Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

普通话 > Intermediate Phrases - Youtube > Flashcards

Intermediate Phrases - Youtube Flashcards

1
Q

如果明天天气好，我们就去野餐

A

yěcān

If it is fine tomorrow, we’ll go on a picnic.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

她长大了会成为一名医生

A

chéngwéi 成为 - Become; turn into

He is going to be a doctor when he grows up.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

这班公车客满了。你必须等下一班

A

kèmǎn - no vacancy, to have a full house

必须 bìxǖ -
1 to have to
2 must
3 compulsory
4 necessarily

The bus is full. You’ll have to wait for the next one.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

如果你快一点， 还能赶上他

A

gǎnshàng - catch up with, keep pace with

If you hurry, you will catch up with him.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

你怎么认为我做不了

A

What makes you think I won’t be able to do it?

rènwéi - believe, think, consider

zuò

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

她要开车送你去机场

A

He is going to drive you to the airport.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

我不知道我是否有时间做

A

shìfǒu - whether or not

I don’t is I’ll have time to do it.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

我有很多朋友帮我

A

I have a lot of friends to help me.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

我刚才正要找你

A

刚才 gāngcái - just now, a moment ago
zhèngyào - to be just about to, to be on the point of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

我不像你想的那么傻

A

I’m not as stupid as you think I am.

nàme - that much

1 like that
2 in that way
3 or so
4 so
5 so very much
6 about
7 in that case

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

她给自己定下每天早上散步的规矩

A

dìngxià -
1 to set (the tone, a target etc)
2 to lay down (the beat)

guīju - a rule

He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

她说她累了， 所以他想早点回家

A

He said he was tired, so he would go home early.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

全体销售人员 通宵达旦 地 工作了一周

A

The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.

tōngxiāodádàn - all through the night, day and night, etc.

销售 xiāoshòu - sell, sales, to market

人员 rényuán - crew, staff, personnel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

我如此的爱她所以我无法离开她

A

I love her so much that I can’t leave her.

wúfǎ -
1 unable
2 incapable

rúcǐ 如此 -
1 in this way
2 so

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

在全体职员回家后， 火灾发生了

A

The fire broke out after the staff went home.

quántǐ -
1 all
2 entire

zhíyuán -
1 office worker
2 staff member

huǒzāi - serious fire, blaze

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

湖上的冰太薄了，承受不了你的重量

A

The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.

薄 báo - thin, slight
承受 chéngshòu - to beat, support
重量 zhòngliàng - weight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

我喜欢住在神户的郊区

A

shénhù - Kōbe, a major Japanese port near Ōsaka.

jiāoqū - suburbs, outskirts

I’d like to live in the suburbs of Kōbe.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

早知道我不应该打电话给他

A

I should have known better than to call him.

早知道 - If I had known earlier…

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

他不像他的兄长那样聪明

A

兄长 xiōngzhǎng -
1 elder brother
2 term of respect for a man of about the same age

聪明 cōngming - smart

He is not as smart as his older brother.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

别忘了在你的信上贴张邮票

A

信 xìn - letter
tiē 贴 - stick on, paste on, attach to, to post (e.g. on a blog)

邮票。yóupiào - postage stamp

Don’t forget to put a stamp on your letter.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

她肯定要去美国

A

kěndìng -
1 to be certain
2 to be positive
3 assuredly
4 definitely
5 to give recognition
6 to affirm
7 affirmative (answer

It is definite that he will go to America.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

纽约和伦敦距离多远

A

What is the distance between New York and London?

距离。jǜlí -
1 distance
M: gè [个]

纽约. Niǔyuē - New York

London - 伦敦。Lúndūn

2 to be apart from

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

这是我年轻的时候住的房子

A

niánqīng - young

This is the house I lived in when I was young.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

谢谢你那天晚上请我吃了饭

A

Thanks very much for having me to dinner the other night.

请 - qǐng

1 to ask
2 to invite
3 please (do sth)
4 to treat (to a meal etc)
5 to request

MANDARIN
qǐng
DEFINITION
ask, request; invite; please

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

学会一门外语容易

A

It is easy to learn a foreign language.

róngyì - 容易 -
1 easy
2 likely
3 liable (to)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

在这里我必须脱鞋吗

A

Do I have to take off my shoes here?

tuō 脱 - （a character other than the slippers tuō, which is tuo 拖)
1 to shed
2 to take off
3 to escape
4 to get away from

MANDARIN
tuō (or tuì)
DEFINITION
take off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

价钱是10年前的2倍

A

Prices are double what they were 10 years ago.

bèi 倍 -
1 (two, three etc) -fold
2 times (multiplier)
3 double
4 to increase or multiply

MANDARIN
bèi (or péi)
DEFINITION
times, fold, multiple times

价钱 jiàqian - prices

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

医生告诉她要静养

A

The doctor told her that she should take a rest.

