīngwén
All 5 of us are going.
Wǒmen wǔ gè dōu qù.
Sichuanese people all like eating spicy food.
Sìchuān rén dōu xǐhuan chī là.
None of my family members have been to China.
Wǒ de jiārén dōu méi qùguo Zhōngguó.
My students all like to ask questions.
Wǒ de xuésheng dōu xǐhuan wèn wèntí.
I’ve been studying Chinese all along.
Wǒ yīzhí zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.
Yesterday evening, I was continuosly doing homework.
Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ yīzhí zào zuò zuòyè.
The boss is always very busy.
Lǎobǎn yīzhí hěn máng.
I’ve always like you a lot.
Wǒ yīzhí hěn xǐhuan nǐ.
Dad has never smoked.
Bàba yīzhí dōu bù chōuyān.
My boyfriend has always taught English is China.
Wǒ nánpéngyou yīzhí zào Zhōngguó jiāo Yīngwén.
Since he was 18 years old, he has always lived alone.
Shíbā suì yǐhòu, tā yīzhí yīgèrén zhù.
Have you always worked in this company?
Nǐ yīzhí zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò ma?
Have you always been living together?
Nǐmen yīzhí zhù zài yīqǐ ma?
The air in Beijing has been bad for a while.
Běijīng de kōngqì yīzhí hěn bù hǎo.
They’ve already left.
Tāmen yǐjīng zǒu le.
I already have a boyfriend.
Wǒ yǰiīng yǒu nánpényou le.
The baby can already speak.
Bǎobao yǐjīng huì shuōhuà le.
Mom has already come back.
Māma yǐjīng huílái le.
He’s already gotten on the plane.
Tā yǐjīng shàng fēijī le.
Mom and dad are already old.
Māma bàba yǐjīng lǎo le.
It is already very cheap.
Yǐjīng hěn piányi le.
Your girlfriend is already very beautiful.
Nǐ nǚpéngyou yǐjīng hěn piàoliang le!
Is you cold already better?
Nǐ de gǎnmào yǐjīng hǎo le ma?
It’s already really late. Let’s go.
Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, wǒmen zǒu ba.
It’s already 11 o’clock and my daughter has not come back.
Yǐjīng shíyī diǎn le, nǚ’er hái méi huílái.
Grandpa is already 85 years old.
Yéye yǐjīng bāshí-wǔ suì le.
I’ve already been studying Chinese for a year.
Wǒ xuéxí Zhōngwén yǐjīng yī nián le.
He has already been in the bathroom for half an hour.
Tā zài xǐshǒujiān lǐ yǐjīng bàn gè xiǎoshí le.
It has already been 2 days since dad went to Beijing for business.
Bàba qù Běijīng chūchāi yǐjīng liǎng tiān le.
I don’t like you anymore.
Wǒ yǐjīng bù xǐhuan nǐ le.
He doesn’t love his cat anymore.
Tā yǐjīng bù ài tā de māo le.
They don’t live in China anymore.
Tāmen yǐjīng bù zhù zài Zhōngguó le.
I don’t need my parents’ money anymore.
Wǒ yǐjīng bù xūyào fùmǔ de qián le.
You don’t work at Google anymore.
Nǐ yǐjīng bù zài Google gōngzuò le ma?
He is always late.
Tā zǒngshì chídào.
I always forget this word.
Wǒ zǒngshì wàngjì zhège cí.
He always eats alone.
Tā zǒngshì yīgèrén chīfàn.
Your boyfriend always uses foul language.
Nǐ nánpéngyou zǒngshì shuō zānghuà.
My students always ask me lots of interesting question.
Wǒ de xuésheng zǒngshì wèn wǒ hěn duō yǒu yìsi de wèntí.
He is always tired.
Tā zǒngshì hěn lèi.
Why are you always very busy.
Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì hěn máng?
Your house is always very clean.
Nǐ jiā zǒngshì hěn gānjìng.
The children are always very happy.
Háizimen zǒngshì fēicháng kāixīn.
My students are always very hard working.
Wǒ de xuésheng zǒngshì tèbié nǔlì.
She has a younger brother and also has a younger sister.
Tā yǒu yī gè dìdi, hái yǒu yī gè mèimei.
My boss can speak French and can also speak Japanese.
Wǒ lǎobǎn huì shuō Fǎyǔ, hái huì shuō Rìyǔ
You want a cup of coffe and what else do you want?
Nǐ yào yī bēi kāfēi, hái yào shénme?
I would like to eat ice cream and I also want to eat a hamburger.
Wǒ xiǎng chī bīngqílín, hái xiǎng chī hànbǎo.
Dad has a Xiaomi phone and also has an iPhone.
Bàba yǒu yī gè Xiǎomǐ shǒujī, hái yǒu yī gè iPhone.
You did your homework at home tonight and what else did you do?
Nǐ wǎnshang zài jiā zuòle zuòyè, hái zuòle shénme?
When he got married, he invited his co-workers. Who else did he invite?
Tā jiéhuān de shíhou, qǐng le tóngshì, hái qǐng le shéi?
During a brithday, we eat cake and also give presents.
