Chinese 1 Flashcards
big
small
dà 大
xiǎo 小
teacher
Coach
student
lǎoshī 老师
jiào liàn 教练
xuéshēng 学生
beautiful
good looking
cute
ugly
piàoliang 漂亮
hǎokàn 好看
kěài 可爱
chǒu lòu 丑陋
hot
cold
rè 热
lěng 冷
happy (momentary)
happy (deep/enduring)
sad
angry
anxious
gāoxìng 高兴
kuàile 快乐
shāng xīn 伤心
shēng qì 生气
dānxīn 担心
many, much
few, little
duō 多
shǎo 少
good
pretty good/decent/not bad
bad
hǎo 好
búcuò 不错
huà 坏
can, to be able to x2
can, have learned to
néng 能 // kě yǐ 可以
huì 会
to know/be familiar with
to know conceptually
rènshi 认识
zhīdào 知道
to want - order food, demand
to want - would like, polite
yào 要
xiǎng 想
to like
to love
xǐhuān 喜欢
ài 爱
to work
to go to work
gōngzuò 工作
shàngbān 上班
to live
zhù
住
to sit
//
ride in a taxi/car/metro/plane/train/boat
zuò
坐
to open/drive (a car)
to close
kāi 开
guān 关
to buy
to pay
to sell
mǎi 买
mǎidān 买单
mài 卖
to do x 2
zuò 做 // gàn 干
to make phone call
dǎdiànhuà
打电话
to sleep
to rest
to get up
to get up early
shuìjiào 睡觉
xiūxí 休息
qǐchuáng 起床
zǎoqǐ 早起
to eat
to drink
to cook
chī 吃
hē 喝
zuòfàn 做饭
to go x 2
to come
to return
to comeback
qù 去 // wǎng 往
lái 来
huí 回
huílái 回来
to call
jiào
叫
to see
“look”/”have a look”
kànjiàn 看见
kànyíkàn 看一看
to write
to read/to read aloud
xiě 写
dú 读
to speak
to talk to
to chat
to listen
shuō 说
shuōhuà 说话
liáo 聊
tīng 听
to have
to be (am, is, are)
yǒu 有
shì 是
Excuse me/Pardon me
no worries
sorry
may I
bù hǎo yìsi 不 好 意思
méiguānxì 没关系
duìbùqǐ 对不起
qǐngwèn 请问
please
qǐng
请
good-bye
zàijiàn
再见
thank you
you’re welcome
xièxie 谢谢
búkèqì 不客气
chair
desk/table
yǐzi 椅子
zhuōzi 桌子
Chinese language
character
hànyǔ 汉语/zhōngwén 中文
zì 字
book
pen
shū 书
bǐ 筆
person
name
rén 人
míngzi 名字
thing
dōngxi
东西
animal
dog
cat
dòng wù 动物
gǒu 狗
māo 猫
weather
sunny day
cloudy day
rain
snow
tiānqì 天气
qíngtiān 晴天
yīntiān 阴天
xiàyǔ 下雨
xiàxuě 下雪
movie
computer
television
diànyǐng 电影
diànnǎo 电脑
diànshì 电视
taxi x2
chūzūchē 出租车
jì chéng chē 计程车
money
qián
钱
fruit
apple
shuǐguǒ 水果
píngguǒ 苹果
rice
mǐfàn 米饭
dish
cài
菜
water
juice
milk
coffee
tea
shuǐ 水
guǒzhī 果汁
niúnǎi 牛奶
kāfēi 咖啡
chá 茶
cloth
yīfu
衣服
miss
sir
xiǎojiě 小姐
xiānsheng 先生
doctor
medicine
yīshēng 医生
yào 药
friend
péngyǒu
朋友
classmate
coworker
roommate
tóngxué 同学
tóng shì 同事
shì yǒu 室友
daughter
son
nǚér 女儿
érzi 儿子
mother
father
māma 妈妈
bàba 爸爸
now
time (specific)
time (quantity/abstract)
o’clock
minute (for telling time)
xiànzài 现在
shíhou 时候
shíjiān 时间
diǎn 点
fēn 分
minute
hour
number/day
week
weekend
month
year
fēnzhōng 分钟
xiǎoshí 小时
