Key Vocab #1 Flashcards
rénchēng dàicí - personal pronoun
人称代词
dì zhǐ - address
地址
zhōngxīn, center
中心
tǐ yù guǎn - gym
体育馆
(tóngxìngliàn) homosexual
同性恋
after school maths (xiao wai shu xue)
校外数学
(jiànlì) to build; to establish
建立
niángāo - New Year’s Cake
年糕
shànglù - to set out on a journey
上路
medical room-yī wù shì
医务室
pái duì - to line up
排队
yòu’éryuán - kindergarten
幼儿园
guān xì - relations
关系
control (kòngzhì)
控制
jiào - to be called, to call
叫
yuèbǐng moon cake
月饼
sharing the planet- di qiu gong xiang
地球共享
night market (yèshì)
夜市
sàn bù - to take a walk
散步
hé píng - peace, mild
和平
future (wèilái)
未来
(gè rén guān xì) personal relationships
个人关系
dǎ gōng - to work at a temporary job (often part time)
打工
quán qiú nuǎn huà-global warming
全球暖化
píngyuán - plain
平原
xià yǔ - to rain
下雨
(Láodòngjié) Labor Day
劳动节
mài zuò draw large audiences
卖座
Jiātíng qìngzhù, family celebration
家庭庆祝
yán hán bitter cold; severe winter
严寒
fàng jià - to have a holiday or vacation
放假
yǒu yì si - interesting
有意思
zhōumò, weekend
周末
jī jīn huì - foundation
基金会
fā duǎnxìn, to send a text message
发短信
yuányīn - reason
原因
tiān qì - weather
天气
tiān qì yù bào - weather forecast
天气预报
fù yìn - photocopy
复印
shí jú the current political situation
时局
(chùsuǒ) a place, location
处所
Chū mén: To go out; to leave home
出门
yōu diǎn - strong point, advantage
优点
xuéwèi - (academic) degree
学位
guān xīn - to care
关心
hùshi - nurse
护士
(bǎ ) indicating a thing is disposed of
把
guǎnggào advertisement
广告
xìng bié - gender
性别
replace,substitute - ti dai
替代
gǎi shàn - improve
改善
nián nián yǒu yú - have an abundant year
年年有余
(xìnyòngkǎ) credit card
信用卡
yī shēng - doctor
医生
guǒ zhī - fruit juice
果汁
population flow (rénkǒuliúdòng)
人口流动
(kèbǎnyìnxiàng)stereotype
刻板印象
fèi qì wù waste, garbage
废弃物
chǒu - ugly
丑
at home (zài jiālǐ)
在家里
Xiàkè - Class ends
下课
guàhào - to register
挂号
word (wen zi)
文字
míng xīng - star, celebrity
明星
rén lèi - mankind
人类
village (cūnzhuāng)
村庄
jū mín resident
居民
le
了
zuò chē - travel by car, bus, train etc…
坐车
shàng wǎng - to go on the internet
上网
jiāo tōng - traffic
交通
qin qie - kind
亲切
xiāngxià - countryside
乡下
yī liáo - medical treatment
医疗
(gōnggòngwèishēng)public health/hygiene
公共卫生
(chuàng yè zhě) Entrepreneur
创业者
bǎo zhòng- take care of oneself
保重
dòng zuò piàn – action movie
动作片
zhǔ yè - homepage
主页
shā tān - sand beach
沙滩
zūnzhòng - to respect
尊重
place of entertainment yú lè chǎng suǒ
娱乐场所
fēnqī-divide periods- to do in stages
分期
(jīběn rénquán) basic human rights
基本人权
qiúzhí to apply for a job
求职
sōu xún to search/to look for
搜寻
zhànzhēng war
战争
dǎ suàn - to plan
打算
educational background (xuélì)
学历
lǜshī - lawyer
律师
tú shū guǎn - library
图书馆
cí shàn gōng zuò - charity work
慈善工作
tóng hūn (same-sex marriage)
同婚
Weibo, Chinese twitter (wēibó)
