A2-Part 2 Flashcards
My house is not too big.
Wǒ jiā bù tàii dà.
That place is not that far away.
Nàge dìfang bù tài yuǎn.
The boss is not very happy today.
Lǎobǎn jīntiān bù tài gāoxìng.
The clothes in this shop are not too expensive.
Zhège diàn de yīfu bù tài guì.
I think he is not too smart.
Wǒ juéde tā bù tài cōngmíng.
I don’t really understand.
Wǒ bù tài dǒng.
They don’t really want to go.
Tāmen bù tài xiǎng qù.
My older brother doesn’t really like his job.
Wǒ gēge bù tài xǐhuan tā de gōngzuò.
He didn’t really understand what the boss meant.
Tā bù tài míngbai lǎobǎn de yìsi.
You are really good.
Nǐ zhēn hǎo.
Your girlfriend is really pretty.
Nǐ nǚpéngyou zhēn piàoliang.
His family is really rich.
Tā jiā zhēn yǒuqián.
This puppy is really cute.
Xiǎogǒu zhēn kě’ài!
It’s really hot today.
Jīntiān zhēn rè.
Your mother really loves you.
Nǐ māma zhēn ài nǐ.
I really like living in China.
Wǒ zhēn xǐhuan zhù zài Zhōngguó.
I really hate this kind of guy.
Wǒ zhēn tǎoyàn zhè zhǒng nánrén.
You are really good with words.
Nǐ zhēn huì shuōhuà.
You really were able to eat!
Nǐ zhēn néng chī.
My house is close to my company.
Wǒ jiā lí gōngsī hěn jìn.
The USA is far from China.
Měiguó lí Zhōngguó hěn yuǎn.
This hotel is very close to the train station.
Zhège jiǔdiàn lí huǒchēzhàn hěn jìn.
That bar is too far away from here. I don’t want to go.
Nàge jiǔbā lí zhèr tài yuǎn le, wǒ bù xiǎng qù.
I don’t want to go work at a place very far away from home.
Wǒ bù xiǎng qù lí jiā hěn yuǎn de dìfang gōngzuò.
Is you house far away from the supermarket?
Nǐ jiā lí chāoshì yuǎn ma?
Is you college very far away from your hometown?
Nǐ de dàxué lí nǐ lǎojiā hěn yuǎn ma?
Is you company close to the metro station.
Nǐmen gōngsī lí dìtiězhàn jìn ma?
How far is it from you home to school?
Nǐ jiā lí xuéxiào duō yuǎn?
How far is it from this hotel to the airport?
Zhège jiǔdiàn lí jīchǎng yǒu duō yuǎn?
Stay away from me.
Nǐ lí wǒ yuǎn diǎnr!
It’s so nice being alone!
Yīgèrén duō hǎo!
Your daughter is so smart!
Nǐ nǚér duō cōngmíng a!
Today’s weather is so nice!
Jīntiān tiānqì duō shūfu!
Look at this place, it is so beautiful!
Nǐ kàn zhège dìfang, duō měi a!
Studying Chinese is so interesting!
Xué Zhōngwén duō yǒu yìsi a!
How convenient is it to take the metro!
Zuò dìtiě duō fāngbiàn!
Look at this puppy! It’s so cute!
Nǐ kàn zhège xiǎogǒu duō kě’ài!
Doing it this way is so troublesome!
Zhèyàng zuò duō máfan!
These foods are so delicious!
Zhèxiē cài duō hǎochī a!
Your boyfriend is so handsome!
Nǐ nánpéngyou duō shuài a!
I’m okay.
Wǒ hái hǎo.
The food that dad cooks is ok.
Bàba zuò de cài hái kěyǐ
Our boss is not too bad.
Wǒmen lǎobǎn hái bùcuò.
This shop is ok. It’s not too expensive.
Zhè jiā diàn hái xíng bù tài guì.
My boyfriend’s salary is OK.
Wǒ nánpéngyou de gōngsī hái kěyǐ.
The new office isn’t bad.
Xīn de bàngōngshì hái bùcuò.
I think the food is is ok, it is not too bad tasting.
Wǒ juéde zhèlǐ de cài hái kěyǐ, méiyǒu nàme nánchā.
This brand is not too bad. Many young people like it.
Zhège páizi hái bùcuò, hěn duō niánqīng rén xǐhuan.
The house is ok, but it is a bit expensive.
