Chinese3 Flashcards

Question

星期四

Answer 1

(xīng qī sì) = Thursday

Answer 2

(xīng qī wǔ) = Friday

Answer 3

(xīng qī liù) = Saturday

Answer 4

(xīng qī tiān) = Sunday Note: 星期天 (xīng qī tiān) can also be said as 星期日 (xīng qī rì) - both mean Sunday.

Answer 5

(yī zhōu) = one week

Answer 6

(yī ge xīng qī) = one week

Answer 7

(yī ge lǐ bài) = one week

Answer 8

(zhōu mò) = weekend

Answer 9

(fàn diàn) = hotel (or restaurant, depending on region)

Answer 10

(diàn yǐng yuàn) = movie theater/cinema 電影 (diàn yǐng) = movie/film 電 (diàn) = electricity 影 (yǐng) = shadow/image 院 (yuàn) = yard/court/institution

Answer 11

(chāo shì) = supermarket

Answer 12

(yī yuàn) = hospital

Answer 13

(jī chǎng) = airport 機 (jī) = machine (same as in 飛機 = airplane) 場 (chǎng) = field/ground/place

Answer 14

和/跟/陪 are all used for describing doing things with others, but with different nuances: 和 (hé) = and/with - Most neutral and common - 和朋友去看電影 = go watch a movie with friends 跟 (gēn) = with/follow - Similar to 和, but can imply more "following along" - 跟我來 = follow me/come with me - 跟朋友聊天 = chat with friends 陪 (péi) = accompany/keep company - Implies accompanying someone as a form of companionship or service - 陪病人去醫院 = accompany a patient to the hospital - 陪孩子玩 = play with children (keeping them company) - Has a more caring or service-oriented connotation

Answer 15

去年 (qù nián) = last year - 去 (qù) = go/past - 年 (nián) = year 今年 (jīn nián) = this year - 今 (jīn) = now/present - 年 (nián) = year 明年 (míng nián) = next year - 明 (míng) = bright/next - 年 (nián) = year

Answer 16

上個月 (shàng ge yuè) = last month 這個月 (zhè ge yuè) = this month 下個月 (xià ge yuè) = next month

Answer 17

昨天 (zuó tiān) = yesterday - 昨 (zuó) = yesterday - 天 (tiān) = day 今天 (jīn tiān) = today - 今 (jīn) = now/present - 天 (tiān) = day 明天 (míng tiān) = tomorrow - 明 (míng) = bright/next - 天 (tiān) = day 後天 (hòu tiān) = day after tomorrow - 後 (hòu) = after/behind - 天 (tiān) = day

Answer 18

All these mean "last week": 上星期 (shàng xīng qī) / 上個星期 (shàng ge xīng qī) 上 (shàng) = previous/last 個 (ge) = measure word (optional) 星期 (xīng qī) = week 上週 (shàng zhōu) 上 (shàng) = previous/last 週 (zhōu) = week 上禮拜 (shàng lǐ bài) 上 (shàng) = previous/last 禮拜 (lǐ bài) = week These are all interchangeable, with similar regional preferences as discussed earlier (禮拜 more common in Taiwan, etc.)

Answer 19

三小時前 (sān xiǎo shí qián) = three hours ago - 三 (sān) = three - 小時 (xiǎo shí) = hour - 前 (qián) = ago/before 三小時後 (sān xiǎo shí hòu) = in three hours/three hours later - 三 (sān) = three - 小時 (xiǎo shí) = hour - 後 (hòu) = after/later

Answer 20

(shén me shí hou) = when/what time

Answer 21

去哪裡 (qù nǎ lǐ) = where are you going? - 去 (qù) = go - 哪裡 (nǎ lǐ) = where 回哪裡 (huí nǎ lǐ) = where are you returning to? - 回 (huí) = return - 哪裡 (nǎ lǐ) = where Note: 哪裡 can also be pronounced "nǎ li" and written as 哪兒 (nǎr) in mainland China.

Answer 22

和誰 (hé shuí) = with whom 跟誰 (gēn shuí) = with whom 陪誰 (péi shuí) = accompanying whom - 誰 (shuí) = who 和誰 (neutral): - 你和誰去? (nǐ hé shuí qù?) = Who are you going with? - 和誰一起吃飯? (hé shuí yī qǐ chī fàn?) = Who are you eating with? 跟誰 (following/going along with): - 你跟誰學中文? (nǐ gēn shuí xué zhōng wén?) = Who are you learning Chinese from? - 跟誰去看電影? (gēn shuí qù kàn diàn yǐng?) = Who are you going to the movies with? 陪誰 (accompanying/keeping company): - 你陪誰去醫院? (nǐ péi shuí qù yī yuàn?) = Who are you accompanying to the hospital? - 陪誰聊天? (péi shuí liáo tiān?) = Who are you keeping company/chatting with?

Answer 23

(zuò shén me) = do what/what are you doing

Answer 24

我不太想說 (wǒ bù tài xiǎng shuō) = I don't really want to talk about it/say it 我不想說 (wǒ bù xiǎng shuō) = I don't want to talk about it/say it The difference is that 不太 is softer/more polite than just 不: - 我不太想說 = I'd rather not say (more gentle) - 我不想說 = I don't want to say (more direct)

Answer 25

這是秘密 (zhè shì mì mì) = This is a secret

Answer 26

(bù guān nǐ de shì) = It's none of your business/It doesn't concern you