微博
zhuānyè, major (in college); specialty
专业
píng héng - balance
平衡
tài du - manner, attitude
态度
(Jiù/Cái) Just/Only
就/才
cāo chǎng - playground / sports field
操场
fāngshì way; method
方式
yīyuàn
医院
bǐ jiào - relatively, comparatively
比较
de (a structural particle)
得
zěn me yàng - how
怎么样
(guó qìng rì) National Day
国庆日
xiān … zài … - first … then …
先。。。再
tái fēng- typhoon
台风
zuò bǐ jì - take notes
做笔记
qī líng-bully & humiliate
欺凌
shāng chǎng - shopping mall
商场
working environment (Gōngzuò huánjìng)
工作环境
(jiàoshījié) Teacher’s Day
教师节
wú liáo - boring
无聊
zuò zuò yè - do homework
做作业
(gōng gòng) public
公共
bǎo chí to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
保持
jià qian - price
价钱
to go on a trip, field trip
出游
lǚxíngtuán - tour group
旅行团
Twitter (tuī tè)
推特
lā dù zi - have diarrhea
拉肚子
hūyù, appeal, call on
呼吁
xiōng dì jiě mèi - siblings
兄弟姐妹
cúndàng - archive
存档
dìtú - map
地图
mào zi - hat
帽子
circulate (xúnhuán)
循环
Dōng nán xī běi, East South West North
东南西北
sēn lín - forest
森林
shòu shāng - be injured
受伤
to graduate (bìyè)
毕业
dài fu - doctor
大夫
bówùguǎn - museum
博物馆
earthquake-di zhen
地震
yǐng xiǎng - effect, influence
影响
ba (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); …right?; …OK?
吧
Homestay (min su)
民宿
jī qì rén - robot
机器人
gè rén individual; personal; oneself
个人
nuǎnhuà warming
暖化
yúnduān (the cloud)
云端
(shàngyìng) to come out (film only)
上映
dú pǐn - drugs
毒品
zhǔn shí on time; punctual; on schedule
准时
dāng to serve as; to be
当
dispute (zhēngyì)
争议
gǎn qíng - emotion, feeling, affection
感情
villa (biéshù)
别墅
Yì wài shì gù accident
意外事故
holidays and travel (jia qi he lu you)
假期和旅游
(Jiārù gòuwù chē) shopping cart
加入购物车
zhùyì ānquán Caution
注意安全
xìn rèn to trust; to have confidence in
信任
gōngzuò dānwèi workplace
工作单位
(lìshǐwénhuàyóu)History and Culture Tour
历史文化游
at school (zài xué xiào)
在学校
(rén lèi chuàng zào) human ingenuity
人类创造
house in a good school district (xuéqūfáng)
学区房
breakfast, lunch and dinner
早午晚饭
shengxue kaoshi, examination for college entrance
升学考试
míng rén - celebrity
名人
jiē shòu - to accept, receive
接受
zuò gōng kè - to do homework
做功课
xiǎoxué - elementary school
小学
dǎo háng navigation
导航
xiào zhǎng - headmaster
校长
mínyáo - folk rhythm
民谣
dà xué - university
大学
( hòu biān ) back (side)
后边
gōngyù - apartment
公寓
tóu fa - hair
头发
chu kou exit
出口
(zuò jiāshì) to do housework
做家事
(hùliánwǎng) the internet
互联网
tí gāo - improve, increase, raise the level of
提高
shuài - handsome
帅
gōng zī - wages, pay
工资
(shàng chuán) upload
上传
jiào yù - education
教育
jiàoshì classroom
教室
chǒngwù - pet
宠物
yǒu hǎo - friendly
友好
turn left wang zuo
往左
bào dào - news report, story, to report
报道
Single parent/both parent family-dan shuang qing jia ting
单/双亲家庭
xuécè n. General Scholastic Ability Test