告诉。gàosu。
1 to tell
2 to inform
3 to let know

jìngyǎng -
1 to convalesce
2 to recuperate
3 to fully relax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

当她发现他们还没有学校，她就办了一所

A

When she saw that they had no schools, she started one.

办 bàn

1 to do
2 to manage
3 to handle
4 to go about
5 to run
6 to set up
7 to deal with

MANDARIN
bàn
DEFINITION
manage, do, handle; deal with

suǒ 所
1 actually
2 place
3 classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
4 that which
5 particle introducing a relative clause or passive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

节日和考试碰巧在同一天

A

The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam.

pèngqiǎo 碰巧
1 by chance
2 by coincidence
3 to happen to

tóngyi 同一
1 identical
2 the same

kǎoshì

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

只要你保持安静，你可以留在这里

A

As long as you keep quiet, you can stay here.

bǎochí

1 to keep
2 to maintain
3 to hold
4 to preserve

只要。zhǐyào

1 if only
2 so long as

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

我不想再听你抱怨了

A

I don’t want to hear anymore of your complaining.

bàoyuàn - 抱怨

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

更多钱投资在教育上将会刺激经济成长

A

投资。tóuzī - money invested

将会 jiānghuì
1 auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to)
2 will (cause)
3 should (enable)
4 going to

刺激 cìjī
1 to provoke
2 to irritate
3 to upset
4 to stimulate
5 to excite
6 irritant

经济 jīngjì economy, economic

成长 chéngzhǎng
1 to mature
2 to grow
3 growth

More money for education will spur economic growth.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

她喜欢网球并成为了一个网球教练

A

She liked tennis and became a tennis coach.
并 bìng - and, furthermore, combine, annex; also, what’s more
教练 jiàoliàn -
1 instructor
2 sports coach
3 trainer

网球 wǎngqiú - tennis, tennis ball

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

我发誓再也不跟他说话了

A

I vowed that I would never speak to her again.
发誓 fāshì to pledge, vow, swear
再也 zàiyě (not) any more

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

突然之间，三只狗出现在我们面前。

A

All of a sudden, 3 dogs appeared in front of us.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

当更多的纸币投入使用，纸币就贬值了

A

As more paper money came into use, the value fell.

zhǐbì 纸币
投入 tóurù to put into
使用 shǐyòng to use, make use of
贬//值 biǎn zhí - to depreciate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

我不想在这些条件下工作

A

I don’t wanna work under these conditions.

条件 tiáojiàn -
1 condition
2 circumstances
3 term
4 factor
5 requirement
6 prerequisite
7 qualification

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

他拿了面镜子细看自己的舌头

A

He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.

细看 xìkàn
1 to peer
2 to scan
3 to examine carefully

拿. ná
1 to hold
2 to seize
3 to catch
4 to apprehend
5 to take
6 (used in the same way as bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
VARIANTS
拿〔㧱〕 ná OLD

MANDARIN
ná
DEFINITION
take, hold, grasp; bring; with

镜子 jìngzi

舌头 shétou

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

玛丽不穷，相反，他相当富裕

A

Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.

相当 xiāngdāng quite, fairly*
富裕 fùyù - prosperous

1 equivalent to
2 appropriate
3 considerably
4 to a certain extent
5 fairly
6 quite

41
Q

你会去访问别的国家吗

A

Are you going to visit any other countries?

fǎngwèn - visit

42
Q

人们相信鲸有他们自己的语言

A

xiāngxìn 相信 - to believe in, accept something as true

yǚyán 语言 - language

It is believed that whales have their own language.

鲸 jīng - whale

43
Q

你够大了，应该知道不能那样做

A

You are old enough to know better than to act like that.

44
Q

她为了学习日文来到日本

A

She came to Japan for the purpose of studying Japanese.

为了 wèile -
1 in order to
2 for the purpose of
3 so as to

45
Q

俄罗斯的贝加尔湖是世界上最深的湖泊

A

Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world.

Éluósī 俄罗斯。

Bèijiāěrhú 贝加尔湖 - Lake Baikal

húpō 湖泊. - lakes

46
Q

我们有时很难在公众场合表达清楚自己的意思

A

It is sometimes difficult to make yourself understood in public.

gōngzhòng 公众 - public

难 nán - difficult

chǎnghé 场合 - setting, occasion, situation

biǎodá 表达 - express, convey

意思 yìsi - meaning, idea, opinion

清楚 qīngchu — to understand thoroughly

47
Q

海啸席卷了稻田，淹没了城镇

A

Tsunami’s swept through the rice fields and flooded the towns.

hǎixiào - tsunami 海啸
xíjuǎn - to sweep, to carry everything away 席卷

dàotián - rice paddies 稻田
yānmò - to flood 淹没

chéngzhèn - cities, towns 城镇

48
Q

这本导游册子或许会对你的旅行有帮助

A

This guidebook might be of use to you on your trip.