Fángzi hái kěyǐ, dànshì yǒudiǎn guì.
beautiful girl
piàoliang de nǚháir
spicy food
là de cài.
a cute baby
kě’ài de bǎobao
I like fresh fruit juice
Wǒ xǐhuan xīnxiān de guǒzhī.
He often buys cheap things..
Tā chángcháng mǎi piányi de dōngxi.
the food mom cooks
māma zuò de cài
the train that goes to Beijing
qù Běijīng de huǒchē
the students that you teach
nǐ jiāo de xuésheng
the friends that the boss invited
lǎobǎn qǐng de péngyou
the pictures that I draw
wǒ huà de huà
the books that he wrote
tā xiě de shū
the clothes that mom bought for me
māma gěi wǒ mǎi de yīfu
the questions that the client asked
kèhù wèn de wènti
Women wo wear Prada
chuān Prada de nǚrén
the foreigners that don’t like Chinese food
bù xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài de lǎowài
Which teacher is the best?
Nǎge lǎoshī zuì hǎo?
In your family who is the most beautiful?
Nǐ jiā shéi zuì piàliang?
Zuckerberg is the richest.
Zuckerberg zuì yǒuqián.
The Chinese language is the most difficult.
Hànyǔ zuì nán.
These kind of things are the most troublesome.
Zhè zhǒng shì zuì máfan.
The puppy is the cutest.
Xiǎogǒu zuì kě’ài le. (le is optional)
Sichuan food is the spiciest.
Sìchuān cài zuì là le. (le optional)
My Chinese friend is the most enthusiastic.
Wǒ de Zhōngguó péngyou zuì rèqíng le. (le optional)
Huang Mountain’s landscape is the most beautiful.
Huángshān de fēngjǐng zuì měi le. (le optional)
The boss likes you the best!
Lǎobǎn zuì xǐhuan nǐ le!
What do you fear the most?
Nǐ zuì pà shénme?
I love Chinese food the most.
Wǒ zuì aì Zhōngguó cài.
Who knows you best?
Shéi zuì liǎijiě nǐ?
She hates men that smoke the most.
Tā zuì tǎoyàn chōuyān de nánrén.
What is your favorite color?
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme yánsè?
What is your favorite animal?
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme dòngwù?
I drink cofee or tea.
Wǒ hē kāfēi huòzhě chá.
Saturday or Sunday are both ok.
Xīngqī liù huòzhě xīngqītiān, dōu kěyǐ.
Tonight I would like to eat pizza or sushi.
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ xiǎng chī pīsà huòzhě shòusī.
During the weekend, I like to cook or watch movies at home.
Zhōumò de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan zài jiā zuòfàn huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.
You go or she goes, either way is fine.
Nǐ qù huòzhě tā qù, dōu kěyǐ.
After work, I will go to your house or you can come to my house, either way is fine.
Xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ qù nǐ jiā huòzhě nǐ lái wǒ jiā, dōu kěyǐ.
Next month I plan to go to Hangzhou or Suzhou to travel.
Xià gè yuè wǒ dǎsuàn qù Hángzhōu huòzhě Sūzhōu lǚxíng.
We can go by plane or by high-speed train.
Wǒmen kěyǐ zuò fēijī huòzhě zuò gāotiě qù.
After dinner, I chat with or watch TV with my family.
Wǎnfàn yǐhòu, wǒ hé jiārén liáotiān huòzhě kàn diànshì.
You can use either a cell phone or computer to go online.
Nǐ kěyǐ yòng shǒujī huòzhě diànnǎo shàngwǎng.
Umm…I won’t go with you guys.
Nèige…wǒ bù gēn nǐmen yīqǔ qù le.
I want to eat that…umm..umm Húnán cài.
Wǒ xiǎng chī nèige…nèige..Húnán cài
Umm…I’m not coming tomorrow.
Nèige…wǒ míngtiān bù lái le.
Umm,it’s not good to do it this way?
Nèige…wǒ míngtiān bù lái le.
Like…could you be my girlfriend?
Nèige…nǐ kěyǐ zuò wǒ de nǚpéngyou ma?
Umm…sorry, but I’ve gotta go.
Nèige..bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ yào zǒu le.
She’s very pretty, just like, uh, a celebrity.
Tā hěn piàoliang, jiù xiàng nèige…míngxīng yīyàng.
I’d like to take a look at your, umm, you know…iPhone you bought.
Wǒ xiǎng kànkan nǐ mǎi de nèige…nèige…iPhone.