学测
yǒujīshípǐn - Organic food
有机食品
(tiānqì biànhuà) weather changes
天气变化
jiànshēn zhōngxīn-fitness center
健身中心
shíjiān (time)
时间
to sign up Bàomíng cānjiā
报名参加
shopping (mǎi dōng xī)
买东西
huíshōu, to recycle
回收
yǒumíng famous
有名
máoyī - sweater
毛衣
wàimài - takeout
外卖
latest zui xin de
最新的
up north-bei shang
北上
màiguāng Sold out
卖光
yōushì-advantage
优势
xià jiàng to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease
下降
fúwù service
服务
fāshāo - to have a fever
发烧
Chinese medicine (zhōng yī)
中医
zào yīn - noise
噪音
xiǎochī jiē snack street
小吃街
dǎ ban - to dress up
打扮
tóng gōng tóng chóu, equal pay for equal work
同工同酬
jianshen-to exercise
健身
city and countryside (Chéngxiāng)
城乡
bù shū fú - not feeling well
不舒服
jià qī - vacation
假期
jì jié - season
季节
adult ( chéngrén )
成人
survive together- gong cun
共存
yā lì - pressure, stress
压力
fù xiào zhǎng (Assistant Principal)
副校长
cān jiā - to participate, attend
参加
nián líng - age
年龄
(wēi xìn) wechat
微信
residence, dwelling-zhùzhái
住宅
shān gǔ - valley
山谷
gōng zuò shí jiān - working hours
工作时间
shí zì lù kǒu - crossroads
十字路口
jiāo péngyou - to make friends
交朋友
(zhuānyè péixùn) professional training
专业培训
yuán - round
圆
mì mǎ - password
密码
dǎ qiú - to play ball
打球
fèiqì waste gas
废气
xiǎohuǒ - low heat
小火
réngōng zhìnéng-artificial intelligence
人工智能
zhōngxué (middle school)
中学
xì qǔ - traditional opera
戏曲
postcard
明信卡
to discriminate (against)
歧视
chuántǒng xísú traditional customs
传统习俗
emission (páifàng)
排放
tóu - head
头
xīyān (to smoke)
吸烟
duì … gǎn xìng qù, be interested in…
对…感兴趣
bù tóng - different; not the same
不同
tǐ wēn - body temperature
体温
(zhōu mò yú kuài) Have a good weekend!
周末愉快
zhǔ shí - Main meal, Staple
主食
cān guān - to visit, look around
参观
huì yuán - member
会员
xiàng - towards
向
xiàzài - to download
下载
ān quán - safe
安全
natural and man-made disasters (tiānzāi rénhuò)
天灾人祸
yì zhí zǒu - walk straight
一直走
xìng bié huà tí - gender topic
性别话题
duì - correct, yes, towards
对
kāixué (to start school)
开学
jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减少
shuǐguǒ - fruit
水果
lěng dàn cold; indifferent
冷淡
shù liàng - quantity, amount
数量
shōují collect
收集
tóngxué (classmate)
同学
shì chǎng cān tīng - market restaurant
市场餐厅
rìjì diary
日记
shuǐzāi flood
水灾
(dǎ má jiàng) to play mahjong
打麻将
tǐ yù - PE
体育
chéng yuán jí jià gòu -Membership and Structure
成员及架构
jiātíng - family
家庭
(shòu wán) sold out
售完
yǒu yuán zé - principled
有原则
hùzhào - passport
护照
bāshì Bus
巴士
wǎng towards
往
leisure activities (xiū xián huó dòng)
休闲活动
Wèidào tiáoliào - food seasoning
味道调料
nan xia- down south
南下
tīng yīn yuè - listen to music
听音乐
bókè - blog
博客
hūn sāng (wedding and funeral)
婚丧
jiāng lái - future
将来
high heat
大火
dǎ bāo get a doggie bag
打包
zhù cè to register; to enroll
注册