导游 dǎoyóu - tourist guidebook
册子 cèzi - book, volume, copy of

或许 huòxǔ - maybe, perhaps

49
Q

我不想生活在恐惧中

A

kǒngjǜ 恐惧 - scared, frightened, in fear, to be frightened, dread

50
Q

在人群中，我们失去了那个男人的踪影

A

We lost sight of the man in the crowd.

人群 rénqún - crowd

失去 shīqǜ - to lose
踪影 zōngyǐng - trace, vestige, presence

51
Q

当你说普通话的时候不要怕犯错

A

Don’t be afraid of making mistakes when you speak English.

犯错 fàncuò - to err, to make a mistake
怕 pà - fear

52
Q

赶

A

gǎn

1 to overtake
2 to catch up with
3 to hurry
4 to rush
5 to try to catch (the bus etc)
6 to drive (cattle etc) forward
7 to drive (sb) away
8 to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
9 until

MANDARIN
gǎn (or qián)
DEFINITION
pursue, follow; expel, drive away

53
Q

销售

A

xiāoshòu

1 to sell
2 to market
3 sales (representative, agreement etc)

54
Q

销

A

xiāo

1 to melt (metal)
2 to cancel or annul
3 to sell
4 to spend
5 to fasten with a bolt
6 bolt or pin

MANDARIN
xiāo
DEFINITION
melt, fuse; market, sell

55
Q

售

A

shòu

1 to sell
2 to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)

MANDARIN
shòu (or shú)
DEFINITION
sell

56
Q

如此

A

rúcǐ

1 in this way
2 so

57
Q

如

A

rú

1 as
2 as if
3 such as

MANDARIN
rú
DEFINITION
if, supposing; as if; like, as

58
Q

此

A

cǐ

1 this
2 these

MANDARIN
cǐ
DEFINITION
this, these; in this case, then

59
Q

郊区

A

jiāoqǖ

1 suburban district
2 outskirts
3 suburbs

60
Q

郊

A

jiāo

1 suburbs
2 outskirts

MANDARIN
jiāo
DEFINITION
suburbs; waste land, open spaces

61
Q

区

A

qǖ

1 area
2 region
3 district
4 small
5 distinguish
M: gè [个]

MANDARIN
qū (or ōu)
DEFINITION
area, district, region, ward

62
Q

无法

A

wúfǎ

1 unable
2 incapable

63
Q

无

A

wú

1 not to have
2 no
3 none
4 not
5 to lack
6 un-
7 -less

MANDARIN
wú (or mó)
DEFINITION
negative, no, not

64
Q

法

A

fǎ

1 law
2 method
3 way
4 to emulate
5 (Buddhism) dharma
6 (abbr. for Fǎjiā [法家]) the Legalists
7 (physics) farad (abbr. for fǎlā [法拉])
VARIANTS
佱 fǎ OLD
法〔灋〕 fǎ OLD

HZ 法〔灋〕

OLD VARIANT OF 法〔法/㳒〕 fǎ
1 law
2 method
3 way
4 to emulate
5 (Buddhism) dharma
6 (abbr. for Fǎjiā [法家]) the Legalists
7 (physics) farad (abbr. for fǎlā [法拉])
OTHER VARIANTS
佱 fǎ OLD

MANDARIN
fǎ (or fa)
DEFINITION
law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French

65
Q

神户

A

shénhù

Kōbe, major Japanese port near Ōsaka

66
Q

神

A

shén

1 deity
2 soul
3 spirit
4 unusual
5 mysterious
6 lively
7 expressive
8 expression
9 look
M: gè [个]

10 (slang) awesome
11 amazing

MANDARIN
shén (or shen, shēn)
DEFINITION
spirit, god, supernatural being

67
Q

户

A

hù

1 a household
2 door
3 family

MANDARIN
hù (or hu)
DEFINITION
door; family

68
Q

离

A

lí

1 to leave
2 to part from
3 to be away from
4 (in giving distances) from
5 without (sth)
6 independent of
7 one of the Eight Trigrams bāguà [八卦], symbolizing fire
8 ☲

