Beginner Level 1 Flashcards
very
hěn
How are you?
Nǐ hǎo ma？
I / me
wǒ
you (singular)
nǐ
you (polite, singular)
nín
he / him / she / her / it
tā
we / us
wǒmen
you (plural)
nǐmen
they / them
tāmen
busy
máng
question word
ma？
form negative verb
bù
tall
gāo
fine / good
hǎo
fat
pàng
hungry
è
full / not hungry
bǎo
thin
shòu
short (in figure)
ǎi
young
niánqīng
old (for age)
lǎo
rich / wealthy / to have money
yǒuqián
poor / to not have money
méiyǒuqián
happy
gāoxìng
tired
lèi
bad / broken
huài
great
bàng
to understand
míng bái
question
wèntí
beautiful
piàoliang
handsome
shuài
And you?
Nǐ ne？
also / too
yě
so so (negative)
mǎ mǎ hū hū
your (singular)
nǐde
my
wǒde
our
wǒmende
your (plural)
nǐmende
his / her
tāde
their
tāmende
weather
tiān qì
to welcome
huānyíng
Mr. / Sir / gentleman / husband
xiānsheng
Miss / young lady
xiǎojie
Mrs. / madam / wife
tàitai
teacher
lǎoshī
Master
shífu
Good morning!
Nǐ zǎo！
Thank you!
Xièxie！
You’re welcome!
Bú kèqi！
I’m sorry! (formal)
Duǐbuqǐ！
It doesn’t matter!
Méi guānxi！
Good-bye!
Zàijiàn
to see / to meet
jiàn
Not bad.
Bú cuò。
So so. (positive)
Hái kěyǐ。
student
xuésheng
lonely
jìmò
boss
lǎobǎn
classmate
tóngxué
early
zǎo
lady
nv shì
together
tóng
to study
xué
Ladies and Gentlemen (before a speech)
Nvshìmen xiānshengmen hǎo！
Good morning! (formal)
Zǎoshang hǎo！
Good afternoon!
Xià wù hǎo！
Good evening!
Wǎnshang hǎo！
Good night!
Wǎn ān！
to welcome (formal)
huān yíng guāng lín
No need to thank!
Bú yòng xiè！
matter / relationship
guānxi
Never mind. / nothing
Méi shēn me。
what
shēn me
I’m sorry! (informal) / Excuse me! / I didn’t mean it.
Bù hǎo yì si！
again / to be located (in, on, at)
zài
See you tomorrow!
mingtiān jiàn！
See you tonight!
Wǎnshang jiàn！
tomorrow
mingtiān
Really?
Zhēndema？
How are you? / Have you eaten?
Nǐ chī le ma？
I haven’t eaten.
Wǒ méi chī。
I ate.
Wǒ chī le。
What did you eat?
Nǐ chī shén ma？
salad
shālā
sandwich
sān míng zhì
Long time no see!
Hěnjiǔ bú jiàn！/ Hěnjiǔ méi jiàn！
possessor pronoun
de
the teacher of the school / the school’s teacher
xuéxiào de lǎoshī
(one) school
（yī ge) xuéxiào \ （yī jiān）xuéxiào
here
zhèr \ zhèli
(one) thing / (one) good
（yī jiān）dōngxi
expensive
guì
Are things here expensive?
Zhèr de dōngxi guì ma？
there
nàr \ nàli
market
shìchǎng
cheap
piányi
(one) child
（yī ge）háizi
to be correct / right
duì
coffee shop
kāfēidiàn
to have a chat
liáotiānr
noodles
miàn
Me, too.
Wǒ yě shì。
He’s not tall and also not short.
Tā bù gāo yě bù ǎi。
Hong Kong
xiāng gǎng
cold
lěng
hot
rè
My husband’s teacher.
Wǒde xiānsheng de lǎoshī。
big
dà
small
xiǎo
Things in Hong Kong’s markets are expensive.
Xiāng gǎng de shìchǎng de dōngxi hěn guì。
I’m at school.
Wǒ zài xuéxiào。
I’m here.
Wǒ zài zhèr。
Where are you?
Nǐ zài nǎr？
where
nǎr \ nǎli
Wan Chai
wān zǎi
We’re having a chat at school.
