Colloquial Chinese Flashcards by Joysa S. | Brainscape

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欢迎

huānyíng

A

To welcome

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吃吧

chī ba

A

Please eat!
(吧）
Polite way to say please (casual)

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一路

yīlu

A

Trip/Journey

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顺利
shùnlì

eg: 你的一路顺利吗

Nǐ de yīlù shùnlì ma

A

Smooth/Nice

Did you have a nice trip

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有一点

yǒu yīdiǎn

A

A little bit

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不想来

bù xiǎng lái

A

Not to come

Eg: I don’t want to come to China

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太…..了
tài…..le
（Eg：我不太累了）

A

Too

Eg: I am not too tired

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猜
cāi
（eg: 你猜！）

A

You guess

Have a guess!

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看上去
kàngshangqu

eg: 你的看上去只有二十五岁左右
eg: 你看上去有一点累

A

To appear/seems like
Eg: You only look 32 years old.

eg: You seem a little tired

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只有

zhǐyǒu

A

only

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年轻

niánqīng

A

To be Young

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左右
zoǔyòu

Eg: 我的经理四十左右

Note: To be used at end of sentence

A

About/Approximately

My manager is about 40

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出门
chūmén

她昨天出门了

A

To be away/to go away

Eg: Yesterday she went away.

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还好

háihǎo

A

To be all right

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真可惜

zhēn kěxī

A

What a pity/shame!

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退休

tuìxiū

A

to retire/retired

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专业

zhuānyè

A

Subject/Major

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管理

guǎnlǐ

A

Management

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当

dāng

A

To be become/To act as…

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轮到

lúndào

A

It is 【Somebody’s】turn to…

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你在干什么？

nǐ gàn shénme

A

What are you doing? (Right now?)

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父母

Fùmǔ

A

Parents

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季节

jìjié

A

season (winter/summer etc)

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春天

chūntiān

A

spring

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夏天

xiàtiān

A

summer

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秋天

qiūtiān

A

autumn

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冬天

dōngtiān

A

Winter

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是啊

shì’a

A

yes

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既然….就

jìrán….jiù

A

as……then

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新鲜
xīnxiān
Eg: 新鲜草莓

A

fresh

Eg: Fresh fruit)

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各种

gè zhǒng

A

Various kinds…

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买东西

mǎi dōngxi

A

Shopping

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一些

yīxiē

A

Some…

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看看

kànkan

A

To take a look at

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穿

chuān

A

To wear

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糟糕

zāogāo

A

Damn it!

Q

钱包

qiánbāo

A

wallet

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借

jiè

A

To lend