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