hào 号/rì 日
xīngqī 星期
zhōumò 周末
yuè 月
nián 年
daybreak
early morning (12-9am)
morning (9-11am)
mid-day (11am-1pm)
afternoon (1-5pm)
evening (5pm-12am)
dàn 旦
zǎoshàng 早上
shàngwǔ 上午
zhōng wǔ 中午
xiàwǔ 下午
wǎnshàng 晚上
The day before yesterday
yesterday
today
tomorrow
The day after tomorrow
qián tiān 前天
zuótiān 昨天
jīntiān 今天
míngtiān 明天
hòu tiān 后天
behind
inside
in front of
outside
hòumiàn 后面
lǐmiàn 里
qiánmiàn 前面
wàimiàn 外面
up
down
shàng 上
xià 下
Foreign country
China
France
Europe
wàiguó 外国
Zhōngguò 中国
Fà guó 法國
Ōu zhōu 欧洲
store
mall
grocery store
bookstore
shoe store
cinema
shāngdiàn 商店
shāngchǎng 商场
chāoshì 超市
shūdiàn 书店
xiédiàn 鞋店
diànyǐngyuàn 电影院
home/family
house
apartment/multistory building
jiā 家
fángzi 房子
dà lóu 大楼
auxiliary to indicate a question
auxiliary to express change/the present
auxiliary to indicate possesion (mine)
auxiliary to express “what about”
ex: what about you?
auxillary to express surprise
auxillary to express suggestion
ma 吗
le 了
de 的
ne 呢
a 啊
ba 吧
in, at
zài
在
and
or/still
hé 和
hái shì 还是
a little bit
some
half
all
only
yī diǎnr 一点儿
yī xiē 一些
bàn 半
dōu 都
zhǐ 只
too
very/quite
really
“better”
“most”
tài 太
hěn 很
zhēn 真
gèng 更
zuì 最
no (with verbs like to have)
// never
no (with verbs like to be)
// don’t
méi 没
bù 不
piece, chunk,cash
kuài
块
measure word (for books)
measure word (for normal objects/people)
measure word (for age)
measure word (for family members)
measure word (for pictures/photos)
measure word (for bottles)
measure word (for type, genre)
measure word (for transport stops)
measure word (for events, things, clothes)
běn 本
gè 个
suì 岁
kǒu 口
zhāng 张
jiàn 件
píng 瓶
zhǒng 种
zhàn 站
jiàn 件
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
liù 六
qī 七
bā 八
jiǔ 九
shí 十
numbers
one
two
three
four
five
shù zì 数字
yī 一
èr 二
sān 三
sì 四
wǔ 五
how
how about
zěnme 怎么
zěnmeyàng 怎么样
a few, how many >10
how many, how much <10
how long
jǐ 几
duōshǎo 多少
duōjiǔ 多久
who
where
what, why
which
When
shéi 谁
nǎr 哪儿
shénme 什么
nǎ 哪
shénme shíhou 什么时候
morning! (greeting)
Zǎo
早
I’m busy/doing something
I’m free/not busy x2
wǒ yǒu shì 我沒事
wǒ méi shì 我没事 / wǒ yǒu kòng 我有空
to be busy (single verb)
máng
忙
I am busy (2 ways)
wǒ yǒu hěn duō shì
我有很多事
wǒ hěn máng
我很忙
to teach
to study
to practice
jiāo 教
xuéxi 学习
liànxí 练习
but/however
also
kě shì 可是
yě 也
to understand
dǒng
懂
to look/watch/read
kàn
看
enough
gòu
够
(I’m/it’s) ok
(I’m) quite good
hái kěyǐ 还可以
tǐng hǎo de 挺好的
expensive
cheap
guì 贵
piányi 便宜