Wǒmen zài xuéxiào liáotiānr。
coffee
kāfēi
Mandarin
pǔtōnghuà
China
zhōng guó
made in
zhì zāo
Made in China.
Zhōng guó zhì zāo。
watch
shǒu biǎo
Switzerland
ruì shì
computer
diànnǎo
apple
píngguó
telephone
diànhuà
bag
bāo
(one) vehicle
（yī liàng）chē
I don’t know.
Wǒ bù zhī dao!
who
shéi \ shuí
to be
shì
friend
péng yǒu
country
guó jiā
Mommy
māma
wife (informal)
lǎopó
husband (informal)
lǎogōng
wife (formal)
qīzi
husband (formal)
zhàngfu
She’s not here.
Tā bú zài zhèr。
with / and
hé
today
jīntiān
Today, I’m chatting with friends at a coffee shop.
Wǒ hé péng yǒu jīntiān zài kāfēidiàn tiáotiār。
to introduce / introduction
jièshào
grandfather (father’s side)
yéye
grandmother (father’s side)
nǎinai
grandfather (mother’s side)
lǎoye
grandmother (mother’s side)
lǎolao
Daddy
bàba
father
fùqin
mother
mǔqin
parents (formal)
fùmú
parents (casual)
bàmā
elder sister
jiějie
elder brother
gēge
younger sister
mèimei
younger brother
dìdi
siblings
xiōngdìjiěmèi
son
érzi
daughter
nv’ér
grandson
sūnzi
granddaughter
sūn nv
please
qǐng
to enter / to come in
jìn
to sit / to have a seat
zuò
to smoke
chōuyān
Please don’t smoke.
Qǐng búyào chōuyān。
to drink
hē
tea
chá
beer
píjiǔ
water
shuǐ
this
zhè
this is
zhèshì
that
nà
that is
nàshì
surname
xìng
What’s your surname?
Nǐ xìng shénme？
What is your honorable surname?
Nǐ guìxìng？
What’s your full name? / What’s your given name?
Nǐ jiào shénme （míngzi）？
May I ask, … / Excuse me, …
Qǐngwèn， 。。。
to call
jiào
Let me introduce briefly.
Wǒ lái jièshào yí xiàr。
uncle
shūshu
egg
dàn
tart
tà
cheese
zhì shì
biscuit
bǐng
Do you have siblings?
Nǐ yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma？
aunt
ā yí
to ask
wèn
let me
wǒ lái
a little bit
yī xiàr \ yī diànr
which
nǎ
weekend
zhōu mò
Happy weekend.
Zhōu mò kuài lè。
to love
ài
ice
bīng
wine / alcohol
jiǔ
You don’t smoke.
Nǐ bù chōuyān。
Who drinks water?
Shuí hē shuǐ？
a lot
hěn duō
How’s your weekend?
Zhōu mò zěn me yàng？
how
zěn me yàng
Easy?
Jiǎn dān ma？
difficult
nán
to like
xǐhuān
twin sister
shuāng bāo tái
to have
yǒu
to can
kěyǐ
to write
xiě zì
to speak
shuō
to climb
dēng shān \ pá
fake / not real
jiǎ de
to run fast
pǎo de kuài
fast
kuài
to ride a bike
qí zí xíng chē
to swim
yóuyǒng
to dance
tiào wǔ
to want
xiǎng yào
milk
niú nǎi
jewelry
zhū bǎo
to read / to watch / to look / to visit
kàn
to come
lái
to go
qù
home
jiā
I’m at home
Wǒ zài jiā
why
wèi shén me
angry
shēngqī
sad
shāng xīn
bored
xián
hard working
nǔli
I’m getting a cold.
Wǒ bìng le。
I’m not feeling well.
Wǒ bù shūfu。
comfortable
shūfu
to want / to think
xiǎng
zero
líng
one
yī
two
èr
three
sān
four
sì
five
wǔ
six
liù
seven
qī
eight
bā
nine
jiǔ
ten
shí
eleven
shíyī
twentyone
èrshíyī
hundred
bǎi
onehundred
yībǎi
onehundredthree
yībǎilíngsān
onehundredthirty
yībǎisān（shí）
(one piece of) paper
（yī zhāng）zhǐ
two (for quantity)
liǎng
(one) person
（yī ge）rén
how many (anticipated number is less than ten)
jǐ + measure word
How many children do you have?
