Boya Chinese elem. II Flashcards

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1
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to enter (a door),

As soon as you came in / entered, I spotted you.

–> I spotted you as soon as you entered.

A

进门

jìn mén,

你一进门我就看见你了

nǐ yī jìn mén, wǒ jiù kàn jiàn nǐ le

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2
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To see / catch sight of

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看见

kàn jiàn

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3
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To pick someone up,

My parents came to Beijing last week.

I picked them up at the airport.

A

接 人

jiē (rén),

我父母上周来了北京。
Wǒ fùmǔ shàng zhōu láile běijīng.

我在机场接他们了。

Wǒ zài jīchǎng jiē tāmen le.

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airport,

airplane,

There are 39 airplanes at the airport

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机场

jī chǎng,

飞机

fēi jī,

在机场有三十九次飞机

zài jī chǎng yǒu sān shí jiǔ cì fēi jī

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5
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to see someone off

(also to send (off) or deliver),

I went to the airport to see them off.

A

sòng,

我去机场送他们了。

Wǒ qù jīchǎng sòng tāmen le.

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Parents,

father and mother

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父母

fù mǔ,

父亲和母亲

fù qīn hé mǔ qīn

(more formal than Mom / Dad 妈妈 / 爸爸)

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(scheduled) flight / flight number,

Has the flight from Thailand arrived yet?

A

航班

háng bān,

从泰国来的飞机到了吗?

cóng tài guó lái de fēi jī dào le mǎ?

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strange / odd

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奇怪

qí guài

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Already,

It’s already 2:50 o’clock.

A

dōu,

都两点五十了.

dōu liǎng diǎn wǔ shí le

(already is 都…了 only in this context, most of the time, 已经 yǐ jīng is used)

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10
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to research / check / investigate / examine / look up,

I’ll check (once / quickly)

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chá,

我查一下

wǒ chá yī xià

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Be late / behind schedule,

The train is 15 minutes late

A

晚点

wǎn diǎn,

火车晚点十五分钟。

Huǒ chē wǎn diǎn shí wǔ fēn zhōng.

(minutes can be 分钟 fēn zhōng or any of the two)

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diary,

to write in one’s diary

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日记

rì jì,

写日记

xiě rìjì

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sunny / cloudless,

Today is a sunny day / it’s sunny,

It’s clearing up

A

晴朗

qíng (lǎng),

天气晴朗。

Tiānqì qínglǎng,

天晴了。

Tiān qíng le.

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Overcast / cloudy,

The sky is overcast

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yīn,

天阴了。

Tiān yīn le.

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To change (direction) / turn,

It’s sunny turning cloudy

A

zhuǎn,

晴转阴

qíng zhuǎn yīn,

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16
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opportunity / chance,

job opportunity / -opening

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机会

jī huì,

从业机会

Cóngyè jīhuì

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to come across / run into / meet,

I ran into your father yesterday.

A

遇到

yù dào,

我昨天遇到你父亲

wǒ zuó tiān yù dào nǐ fù qīn

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on time / schedule / puntual

(for trains & planes etc.)

The train arrived on time.

A

正点

zhèng diǎn,

火车正点到达。

Huǒ chē zhèng diǎn dào (dá).

19
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to take off,

the airplane took off,

the economy is really taking off

A

起飞

qǐ fēi,

飞机起飞了

fēi jī qǐ fēi le,

经济真在起飞

jīng jì zhēn zài qǐ fēi

20
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When does your sister’s flight/plane arrive?

It should arrive at 2:30.

A

你姐姐的航班几点到?

Nǐ jiějiě de hángbān jǐ diǎn dào?

应该到达两点半。

Yīnggāi dàodá liǎng diǎn bàn.

21
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How / why hasn’t the plane arrived yet?,

Why don’t you tell him?,

Why aren’t you going?

A

怎么飞机还没到?

zěn me fēi jī hái méi dào,

你怎么不告诉他?

nǐ zěn me bú gào sù tā?

你怎么不去?

nǐ zěn me bú qù?

22
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Has the plane (coming) from Thailand arrived yet?

Not yet.

A

从泰国来的飞机到了吗?

Cóng tàiguó lái de fēijī dàole ma?

还没到。

Hái méi dào.

23
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This flight may be delayed thirty minutes.

A

这次航班可能要晚点三十分钟。

Zhè cì hángbān kěnéng yào wǎndiǎn sānshí fēnzhōng.

24
Q

When?

When I ate,

When you came to China, did your parents and friends see you off?

A

什么时候?
Shénme shíhòu?

我吃饭的时候
Wǒ chīfàn de shíhòu,

你来中国的时候,你的父母和朋友有没有到机场送你?

Nǐ lái zhōngguó de shíhòu, nǐ de fùmǔ hé péngyǒu yǒu méiyǒu dào jīchǎng sòng nǐ?

25
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Did someone pick you up at the airport when you arrived in China?

A

你到中国的时候,有人去机场接你了吗?

Nǐ dào zhōngguó de shíhòu, yǒurén qù jīchǎng jiē nǐle ma?

26
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When you came to China by plane, was your flight late?

A

坐飞机来中国的时候,你坐的航班晚点了吗?

Zuò fēijī lái zhōngguó de shíhòu, nǐ zuò de hángbān wǎndiǎnle ma?

27
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How did you feel the first time you flew?

I really like to fly.

A

第一次坐飞机的时候,你觉得怎么养?

Dì yī cì zuò fēijī de shíhòu, nǐ juédé zěnme yǎng?

我真的很喜欢坐飞机。
Wǒ zhēn de hěn xǐhuān zuò fēijī.

28
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A ticket,

We set off / departed as soon as we bought the tickets.

A

一张票
Yī zhāng piào,

我们一买到票就出发。

Wǒmen yī mǎi dào piào jiù chūfā.