yes
no
shì de 是的
bù 不
ok (state of being)
ok (affirmation)
ok (slightly less positive affirmation)
hǎo de 好的
xíng 行
kě yǐ 可以
Soup
Spoon
tāng 湯
tāng chí 湯匙
To use
yòng
用
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Chopsticks
wǎn 碗
pán 盤
bēizi 杯子
kuài zi 筷子
Pair
Shuāng
雙
Delicious
hǎo chī
好吃
Dish of food
cài 菜
Meal
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
cān 餐
zǎo cān 早餐
wǔ cān 午餐
wǎn cān 晚餐
Dining room/Restaurant
cān tīng 餐厅
Menu
To order food
cài dān 菜單
diǎn cài 點菜
Hundred
Thousand
Ten thousand
bǎi 百
qiān 千
wàn 万
to hear
tīng shuō 聽説
Fish
Chicken
Egg
Beef
Pork
yú 鱼
jī 雞
jīdàn 鸡蛋
niú ròu 牛肉
zhū ròu 豬肉
To walk
To walk around/stroll
zǒu 走
sàn bù 散步
Car
Bus
Metro/Subway
Train
Plane
Boat
Bike
(qì) chē (汽)车
gōng chē 公車
dì tiě 地铁
gāo tiě 高铁
fēijī 飞机
chuán 船
(qí) zì xíng chē 骑车
Old (age)
lǎo 老
Tired
lèi
累
Older brother
Younger brother
gēge 哥哥
dìdi 弟弟
Older sister
Younger sister
jiějie 姐姐
mèimei 妹妹
Siblings
Family members
xiōngdì jiěmèi 兄弟姐妹
jiārén 家人
To introduce
jièshào
介绍
Picture/photo
zhàopiàn
照片
Public park
Road
Street
gōng yuán 公園
lù 路
jiē 街
To be ready/prepared
zhǔn bèi
准备
City x2
Village/Rural Community
chéng shì 城市 // dū shì 都市
xiāng xià 乡下
Close
Nearby
Far
jìn 近
fùjìn 附近
yuǎn 远
To enter
To leave
rù 入
lí 离
To walk down the street/to stroll
To cross (street)/ to go over
guàng jiē 逛街
guò 过
Bus stop/railway stop
chē zhàn 车站
Cheers!
gān bēi
干杯
Thirsty
Hungry
Sleepy
kě 渴
è 饿
kùn 困
To work out
To listen to music
To meet/hang out with friends
To swim
jiànshēn 健身
tīng yīnyuè 听音乐
jiàn péngyou 见朋友
yóuyǒng 游泳
Fried rice
Stir fried noodles
Dumplings
Baos
chǎofàn 炒饭
chǎomiàn 炒面
jiǎozi 饺子
bāo zi 包子
Correct
Wrong
duì 对
bù duì 不对
Celsius
dù 度
Play a ball game
Watch a ball sport
dǎqiú 打球
qiúsài 球赛
French
Spanish
English
fǎyǔ 法语
xībānyáyǔ 西班牙语
yīngyǔ 英语
Nice to meet you
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ
Alcoholic beverage
Beer
Bar
jiǔ 酒
pí jiǔ 啤酒
jiǔba 酒吧
What’s the temperature today?
What time is it?
What’s that?
How are you?
What does this mean in Chinese?
Jīntiān duóshǎo dù? 今天多少度？
Jǐ diǎn le? 几点了？
Nà shì shénme? 那是什么?
Nǐ zěnmeyàng? 你怎么样
Zhōngwén yìsi shì shénme
To travel
lǚyóu 旅游
This one
These
That one
Those
zhège 这个
zhè xiē 这些
nàge 那个
nàxiē 那些
Make it cheaper!
Piányi yìdiǎn 便宜一点
Chocolate
qiǎokèlì 巧克力
Birthday
shēngrì 生日
Vegetable
shūcài 蔬菜
Shoe
xié 鞋
Meaning
yìsi 意思
(the) most
really want to
zuì 最
jiù shì 就是
experienced action marker
(verb + ? = Have you ever…?)