Ní yǒu jǐ ge háizi？
how many (for any number)
duōshǎo
How many people does China have?
Zhōngguó yǒu duōshǎo rén？
(one) house
（yī ge）fángzi
(one) dog
（yī zhī）gǒu
(one) cat
（yī zhī）māo
table
zhuōzi
meat
ròu
Is it tasty?
Hǎo chī ma？
to die
sǐ
to get rich
fā
Everything is going smooth.
Liù liù dà shùn。
several
jǐ ge
first
dì yī
the first house
dì yī ge fángzi
(one) book
（yī běn）shū
This is my first Mandarin book.
Zhè shī dì yī běn pǔtōnhhuà shū。
page
yè
page one
dì yī yè
Which page?
Dì jǐ yè？
America
měiguó
I don’t like you to smoke.
Wǒ bù xǐhuān nǐ chōuyān。
too / excessively
tài \ tài le
She’s so busy.
Tā tài máng le。
I’m not too busy.
Wǒ bú tài máng。
I like you too much.
Wǒ tài xǐhuān nǐ le。
I don’t like you too much.
Wǒ bú tài xǐhuān nǐ。
book in blue
lánsè de shū
color
yánsè
red color
hóngsè
Who do you like?
Nǐ xǐhuān shéi？
to prefer
bǐjiào xǐhuān
white color
báisè
blue color
lánsè
My daughter likes white cars.
Wǒ nv’ér xǐhuān báisè de chē。
yellow color
huángsè
green color
lvsè
(one) car
（yī liàng）qìchē
black color
hēisè
brown color
kāfēisè
clothes
yīfu
Is your car red?
Nǐde chē shì hóngsè de ma？
Do you like yellow clothes?
Nǐ xǐhuān huángsè de yīfu ma？
Are your clothes white?
Nǐde yīfu shì báisè de ma？
Is this brown?
Zhèshì kāfēisè ma？
orange color
júhuángsè \ chéngsè
grey color
huīsè
Whose book is grey?
Shéi de shū shì huīsè de？
well / so / in that case
nàme
You don’t like the color black, then, what color do you like?
Nǐ bù xǐhuān hēisè，nàme，nǐ xǐhuān shénme yánsè？
both
liǎ
you both
nǐmen liǎ
than
bǐjiào
Who’s taller among both of you?
Nǐmen liǎ shéi bǐjiào gāo？
Maureen’s taller than Candy.
Maureen bǐ Candy gāo。
to buy
mǎi
whose
shéi de
to wear
chuān
purple color
zǐsè
pink color
fěn hóngsè
dark blue color
shēn lánsè
light blue color
qiǎn lánsè
to use
yòng
scarf
wéijīn
shirt
chènyī
shorts
duǎnkù
(one) television
（yī tái）diànshì
(one) movie (different movies)
（yī bù）diànyǐng
black and white
hēibái
nobody
méiyǒurén
should
gāi
I’m hungry, so we should go eat something.
Wǒ hěn è，nàme，wǒmen gāi qù chī dōngxi。
to rest
xiūxi
steep
shuì jiào
to do sports
zuō yùndòng
to do
zuō
good idea
hǎo zhǔ yì
to marry
jié nūn
A married earlier than B.
A jié nūn bǐ B zāo。
I’m better than you.
Wǒ bǐ nǐ hǎo。
dress
qúnzi \ lián yì qún
Where are you going?
Nǐ qù nǎr？
Where to you go to buy clothes?
Nǐ qù nǎr mǎi yīfu？
Central
zhōnghuán
I go to Central to buy clothes.
Wǒ qù zhōnghuán mǎi yīfu。
vacation / holiday
dùjià
Where do you like to go on holiday?
Nǐ xǐhuān qù nǎr dù jià？
Look at me!
Nǐ kàn wǒ！
Look here!
Kàn zhèr！
Don’t look there.
Bú yào kàn nàr。
I’m reading this book.
Wǒ kàn zhè běn shū。
I’m going to visit a friend.
Wǒ qù kàn péngyou。
I like to watch television.