Shēngrì de shíhou, wǒmen huì chī dàngāo, hái yào sòng lǐwù.
To go to the USA, you need to take money and a passport. What else do you need to bring?
Qù Měiguó yào dài qián, hùzhào, hái yào dài shénme?
He cooked dinner and washed the dishes.
Tā zuòlefàn, hái xǐle wǎn.
I took a shower and also did my laundry.
Wǒ xǐle zǎo, hái xǐle yīfu.
We went out for dinner tonight and also watched a movie.
Wǒmen jīntiān wǎnshang chūqù chīfàn le, hái kànle diànyǐng.
Between these two banks, which one is closer?
Zhè liǎng gè yíngháng nǎge gèng jìn?
I want to find a more handsome boyfriend.
Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yī gè gèng shuài de nánpéngyou
I like buying books online because it’s cheaper.
Wǒ xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng mǎi shū yīnwèi gèng piányi.
Don’t get too excited. We still have more work to do.
Bùyào tài gāoxìng, wǒmen hái yǒu gèng duō de gōngzuò yào zuò.
After she got marriend, she’s become more beautiful.
Jiéhūn yǐhòu, tā bìan de gèng piàliang le.
The houses in Beijing are even more expensive than in Shanghai.
Běijīng de fángzi bǐ Shànghǎi gèng guì.
Chinese characters are even more difficult than tones.
Hànzi bǐ shēngdiào gèng nán.
His current girlfriend is even more beautiful than his previous one.
Tā xiànzài de nǚpéngyou bǐ yǐqián de gèng piàoliang.
China’s high-speed trains are even more convenient than airplanes.
Zhōngguó de gāotiě bǐ fēijī gèng fāngbiàn.
We just found out.
Wǒmen gāng zhīdào.
They just left.
Tāmen gāng zǒu.
The boss just arrived at the office.
Lǎobǎn gānggāng dào bàngōngshì.
My wife just fininshed giving birth to our baby.
Wǒ lǎopo gāng shēng wán háizi.
Did you just get off work?
Nǐ gānggāng xiàbān ma?
I just met her 10 days ago.
Wǒ gāng rènshi tā shí tiān
He just got to China 2 months ago.
Tā gāng lái Zhōngguó liǎng gè yuè.
My younger borther just started working half a year ago.
Wǒ dìdi gāng gōngzuò bàn nián.
She just got married 3 months ago.
Tā gāng jiéhūn sān gè yuè.
I just bought the car 2 days ago. Be careful when you drive.
Wǒ de chē gāng mǎi liǎng tiān, kāi de shíhou xiǎoxīn diǎn.
I only have one older brother.
Wǒ zhǐyǒu yī gè gēge.
We only have 10 RMB
Wǒmen zhǐyǒu shí kuài.
Our company only has 2 employees.
Wǒmen gōngsī zhǐyǒu liǎng gè yuángōng.
Do you only like eating meat?
Nǐ zhǐxǐhuan chī ròu ma?
They can only speak English.
Tāmen zhǐhuì shuō Yīngwén.
I can only say 2 sentences in Chinese.
Wǒ zhǐnéng shuō liǎng jù Zhōngwén.
Do you only want coffee?
Nǐmen zhǐyào kāfēi ma?
My wife only wants one child.
Wǒ lǎopo zhǐyào yī gè háizi.
The baby can only walk. He can’t run.
Bǎobao zhǐhuì zǒu, bù huì pǎo.
I only want to be with you.
Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn nǐ zài yīqǐ.
She is reading.
Tā zài kànshū.
Mom is making a phone call.
Māma zài dǎ diànhuà.
Who is taking a shower in there?
Shéi zài lǐmiàn xǐzǎo?
The cleaning lady is cleaning our room right now.
Āyí zhèngzài dǎsǎo wǒmen de fángjiān.
Yesterday at 7pm, we were eating dinner.
Zuótiān wǎnshang qī diǎn, wǒmen zài chīfàn.
The boss is currently in a meeting. He doesn’t have time to see you.
Lǎobǎn zài kāihuì, méiyǒu shíjiān jiàn nǐ.
I’m working now. It’s not convenient for me to leave.
Wǒ xiànzài shàngbān, bù fāngbiàn líkāi.
We are in class right now, please wait a moment.
Wǒmen zhèngzài shànghkè, qǐng nǐ děng yīhuìr.
You’re driving right now, you can’t play with you cell phone.
Nǐ zhèngzài kāichē, bù kěyǐ wán shǒujī.
When you call me, I was playing video games with friends.
Nǐ gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà de shíhou, wǒ zhèngzài gēn péngyou dǎ yóuxì.
Don’t leave.
Bié zǒu.
Don’t speak.
Bié shuōhuà.
Don’t laugh.
Bié xiào.
Don’t move.
Bié dòng.
Don’t come over here.
Bié guòlái.
Don’t hit the child.
Bié dǎ háizi.
Don’t drink too much.
Bié hē tài duō.
After drinking alcohol, don’t driving.
Hējiǔ yǐhòu bié kāichē.
When eating, don’t play with your cellphone.
Chīfàn de shíhou bié wán shǒujī.