guò 过
Roadside street grocer
lù biān tān 路边摊
Spicy
Salty
Sweet
Bitter
Sour
là 辣
xián 咸
tián 甜
kǔ 苦
suān 酸
Video
shì pín 视频
Myself/Yourself/Oneself/Ourselves/Their selves indicator which follows the subject
zì jǐ 自己
Here
There
zhè lǐ 这里
nà li 那里
(with) ice
without ice
bīng 冰
qù bīng 去冰
Father in law
Mother in law
Son in law
Daughter in law
gōng gong 公公
pó po 婆婆
nǚ xu 女婿
ér xí 儿媳
Twins
shuāng bāo tāi 双胞胎
(Ex) Boyfriend
(Ex) Girlfriend
(前qián) nán péng you 男朋友
(前qián) nǚ péng you 女朋友
Married
Single
jié hūn le 结婚了
dān shēn 单身
Employee
Boss
zhí yuán 职员
shàng si 上司
Let me know…
Gào su wǒ… 告诉我…
Do you mind…
Nǐ jiè yì…? 你介意…？
I can’t…
wǒ bù xíng 我不行
Plans
jì huà 计划
A class x2
Course
jié kè 节课 // gè bān 个班
xué nián 学年
Classroom
jiào shì 教室
To surf the internet
shàngwǎng 上网
Waiter
fúwùyuán 服务员
To have class (both student/teacher)
shàngkè 上课
To go shopping
qù guàngjiē 去逛街
To think/feel
juéde 觉得
interesting, fun, enjoyable x2
boring
hǎowán 好玩 / yǒuyìsi 有意思
wúliáo 无聊
Exercise
yùndòng 运动
Annoying
máfán 麻烦
To go out
chūmén 出门
Together
yìqǐ 一起
Phrase “Forget it”
suànle 算了
To sing
chànggē 唱歌
Homework
Textbook
Exam
Test
gōngkè 功课
kè běn 课本
kǎo shì 考试
shì juàn 试卷
Library
School
túshūguǎn 图书馆
xuéxiào 学校
(this) question
(zhè) tí (这)题
Difficult
Easy
nán 难
róng yì 容易
Old/used
New
jiù 旧
xīn 新
Phone
shǒujī 手机
On top of
before or after object?
Under/below
Beside
shàngmiàn 上面
comes after object
xiàmiàn 下面
pángbiān 旁边
Beach
Lake
hǎibiān 海边
hú 湖
To welcome
huānyíng 欢迎
To play/have fun
wán 玩
Massage
Cupping
àn mó 按摩
bá huǒ guàn 拔火罐
To fall sick
To see a doctor
Hospital
shēng bìng 生病
kànbìng 看病
yīyuàn 医院
To kick/play football
tī 踢
Kind/nice person
rén hěn hǎo人很好
Field
Mountain
chǎng 场
shān 山
Like that
Not like that/not very
nà me 那么
bù nà me 不那么
More or less//are about the same
chà bu duō 差不多
Never
Sometimes
Always (continuous state) //
Always (frequently)
cóng bù 从不
yǒu shí hou 有时候
yīzhí 一直
zǒngshì 总是
To let
ràng 让
To translate
fān yì 翻译
Clever
Naughty
guāi 乖
táo qì 淘气
By the way
duìle 对了
To tell
gàosù 告诉
To forget
wàngle 忘了
then/after
then/right away/just
rán hòu 然后
jiù 就
Post office
yóujú 邮局
Left
Right
To turn left
To turn right
zuǒ 左
yòu 右
zuǒguǎi 左拐
yòuguǎi 右拐
From
cóng 从
To arrive
To leave
dào 到
zǒu 走
Affair/matter/thing
shìqíng 事情
To must/have to x 2
adverb which precedes the verb
yīng gāi 应该
děi 得
Just
Just a short while ago
Recently
Before
Already
Once
gāng 刚
gāng gang 刚刚
zuìjìn 最近
yǐ qián 以前
yǐ jīng 已经
céng jīng 曾经
Adverb for present continuous
Adverb for still
zhèng zài 正在 / zài 在
hái 还
Future Adverbs
to want to/be going to
will
to plan/plan to x2
_
yào 要
huì 会
dǎ suàn 打算 // jìhuà 计划
Last
Next
shàng (measure word) 上(?)
xià (measure word)下(?)