Umm, I have to attend a meeting.
Nèige, wǒ yào qù kāihuì le.
Yesterday, the uh, steamed soup dumplings were really delicious.
Zuótiān nèige xiǎolóngbāo zhēn hǎochī.
I like him, but he doesn’t like me.
Wǒ xǐhuan tā, kěshì tā bù xǐhuan wǒ.
I really want to go, but I’m too busy.
Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù, dànshì wǒ tài máng le.
Chinese is very interesting, but it is also very hard.
Zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi, dànshì yě hěn nán.
I like this shirt, but it is too expensive.
Wǒ xǐhuan zhè jiàn chènshān, kěshì tài guì le,
The boss gave him a call yesterday, but he didn’t answer.
Lǎobǎn zuótiān gěi tā dǎ diànhuà, kěshì bù kěyǐ shuōhuà.
You can eat, but you can’t eat too much.
Nǐ kěyǐ chī, dànshì bù kěyǐ chī tài duō.
He said he would come to see me at five, but he didn’t come.
Tā shuō wǔ diǎn lái jiàn wǒ, dànshì tā méi lái.
This place is beautiful, but there are too many people.
Zhège dìfang hěn piàoliang, dànshì rén tài duō le.
I went to the beach with friends yesterday.
Wǒ zuótiān gēn péngyou qù hǎitān le.
Don’t talk to me.
Bùyào gēn wǒ shuōhuà.
I’m going to meet the new clients tomorrow.
Wǒ míngtiān yào gēn xīn kèhù jiànmiàn.
When are you going to marry your girlfriend?
Nǐ shénme shíhou gēn nǐ nǚpéngyou jiéhūn?
Do you like to talk with your parents?
Nǐ xǐhuan gēn nǐ fùmǔ liáotiān ma?
Do you want to go with me?
Nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ yīqǐ qù ma?
Please read together with the teacher.
Qǐng nǐmen gēn lǎoshī yīqǐ dú.
Who is going on a business trip together with the boss next week?
Xià zhōu shéi gēn lǎobǎn yīqǐ chūchāi?
I want to meet with you.
Wǒ yào gēn nǐ jiànmiàn.
I met with him yesterday.
Wǒ zuótiān gēn tā jiànmiàn le.
When are you going to meet with her?
Nǐ shénme shíhou gēn yā jiànmiàn?
Tomorrow I am going to meet my boyfriend’s family.
Míngtiān wǒ yào gēn wǒ nánpéngyou de jiārén jiànmiàn.
Have you ever met Obama?
Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu gēn Obama jiànguò miàn?
After 3pm, I’m not home.
Xiàwǔ sāndiǎn yǐhòu, wǒ bù zài jiā.
After coming to China, she met her husband.
Lái Zhōngguó yǐhòu, tā rènshile tā de lǎogōng.
After 1 month, she will start working.
Tā yī gè yuè yǐhòu kāishǐ shàngbān.
We are going to have a meeting after we finish lunch.
Chī wán wǔfàn yǐhòu, wǒmen yào kāihuì.
In a few years, our company will be even bigger.
Jǐ nián yǐhòu, wǒmen gōngsī huì gèng dà.
After a half hour, the boss will return.
Lǎobǎn bàn gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái.
After we get off work, would you like to go play ball with us?
Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒmen yīqǐ qù dǎqiú ma?
After the boss came, everyone stopped talking.
Lǎobǎn láile yǐhòu, dàjiā dōu bù shuōhuàle.
After you get home, call me.
Nǐ dài jiā yǐhòu, gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
After he got married, dad stopped drinking.
Jiéhūn yǐhòu, bàba bù hējiǔle.
Yesterday I went to the bar.
Zuótiān wǒ qùle jiǔbā.
I went to the bar yesterday.
Wǒ zuótiān qùle jiǔbā.
Next week he is going back to his country.
Xià gè xīngqī tā yào huí guó.
He is going back to his country next week.
Tā xiàgè xīngqī yào huí guó.
Next year I want to open a company.
Míngnián wǒ yào kāi yīgè gōngsī.
I want to open a company next year.
Wǒ míngnián yào kāi yīgè gōngsī.
Next week shall we get married?
Xiàgè yuè wǒmen jiéhūn ba?
Shall we get married next month?
Wǒmen xiàgè yuè jiéhuān ba?
1 or 2 days
yī liǎng tiān
three or four people
sān sì gè rén
The boss drank 7 or 8 bottles of carrot juice yesterday.