Don’t speak English in class.
Shàngkè de shíhou bié shuō Yīngwén.
Do not speak while eating.
Bùyào yībiān chī dōngxi, yībiān shuōhuà.
I usually sing while I shower.
Wǒ chángcháng yībiān xǐzǎo, yībiān chànggē.
Children like to play while eating.
Háizimen xǐhuan yībiān chīfàn, yībiān wán.
Do you like to listen to music while doing homework?
Nǐ xǐhuan yībiān zuò zuòyè, yībiān tīng yīnyuè ma?
Let’s walk while we talk.
Wǒmen yībiān zǒu, yībiān liáo ba.
Please write as you read.
Qǐng yībiān dú, yībiān xiě.
Do not make calls while you drive.
Bùyào yībiān kāichē, yībiān dǎ diànhuà.
The boss likes to smoke while working.
Lǎobǎn xǐhuan yībiān gōngzuò, yībiān chōuyān.
Many people play with their cell phones while at work.
Hěn duō rén yībiān shàngbān, yībiān wán shǒujī.
She often looks after the baby while cooking.
Tā chángcháng yībiān zuòfàn, yībiān dài háizi.
How tall is she?
Tā duō gāo?
How large is your house?
Nǐ jiā duō dà?
How old is your child?
Nǐ de háizi duō dà?
How long is the Yellow River?
Huánghé duō cháng?
How far is your house from here?
Nǐ jiā lí zhèr duō yuǎn?
How long are you going to stay in the USA?
Nǐ yào zài Měiguó dāi duō jiǔ?
How heavy are these things?
Zhèxiē dōngxi duō zhòng?
Do you know how cold winter is here?
Nǐ zhīdào zhèlǐ de dōngtiān duō lěng ma?
Do you know how expensive housing in Shanghai is?
Nǐ zhīdào zài Shànghǎi de fángzi duō guì ma?
I am the same as you.
Wǒ hé nǐ yīyàng.
He has the same personality as his mom.
Tā de xìnggé gēn tā māma yīyàng.
The weather is Beijing and the weather in Shanghai are not the same.
Běijīng de tiāqì hé Shànghǎi bù yīyàng.
Are the meanings of this word and that word the same?
Zhège cí de yìsi hé nàge cí yīyàng ma?
American culture and Chinese culture are not the same.
Měiguó wénhuà gān Zhōngguó wénhuà bù yīyàng.
Do beer and red wine taste the same?
Píjiǔ hé hóngjǐu de wèidào yīyàng ma?
Your house is as big as my house.
Nǐ jiā gēn wǒ jiā yīyàng dà.
She and her older brother are the same height.
Tā hé tā gēge yīyàng gāo.
Your hair is as long as mine.
Nǐ de tóuga hé wǒ de tóufa yīyàng cháng.
The weather here is just as comfortable as my hometown’s.
Zhèlǐ de tiānqì gēn wǒ lǎojiā yīyàng shūfu.
Are you as busy as the boss?
Nǐ gēn lǎobǎn yīyàng máng ma?
I’m a little hungry.
Wǒ yǒuyīdiǎn è.
This dish is a little too spicy.
Zhège cài yǒuyīdiǎn là.
Yesterday was a little too hot.
Zuótiān yǒuyīdiǎn rè.
Winter in Shanghai is a bit too cold.
Shànghǎi de dōntiān yǒuyīdiǎn lěng.
My younger borther is a bit fat.
Wǒ dìdi yǒudiǎn pàng.
Today I’m a little bit tired.
Jīntiān yǒudiǎn lèi.
This month the company is a little bit busy.
Zhège yuè gōngsī yǒudiǎn mán.
This place is a little too noisy. Let’s go.
Zhège dìfang yǒudiǎn chǎo, wǒmen zǒu ba.
Dad came back home a bit too late, so mom was a little unhappy.
Bàba huílái yǒudiǎn wǎn, māma yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.
Today, the teacher felt a little unwell so she didn’t come to class.
Lǎoshī jīntiān yǒudiǎn bù shūfu suǒyǐ méi lái shàngkè.
Her boyfriend is tall and handsome.
Tā nánpéngyou yòu gāo yòu shuài.
This house is big and bright.
Zhège fángzi yòu dà yòu liàng.
Mom’s hair is black and shiny.
Māma de tóufa yòu hēi yòu liàng.
My older sister is smart and beautiful.
Wǒ jiějie yòu cōngmíng yòu piàoliang.
Chinese food is cheap and good-tasting.
Zhōngguó cài yòu yòu hǎochī.
Your boss is both young and rich.
Nǐmen lǎobǎn yòu niánqīng yòu yǒuqián.
The cofee here is expensive and bad-tasting.
Zhèlǐ de kāfēi yòu guì yòu nánhē.
My family’s dog is cute and obedient.
Wǒ jiā xiǎogǒu yòu kě’ài yòu tīnghuà.
Winter in Shanghai is cold and humid.
Shànghǎi de dōngtiān yòu lěng yòu shī.
She was short and thing when she was young.
Tā xiǎo shíhou yòu ǎi yòu shòu.