Wǒ xǐhuān kàn diànshì。
(one) magazine
（yī běn）zázhì
(one) movie (same movie, different time)
（yī chǎng）diànyǐng
to hit
dǎ
(one) computer
（yī bù）diànnǎo
to work on the computer
dǎ diànnǎo
to ride
qí
(one) bicycle
（yī liàng）zìxíngchē \ （yī liàng）dānchē
(one) meal / rice
（yī dùn）fàn
to cook
zuòfàn
to walk (with no destination)
guàng
street / road
jiē
to do window shopping
guàngjiē
to run
pǎo
steps
bù
to jog / jogging
pǎobù
hill / mountain
shān
to hike / hiking
páshān
driving
kāichē
to listen
tīng
music
yīnyuè
song
gē
to go shopping
mǎi dōngxi
(one) ball
（yī ge）qiú
to play ball games
dǎqiú
to eat
chī
cusine
cài
to want / to need
yào
Do you need to buy a lot of things?
Nǐ yào mǎi hěnduō dōngxi ma？
to sleep
shuìjiào
to give
gěi
(one) fruit
（yī ge）shuǐguǒ
(one) watermelon
（yī ge）xīguā
how about
ne
How about watching movies?
Kàn diànyǐng ne？
students
xuéshēngmen
to make a telephonecall
dǎ diànhuà
to have time
yǒu kòngr
moment / when / while
shíhou
to have a moment of free time
yǒu kòngr de shíhou
hobby
shìhào
What’s your hobby?
Nǐde shìhào shì shénme？
electricity
diàn
brain
nǎo
sight
shì
shadow
yǐng
horse
mǎ
to horsebackride
qí mǎ
rice
mǐfàn
to beg
yàofàn
(one bowl of) rice
（yī wǎn）fàn
dinner
wǎnfàn
(one) dinner
（yī dùn）wǎnfàn
to talk
liáo
to sing
chàng gē
Peak
shān dǐng
top
dǐng
rugby
gǎnlǎn qiú
olive
gǎnlǎn
basketball
lán qiú
basket
lán
olive oil
gǎnlǎn yóu
cricket
bǎn qiú
baseball
bàng qiú
football (soccer)
zú qiú
to kick
tí
to play football
tí zú qiú
tennis
wǎng qiú
net / network
wǎng
competition
sài
I watch a ball game.
Wǒ kàn qiú sài。
to surf on the internet
shàng wǎng
to look for
zhǎo
to look for someone
zhǎorén
Who are you looking for?
Nǐ zhǎo shéi？
What are you looking for?
Nǐ zhǎo shénme？
to live
zhù
Where do you live?
Nǐ zhù nǎr？
Where is she?
Tā zài nǎr？
She’s at home.
Tā zài jiā。
home
jiā
Where’s your home?
Nǐ（de）jiā zài nǎr？
American
měiguó rén
What’s your nationality? / Where do you come from?
Nǐ shì nǎguó rén？
Pakistan
bājīsītǎn
Macao
àuomén
Taiwan
táiwān
Japan
rìběn
Korea
hánguó
Thailand
tàiguó
(one) week
（yī ge）xīngqī
Monday
xīngqī yī \ zhōu yī
Tuesday
xīngqī èr \ zhōu èr
Wednesday
xīngqī sān \ zhōu sān
Thursday
xīngqī sì \ zhōu sì
Friday
xīngqī wǔ \ zhōu wǔ
Saturday
xīngqī liù \ zhōu liù
Sunday
xīngqī rì \ xīngqī tiān \ zhōu rì \ zhōu tiān
sun
rì
day / sky
tiān
Singapore
xīnjiāpō
Malaysia
mǎláixīyà
Philippines
fēilvbīn
Indonesia
yīnní
Italy
yìdàlì
Spain
xìbānyá
Germany
déguó
India
yìndù
Canada
jiānádà
Australia
àodàlìyà
England
yīngguó
France
fǎguó
Kowloon
jiǔlóng
New Territories
xīnjiè
Outlying Island
lídǎo
Central
zhōnghuán
Tsim Sha Tsui
jiānshāzuǐ
(one) room
（yī ge）fángjiān
Wan Chai
Wānzǎi
Asia
yàzhōu
Seoul
shǒuěr
Africa
fēizhōu
Denmark
dānmài
Finnland
fēnlán
Belgium
bǐlìshí
happy birthday
shēngri kuài lè
mobilephone
shǒujī
hotel
bīnguǎn \ jiǔdiàn
wallet
qiánbāo
toilet
cèsuǒ
twenty years old
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