Soon x 2
A little later
Later
bù jiǔ 不久 // hěn kuài 很快
děng yìhuǐ 等一会
zhī hòu 之后
To need
To not need
xū yào 需要
bù xū yào 不需要
To fear
pà 怕
To take a photo
pāi zhào 拍照
Museum
bówùguǎn 博物馆
Place (location/noun)
dìfāng 地方
To climb/crawl
pá 爬
Convenient
fāngbiàn 方便
Ticket
piào 票
To give someone a ride
zài 载
Scenery
fēngjǐng 风景
To wait
děng 等
To be late (verb)
chídào 迟到
To make an appointment
yuē 约
Last time
Time
Next time
One time
shàngcì 上次
cì 次
xià cì 下次
yī cì 一次
Slow
Fast
màn 慢
kuài 快
To
dào 到
With
gēn 跟
Useful
yǒuyòng 有用
To go on holidays
fàngjià 放假
Because
Therefore
yīnwèi 因为
suǒyǐ 所以
Calligraphy
shūfǎ 书法
To start/begin
kāishǐ 开始
To hold a meeting
kāihuì 开会
To invite
yāoqǐng 邀请
To give
gěi 给
A gift
lǐwù 礼物
Colours
Blue
Red
Yellow
Green
Orange
Purple
Pink
Brown
White
Black
Colourful
yánsè 颜色
lánsè 蓝色
hóngsè 红色
huángsè 黄色
lǜsè 绿色
chéngsè 橙色
zǐsè 紫色
fěnhóng sè粉
zōngsè 棕色
báisè 白色
hēisè 黑色
wǔ yán liù sè 五颜六色
Experience
jīngyàn 经验
Famous
yǒumíng 有名
Hotel x2
lǚguǎn 旅馆 x jiǔ diàn 酒店
To book/reserve
dìng 订
Souvenir
jìniànpǐn 纪念品
To get used to
xíguàn 习惯
Weird
qí guài 奇怪
Cigarette
yān 烟
To guess
cāi 猜
To smoke
chōu 抽
Island
dǎo 岛
Degree
dù 度
Each/every
Any
měi 每
rèn hé 任何
Culture
History
Story
wén huà 文化
lì shǐ 历史
gù shi 故事
To not want/like to part with
shěbude 舍不得
To miss (echar de menos)
xiǎng 想
To take (transportation)
dā 搭
To ski
huáxuě 滑雪
Comfortable
shūfu 舒服
Fat
Thin
pàng 胖
shòu 瘦
Tall
Short (height)
gāo 高
ǎi 矮
Long
Short (length)
cháng 长
duǎn 短
Hair
tóufà 头发
Health/body
shēntǐ 身体
To take time off
qǐngjià 请假
In my opinion,
zài wǒ kàn lái, 在我看来
Ordinal numbers prefix
dì(yī) 第(一)
Toward
wǎng 往
Comparison marker positive (is)
Comparison marker negative (isn’t)
Comparison marker (distance)
bǐ 比
méiyǒu 没有
lí 离
To help
bāng 帮
To look for
zhǎo 找
To scold
mà 骂
Air
qì 气
To calculate/count/plan
jì 计
Bright
Míng 明
Situation
kuàng 况
Maybe/probably
kěnéng 可能
Artwork
Ceramic
yì shù pǐn 艺术品
táo cí 陶瓷
Jewelry
Earrings
Necklace
shǒu shì 首饰
ěr huán 耳环
xiàng liàn 项链
To build/construct
jiàn zào 建造
Smart
cōng ming 聪明
To be willing
yuàn yì 愿意
Speed
sù dù 速度
To post
fā 发
Poor
qióng 穷
Lazy
lǎn 懒
To wish
zhù 祝
Temple
sì 寺
Gluten
Tofu
Carrot
Cucumber
miàn jīn 面筋
dòu fu 豆腐
hú luó bo 胡萝卜
huáng guā 黄瓜
Terracotta Warriors
bīng mǎ yǒng 兵马俑
Besides/apart from
chú le 除了
Religion
God
zōng jiào 宗教
shén 神
To kill
Dead
shā 杀
sǐ le 死了
Theatre
Play
jù yuàn 剧院
jù 剧
To wear
chuān 穿
Pregnant
huái yùn 怀孕
Another
lìng yī gè 另一个
Everywhere
dào chù 到处
