Chapter 15 New Words Flashcards by Cendal Engle

Q

早

3

A

zao3

Early

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银行

2

A

Yin2hang2

Bank

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少

3

A

Shao3

Few, little

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排队

4

A

Pai2dui4

To form a line, to queue up

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排

2

A

pai2

To arrange, to put in order

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队

4

A

Dui4

A row of people, line

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换

4

A

Huan4

To exchange, to change

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英镑

4

A

ying1bang4

Pound sterling

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人民币

1. 4

A

ren2min2bi4

RMB
renminbi

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人民

2

A

ren2min2

People

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得

3

A

dei3

to need, must, to have to

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用

4

A

yong4

To use

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刚

1

A

gang1

just, only a short while ago

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从

2

A

cong2

from

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非常

2

A

fei1chang2

very, extremely, highly

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次

4

A

ci4

A measure word for actions
Times done doing

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参观

1

A

can1guan1

to visit (a place)

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兵马俑

1. 3

A

bing1ma3yong3

ceremonial clay statues of warriors and horses which are buried with the dead

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兵

1

A

bing1

soldier, fighter

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明信片

1. 4

A

ming2xin4pian4

postcard

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信

4

A

xin4

letter

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该

1

A

gai1

to be somebody’s turn to do something.

Q

工作人员

1 1. 2. 2

A

gong1zuo1 ren2yuan2

Working personnel, staff member

Q

人员

2

A

ren2yuan2

Personnel, staff

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千

1

A

qian1

thousand

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数

3

A

shu3

to count

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王府井

1. 3

A

Wang2fu3jing3

name of a famous commercial district in Beijing

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西安

1

A

Xi1’an1

Name of the capital of Shaanxi Province

Q

好久不见

1. 1. 4

A

hao3jiu3 bu2 jian4

haven’t seen (somebody) for a very long time

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好久

3

A

hao3jiu3

a very long time

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见

4

A

jian4

to see, to meet

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发展

3

A

fa1zhan3

to develop

Q

快

4

A

kuai4

fast, quick, rapid

Q

话

4

A

hua4

dialect, language

Q

普通话

1. 4

A

pu3tong1hua4

the common speech (Mandarin)

Q

普通

1

A

pu3tong1

common, general

Q

年轻

1

A

nian2qing1

young

Q

轻

1

A

qing1

light

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流利

4

A

liu2li4

fluent

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懂

3

A

dong3

to understand

Q

就

4

A

jiu4

exactly, precisely

Q

美元

2

A

mei3yuan2

U.S dollar

Q

欧元

2

A

ou1yuan2

Euro

Q

加元

2

A

jia1yuan2

Canadian dollar

Q

元

2

A

yuan2

a unit of Chinese currency

Q

汇lu4

4

A

hui4lu4

exchange rate

Q

现金

1

A

xian4jin1

cash

Q

信用卡

1. 3

A

xin4yong4ka3

credit card

Q

亚洲学系

1. 1. 4

A

Ya4zhou1xue2 xi4

Department of Asian Studies

Q

城市

4

A

cheng2shi4

city

Q

地方

4

A

di4fang

place

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儿子

2

A

er2zi

son

Q

菜

4

A

cai4

dish

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得

A

de

used after a verb