MANDARIN
lí (or chī)
DEFINITION
rare beast; strange; elegant

69
Q

脱

A

tuō

1 to shed
2 to take off
3 to escape
4 to get away from

MANDARIN
tuō (or tuì)
DEFINITION
take off

70
Q

价钱

A

jiàqian

price

71
Q

价

A

jià

1 price
2 value
3 (chemistry) valence

MANDARIN
jià (or jiè, jie)
DEFINITION
price, value

72
Q

倍

A

bèi

1 (two, three etc) -fold
2 times (multiplier)
3 double
4 to increase or multiply

MANDARIN
bèi (or péi)
DEFINITION
times, fold, multiple times

73
Q

养

A

yǎng

1 to raise (animals)
2 to bring up (children)
3 to keep (pets)
4 to support
5 to give birth
VARIANTS
飬 yǎng OLD

MANDARIN
yǎng
DEFINITION
raise, rear, bring up; support

74
Q

告诉

A

gàosu

1 to tell
2 to inform
3 to let know

75
Q

告

A

gào

1 to say
2 to tell
3 to announce
4 to report
5 to denounce
6 to file a lawsuit
7 to sue

MANDARIN
gào (or jū, gù)
DEFINITION
tell, announce, inform; accuse

76
Q

诉

A

sù

1 to complain
2 to sue
3 to tell

MANDARIN
su (or sù)
DEFINITION
accuse; sue; inform; narrate

77
Q

抱怨

A

bàoyuan

1 to complain
2 to grumble
3 to harbor a complaint
4 to feel dissatisfied

78
Q

抱

A

bào

1 to hold
2 to carry (in one’s arms)
3 to hug
4 to embrace
5 to surround
6 to cherish
7 (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

MANDARIN
bào (or pāo, pǒu)
DEFINITION
embrace, hold in arms, enfold

79
Q

怨

A

yuàn

1 to blame
2 to complain

MANDARIN
yuàn (or yuan, yùn)
DEFINITION
hatred, enmity, resentment

80
Q

将会

A

jiānghuì

1 auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to)
2 will (cause)
3 should (enable)
4 going to

81
Q

将

A

jiāng

1 will
2 shall
3 to use
4 to take
5 to checkmate
6 just a short while ago
7 (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as bǎ [把])

MANDARIN
jiāng (or jiàng, qiāng)
DEFINITION
will, going to, future; general

82
Q

刺激

A

cìjī

1 to provoke
2 to irritate
3 to upset
4 to stimulate
5 to excite
6 irritant

83
Q

刺

A

cì

1 thorn
2 sting
3 thrust
4 to prick
5 to pierce
6 to stab
7 to assassinate
8 to murder
VARIANTS
刾 cì OLD

MANDARIN
cì (or cī, qì)
DEFINITION
stab; prick, irritate; prod

84
Q

激

A

jī

1 to arouse
2 to incite
3 to excite
4 to stimulate
5 sharp
6 fierce
7 violent

MANDARIN
jī (or ji, jiào, jiāo)
DEFINITION
arouse, excite, incite; quickly

85
Q

更

A

gèng

1 more
2 even more
3 further
4 still
5 still more

MANDARIN
gèng (or gēng)
DEFINITION
more, still further, much more

86
Q

投资

A

tóuzī

1 investment
2 to invest

87
Q

誓

A

shì

1 oath
2 vow
3 to swear
4 to pledge

MANDARIN
shì
DEFINITION
swear, pledge; oath

88
Q

发誓

A

fāshì

1 to vow
2 to pledge
3 to swear

89
Q

薄

A

薄 báo - thin, slight

90
Q

承受

A

承受 chéngshòu - to bear, support

91
Q

重量

A

重量 zhòngliàng - weight

92
Q

表达清楚

A

biǎodá qīngchu
To express clearly

93
Q

席卷

A

xíjuǎn

1 to engulf
2 to sweep
3 to carry away everything

94
Q

席

A

xí
1 woven mat
2 seat
3 banquet
4 place in a democratic assembly
5 classifier for banquets, conversations etc

HZ 席〔蓆〕

1 variant of xí [席]
2 woven mat

MANDARIN
xí
DEFINITION
seat; mat; take seat; banquet

95
Q

卷

A

juǎn
1 to roll (up)
2 to sweep up
3 to carry on
4 roll

HZ 卷

1 to roll up
2 roll
3 classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
VARIANTS
巻 juǎn JAPANESE

MANDARIN
juǎn (or juàn, quán, quān, gǔn, jùn)
DEFINITION
scroll; curl; make a comeback

96
Q

誓

A

誓 shì
1 oath
2 vow
3 to swear
4 to pledge

MANDARIN
shì
DEFINITION
swear, pledge; oath

97
Q

再也

A

zàiyě

(not) any more

98
Q

再也不

A

zàiyěbù

No more, never again…

普通话 (22 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions