Chinese 1 - Reading Flashcards
你
Ni3: You
好
hao3 good
吗
ma question yes no
我
wo3 me
也
ye3 also
忙
mang2 busy
爸爸
ba4ba5 father
很
hen3 very
妈妈
ma1ma mother
他们
ta1men they
都
dou1 both
不
bu4 not no
男
nan2 male
朋友
peng2you friend
呢
ne modal particle for eliptical friends
哥哥
ge1ge older brother
要
yao4 To want
咖啡
ka1fei1 coffee
弟弟
di4di younger brother
我们
wo3men we, us
喝
he1 to drink
是
shi4 To be
哪
na3 which
国
guo2 Country
人
ren2 people
那
na4 that
谁
shei2 who
老师
lao3shi1 Teacher
中国
zhong1guo2
您
nin2 you (polite)
这
zhe4 this
外语
wai4yu3 foreign language
医生
yi1sheng1 doctor
奶奶
nai3nai (Paternal) grandmother
外婆
wai4po2 (Maternal) grandmother
认识
ren4shi To know (somebody)
高兴
gao1xing happy
可以
ke3yi3 may
进来
jin4lai to come in
请
qing3 please
记者
ji4zhe3 reporter
请问
qing3wen4 May I ask..?
贵姓
gui4xing4 your surname (polite form)
叫
jiao4 to be called
先生
xian1sheng Mr. sir
语言
yu3yan2 language
学院
xue2yuan4 institute
的
de (a possesive or modifying particle)
学生
xue2sheng Student
什么
shen2me what
学习
xue2xi2 to learn/study
汉语
han4yu3 Chinese (language)
英国
ying1guo2 England
加拿大
jia1na2da4 Canada
美国
mei3 guo2
餐厅
can1ting1 Dining Hall
在
zai4 to be (here,there)
哪儿
nar3 where
宿舍
su4she4
女
nv3
坐
zuo4 to sit
谢谢
xie4xie to thank
对不起
dui4buqi3 I’m Sorry
知道
zhi1dao to know
没关系
mei2guan1xi Nevermind, it doesn’t matter
再见
zai4jian4 goodbye
小姐
xiao3jie Ms.
二
er4 two
层
ceng2 floor/story
零 / O
ling2 Zero
四
si4 four
号
hao4 ordinal number
不用
bu2yong4 need not
晚
wan3 late
了
le (a modal particle, aspect particle)
去
qu4 to go
游泳
you2yong3 to swim
昨天
zuo2tian1 yesterday
京剧
jing1ju4 Beijing Opera
怎么样
zen3meyang4 how is…
有意思
you3 yi4si interesting
今天
jin1tian1 today
天气
tian1qi4 weather
太
tai4 too,extremely
时候
shi2hou time,moment
现在
xian4zai4 now
明天
ming2tian1 tomorrow
有
you3 to have
时间
shi2jian1 time
说
shuo1 to speak
遍
bian4 (for action) a time
打球
da3qiu2 to play ball games
抱歉
bao4qian4 sorry
恐怕
kong3pa4 afraid that…
行
xing2 to be OK
开学
kai1xue2 school opens, term begins
看
kan4 to look
问
wen4 to ask
一下
yi2xia4 (used after a verb to indicate a short informal action)
名片
ming2pian4 business card
啊
a4 Ah!
教授
jiao4shou4 professor
来
lai2 to come
介绍
jie4shao4
名字
ming2zi name
中文
zhong1wen2 Chinese
专业
zhuan1ye4 major/specialty
美术
Mei3shu4 Fine arts
文学
wen2xue2 literature
系
xi4 faculty/department
家
jia1 family/home
几
ji3 how many/how much
口
kou3 (MW for people in a family), mouth
照片
zhao4pian4 picture/photo
和
he2 and
个
ge4 (MW for general things)
姐姐
jie3jie Older Sister
两
liang3 two
弟弟
di4di younger brother
一共
yi2gong4 altogether
还
hai2 in addition, still
妹妹
mei4mei younger sister
小
xiao3 small
狗
gou3 dog
当然
dang1ran2 of course
张
zhang1 (MW for flat objects)
真
zhen1 really
可爱
ke3ai4 cute
没
mei2 not (没有)
做
zuo4 to do
工作
gong1zuo4 to work
大
da4 big
多少
duo1shao how many, how much (>10)
喜欢
xi3huan to like
外国
wai4guo2 foreign country
白
bai3 100
今年
jin1nian2 this year
岁
sui4 age
今天
jin1tian1 today
课
ke4 class,lesson
星期
xing1qi1 week
上午
shang4wu3 morning
下午
xia4wu3 afternoon
星期日
xing1qi1ri4 Sunday
号
hao4 day of the month
生日
sheng1ri birthday
多大
duo1da4 how old
出生
chu1sheng1 to be born
属
shu3 to be born in the year of ___ (one of the 12 animals)
聚会
ju4hui4 get-together/party
祝贺
zhu4he4 to congratulate
参加
can1jia1 to participate
过
guo4 to spend (time)
吃
chi1 to eat
蛋糕
dan4gao1 cake
买
mai3 to buy
瓶
ping2 bottle
红葡萄酒
hong2 pu2taojiu3 Red Wine
葡萄
pu2tao Grape
北京
bei3jing1 Beijing
快乐
kuai4le4 happy
漂亮
piao4liang beautiful
烤鸭
kao3ya1 roast duck
再
zai4 again
寿面
shou4mian4 Longevity noodles
光盘
guang1pan2 CD
音乐
yin1yue4 music
常常
chang2chang2 often
跟
gen1 with
商场
shang1chang3 market,bazar, shopping mall
有名
you3ming2 famous
书
shu1 book
报纸
bao4zhi3 newspaper
本子
ben3zi exercise book, notebook
那儿
nar4 there
师傅
shi1fu master
香蕉苹果
xiang1jiao1ping1guo3 apple w/ a taste of banana
容易
rong2yi4 easy
斤
jin1 (MW: 500 grams)
钱
qian2 money
块
kuai4 MW of basic chinese currency
毛
mao2 1/10 yuan
贵
gui4 expensive
分
fen1 1/100 yuan
送
song4 to give (as a present)
给
gei3 to give
找
zhao3 to give change
会
hui4 to have the knowledge of, can
一点儿
yi4 dian3er a little bit
司机
si1ji1 driver
点(钟)
dian3(zhong1) o’clock
差
cha4 to be short of