Lǎobǎn zuótiān hēle qī bā píng húlúobo zhī.
We’ve studied this word two or three times now.
Zhège cì wǒmen xuéguo liǎng sān cì le.
I’ve waited for you for 3 or 4 hours.
Wǒ děng nǐ sān sì gè xiǎoshí.
They haven’t seen each other for seven or eight years.
Tāmen qī bā nían méi jiànmiàn le.
To complete this work, you need 1 to 2 months.
Yào zuò wán zhègè gōngzuò xūyào yī liǎng gè yuè.
Their child is about 5 or 6 years old.
Tāmen de háizi wǔ liù suì le ba.
This clothing only costs seventy to eighty RMB
Zhè jiàn yīfu zhǐyào qī bā shí kuài.
These few books cost me two or three hundred kuài.
Zhè jǐ běn shū huāle wǒ liǎng sān bǎi.
10,000
yīwàn
12,000
yīwàn èr
13,200
yīwàn sānqiān liǎngbǎi.
56,700
wǔwàn liùqiān qībǎi.
1,000,000,000
shí yì
100,000,000
yì
10,000,000
qiān wàn
1,000,000
bǎi wàn
100,000
shí wàn
10,000
wàn
1,000
qiān
100
bǎi
10
shí
1
yī
01:40
yī diǎn sìshí fēn
02:10
liǎng diǎn shí fēn
03:20
sān diǎn èrshí fēn.
07:15
qī diǎn shíwǔ fēn
09:50
jiǔ diǎn wǔshí fēn
02:09
liǎng diǎn líng jiǔ fēn
03:08
sān diǎn líng bā
05:03
wǔ diǎn líng sān
07:01
qī diǎn líng yī fēn
08:05
bā diǎn líng wǔ fēn
09:15
jiǔ diǎn yī kè
12:15
shí’èr diǎn yī kè
06:45
liù diǎn sān kè
5 minutes til 3 o’clock
chā wǔ fēn sān diǎn
3 minutes til 12 o’clock
shí’èr diǎn chā sān fēn
5 minutes til 8:30
chā wǔ fēn bā diǎn bàn.
2 minutes til 10 o’clock
shí diǎn chā liǎng fēn
There are a few books on the table.
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu jǐ běn shū.
Only a few people have been to that place.
Zhǐyǒu jǐ gè rén qùguò nàge dìfang.
Flying from Shanghai to Tokyo only takes a few hours.
Cóng Shànghǎi dài Dōngjīng zuò fēijī zhǐyào jǐ gè xiǎoshí.
Everyday I have to drink a couple of cups of coffee.
Měitiān dōu yào hē jǐ bēi kāfēi.
The boss had a few important meetings today.
Lǎobǎn jīntiān kāile jǐ gè zhòngyào de huì.
He only wants to study a few tens (like dozen) characters
Tā zhǐ xiǎng xué jǐ shí gè Hànzì.
Our company has a few tens of employees
Wǒmen gōngsī yǒu jǐ shí gè yuángōng.
This young actor has acted in tens of movies. I like them all.
Zhège niánqīng de yǎnyuán yǎnle jǐ shí bù diànyǐng. Wǒ dōu xǐhuan.
The boss has a few tens of houses abroad.
Lǎobǎn zài guówài yǒu jǐ shí tào fángzi.
Mom gives me a couple hundred dollars every month.
Māma měi gè yuè dōu gěi wǒ jǐ bǎi kuài.
We sold a couple thousand books this month.
Zhège yuè wǒmen màile jǐ qiān běn shū.
Several hundred foreign companies attended this conference.
Jǐ bǎi wàiguó gōngsī cānjiāle zhège dàhuì.
This article has tens of thousands of characters. It’s too long.
Zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu jǐ wàn gè zì,tài cháng le.
I have a friend that has a couple hundred pairs of shoes.
Wǒ rènshi yī gè péngyou, tā yǒu jǐ bǎi shuāng xié.
He’s read quite a few times.
Tā dúle hǎojǐ biàn.
I have quite a few roommates.
Wǒ yǒu hǎojǐ gè shìyǒu.
My grandma has quite a few children.
Wǒ nǎinai yǒu hǎojǐ gè háizi.
He ate quite a few bowls of rice.
Tā chīle hǎojǐ wǎn mǐfàn.
We’ve been to Beijing quite a few times.
Wǒmen qùguo hǎojǐ cì Běijīng.
