Book 1: Lesson 1-14 Flashcards
奶奶,外婆
奶奶 = grandmother (paternal)(nainai)
外婆 = grandmother (maternal)(waipo)
进
to enter(jìn)
进来
to come in(jìnlái)
记者
reporter (jìzhě)
贵姓
your surname (polite form)(guìxìng)
姓
surname(xìng)
先生
mr,sir (xiānsheng)
学院
institute, college(xuéyuàn)
宿舍
dormitory(sùshè)
在
to be (here, there), to be (in, on, at) (zài)
餐厅
dining room, cafeteria(cāntīng)
对不起
sorry (duìbuqǐ)
没关系
it doesn’t matter (méiguānxi)
再
again (zài)
小姐
miss,young lady (xiǎojiě)
层
measure word for floors(céng)
不用
no need (bú yòng)
京剧
Beijing opera (jīngjù)
时候 and 时间 difference
时候 shihou - time in general (what time does something happen, times up, duration of time)
时间 shijian - THE time (like; what’s THE time, THE time in Beijing is…, I didn’t have THE time)
遍
measure word for repeated times. eg: one time, two times (biàn)
打
to play, to hit (dǎ)
抱歉
regret, apology, to feel sorry (bào qiàn)
恐怕
I’m afraid that (kǒngpà)
行
all right; O.K. (xíng)
一下
used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action (yí xià)
名片
business card, name card (míngpiàn)
教授
professor(jiàoshòu)
那 and 哪
那 - that (nà)
哪 - which (nǎ)
介绍
to introduce (jièshào)
专业
major (in college); specialty(zhuānyè)
美术
fine arts(měi shù)
文学
literature (wénxué)
系
department (of a college or university) (xì)
照片
zhàopiàn - photo
几
how many,how much (jǐ)
口
measure word for number of family members (kǒu)
一共
altogether (yígòng)
还(有)
in addition, still (hai you)
妹妹 and 姐姐
弟弟 and 哥哥
妹妹 (meimei) = younger sister
姐姐 (jiejie) = older sister
弟弟 (didi) = younger brother
哥哥 (gege) = older brother
当然
of course (dāngrán)
张
zhāng (a measure word for flat objects)
真
really (zhēn)
as opposed to 很: very
可爱
cute; lovely (kě ài)
做
to do, to make, to be (zuò)
多少
how many,how much (duōshǎo)
几 and 多少 difference
几 = used for numbers less than 10
Measure word required after it
多少 = used for any numbers
Measure word optional after it
怎么样
how is it (zěnmeyàng)
上午,下午,晚上,中午
上午 = morning (shàngwǔ)
下午 = afternoon (xiàwǔ)
晚上 = evening (wǎnshang)
中午 = noon (zhōngwǔ)
课
class (kè)
号
date, day of the month, number (hào)
生日
birthday (shēngrì)
多大
how old (duō dà)
出生
to be born (chūshēng)
属
to be born in the year of (12 Chinese animals) (shǔ)
聚会
party; gathering (jùhuì)
祝贺
to congratulate (zhùhè)
参加
to participate, to attend (cānjiā)
过
to spend time/celebrate a holiday (guò)
蛋糕
cake (dàngāo)
瓶
measure word for a bottle (píng)
红葡萄酒
red wine (hóngpútaojiǔ)
红 hóng = red
葡萄 pútao = grape
酒 jiǔ = wine
烤鸭
roast duck (kǎoyā)
“…好吗?” and “…可以吗?”
好吗 hao ma
可以吗 keyi ma
Declarative sentence + 好吗/可以吗
Used to give a suggestion or ask for someones advice
这儿 and 哪儿
这儿 = here (zhèr)
哪儿 = there (nǎr)
音乐
music (yīnyuè)
光盘
CD (guāngpán)
商场
shopping mall, market (shāngchǎng)
有名
famous (yǒumíng)