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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
Q

餐厅

A
  • dining hall
  • can1 ting1
  • cān tīng
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餐

A
  • meal
  • can1
  • cān
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厅

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  • hall
  • ting1
  • tīng
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在

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  • to be here, there
  • zai4
  • zài
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5
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哪儿

A
  • where
  • nar3
  • nǎr
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Q

问

A
  • to ask
  • wen4
  • wèn
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请问

A
  • May I ask …?
  • qing3 wen4
  • qǐng wèn
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问

A
  • to ask
  • wen4
  • wèn
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这

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  • this
  • zhe4
  • zhè
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Q

宿

A
  • 1st character of ‘su4 she4’
  • Dormitory
  • su4
  • sù
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舍

A
  • 2nd character of ‘su4 she4’
  • Dormitory
  • she4
  • shè
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宿舍

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  • dormitory
  • su4 she4
  • sù shè
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女

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  • woman
  • nv3
  • nǚ
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学

A
  • to study
  • xue2
  • xué
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生

A
  • to be born
  • sheng5
  • sheng
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学生

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  • student
  • xue2 sheng5
  • xué sheng
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17
Q

进

A
  • to enter
  • jin4
  • jìn
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坐

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  • to sit down
  • zuo4
  • zuò
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谢谢

A
  • to thank
  • xie4 xie5
  • xiè xie
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对

A
  • 1st character in ‘dui4 bu5 qi3’
  • Sorry
  • This character means ‘correct’
  • dui4
  • duì
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不

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  • 2nd character in ‘dui4 bu5 qi3’
  • Sorry
  • This character means ‘no; not’
  • bu5 (normally bu4, but in dui4 bu5 qi3’ it is neutral).
  • bu
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起

A
  • 3rd character in ‘dui4 bu5 qi3’
  • Sorry
  • qǐ
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对不起

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  • Sorry
  • dui4 bu5 qi3
  • duìbuqǐ
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Q

知

A
  • 1st character in ‘zhi1 dao5’
  • zhi1
  • zhī
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Q

道

A
  • 2nd character in ‘zhi1 dao5’
  • dao5
  • dao
26
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知道

A
  • to know
  • zhi1 dao5
  • zhī dao
27
Q

没

A
  • to have
  • 1st character in ‘mei2 guan1xi5’
  • mei2
  • méi
28
Q

关

A
  • 2nd character in ‘mei2 guan1xi5’
  • guan1
  • guān
29
Q

系

A
  • 3rd character in ‘mei2 guan1xi5’
  • xi5
30
Q

没关系

A
  • mei3 guan1xi5
  • “Never mind; it doesn’t matter”
  • Given in response to ‘dui4 bu5 qi3’
  • méi guānxi
31
Q

再

A
  • again
  • zai4
  • 1st character of ‘zai4 jian4’; goodbye
  • zài
32
Q

见

A
  • to see
  • jian4
  • second character of ‘zai4 jian4’
  • jiàn
33
Q

再见

A
  • Goodbye
  • zai4 jian4
  • zàijiàn
34
Q

王

A
  • Wang, a surname; king
  • Wang2
  • wáng
35
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小

A
  • small
  • xiao3
  • xiǎo
36
Q

云

A
  • cloud
  • yun2
  • yún
37
Q

王小云

A
  • Wang Xiaoyun, a name
  • wang2 xiao3 yun2
  • wáng xiǎoyún
38
Q

请问， 这是王小云的宿舍吗？

A

May I ask, is this Wang Xiaoyun’s dormitory?

Qǐng wèn, zhè shì wáng xiǎoyún de sù shè ma?

39
Q

是。请进， 请坐。

A

Yes, please come in and sit down.

Shì. Qǐng jìn, qǐng zuò.

40
Q

谢谢。 王小云在吗？

A

Thank you. Where is Wang Xiaoyun?

Xièxie. Wáng Xiǎoyún zài nǎr?

41
Q

他不在。

A

He isn’t here.

Tā bù zài.

42
Q

他在哪儿？

A

Where is he?

Tā zài nǎr?

43
Q

对不起， 我不知道。

A

Sorry, I don’t know.

Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdao.

44
Q

没关系。 好， 再见。

A

Never mind. OK, goodbye.

Méigūanxi. Hǎo, zàijiàn.

45
Q

小姐， 请问餐厅在哪儿？

A

Miss, May I ask, where is the dining hall?

Xiàojie. Qǐngwèn, cāntīng zài nǎr?

46
Q

在二层二零四号。

A

It’s on the second floor, number 204.

Zài èr céng èr líng sì hào.

47
Q

不用谢。

A

No need to thank me.

Búyòng xiè.

Note that the use of ‘bu4’ here uses a sandhi in conjunction with a following fourth tone, the bu2 is pronounced as a second tone.

48
Q

我来晚了。

A

Wǒ lái wǎn le.

I’m late.

49
Q

大为， 我们在这儿。

A

Dàwéi, wǒmen zài zhèr.

Da Wei, we are here.

50
Q

小姐

A

Miss

xiǎojiě

51
Q

层

A

céng

story; floor

52
Q

零

A

líng

zero

53
Q

四

A

sì

four

54
Q

号

A

number

hào

55
Q

不用

A

búyòng

no need

56
Q

这儿

A

here

zhèr

57
Q

晚

A

wǎn

late

58
Q

了

A

modal aspect particle

le5

indicates something done in the past

59
Q

宋

A

Song, a surname

sòng

60
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华

A

Hua, a given name

huá

61
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宋华

A

Song Hua, a name

sòng huá

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