dǎ sǎo to clean; to sweep
打扫
jī chǎng - airport
机场
zhōng qiū jié - Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节
jiànzhùshī - architect
建筑师
media (méitǐ)
媒体
bào zhǐ - newspaper
报纸
wénhuà zhōngxīn cultural center
文化中心
tóuténg - to have a headache
头疼
xīnxiān - fresh
新鲜
Children’s Day (értóngjié)
儿童节
dònghuà animation
动画
Kě chíxù fā zhan- Sustainable Development
可持续发展
rénwén-humanities
人文
hénéng nuclear energy
核能
to feed (wèi)
喂
gōngmín citizen
公民
fù qián - to pay money
付钱
yìqǐ - together
一起
duì yú - for, regarding
对于
guided tour (dǎo lǎn)
导览
(hán jià) winter vacation
寒假
xísú - custom
习俗
jíjiù: first aid; emergency treatment
急救
shǐ yòng - to use
使用
Chūn Jié • the Spring Festival
春节
shuǐ - water
水
shōu yīn jī - radio
收音机
ne (question particle)
呢
(shīyèlǜ) unemployment rate
失业率
wū rǎn - pollution
污染
academic system (xue zhi)
学制
jiàn zhù wù (building)
建筑物
(shí kè biǎo) Timetable
时刻表
(jízhěn shì) emergency room
急诊室
tài jí quán - taichi
太极拳
Shàng Xué - To go to school
上学
bǐ - compare
比
xiǎohái - child
小孩
zhōngcān - Chinese food
中餐
gōngyuán park
公园
(zhùfáng lèixíng) type of accommodation
住房类型
chéngjiàn prejudice
成见
qìhòu - climate
气候
guān xīn - to care
关心
to recycle and reuse, huíshōu yǔ zài lìyòng
回收与再利用
shèng dàn jié - Christmas
圣诞节
kuài cān - fast food
快餐
chǔ lǐ - handle, deal with, sell at reduced price
处理
duì xiàng - target, object, boy/girlfriend
对象
shāmò - desert
沙漠
hù xiāng each other; mutually; mutual
互相
nǔ lì - hardworking, effort
努力
wèi le - in order to, for the sake of
为了
qǔ dé to acquire / to get / to obtain
取得
wán chéng - to complete, accomplish
完成
chuán tǒng jié rì - traditional festivals
传统节日
shí shì current affairs
时事
tiáo jiàn - requirements, conditions
条件
(àn zàn ) Press
按赞
huódòng activity
活动
chéngshì - city
城市
dù jià - go on holiday
度假
fù kuǎn - payment
付款
yú lè - entertainment
娱乐
yǒu qù - interesting
有趣
shùxué math
数学
entrepreneur (chuàng yè jiā)
创业家
shí máo - fashionable
时髦
gōngchē - bus
公车
gōngrén - worker
工人
personal information (gè rén zī liào)
个人资料
bāng máng - to help
帮忙
jiù hù chē - ambulance
救护车
shì zhōng xīn - city center
市中心
guān yú - with respect to, about, regarding
关于
(hànzāi) drought
旱灾
ān jìng - quiet
安静
uniform (Zhi fu)
制服
zhǎo gōngzuò to look for work
找工作
Chuán rǎn bìng - infectious disease
传染病
xiǎng shòu - enjoy
享受
(zhùfáng wèntí) housing problem
住房问题
qián miàn - in front
前面
fú wù yuán - waiter, waitress
服务员
xiǎocèzi, brochure
小册子
(kāi dé tài kuài) drive too fast
开得太快
xǐ - to wash
洗
lǚkè - passenger; voyager; traveler
旅客
qì hòu biàn huà - climate change
气候变化
xīn jì néng - new skill
新技能
zhǔn bèi - preparation, to prepare
准备
one-day tour
一日游
bàn’gōngbàndú part time work and part time study; work-study program
半工半读
zhěnglǐ to put in order
整理
shǔjià - summer vacation
暑假
xiǎofèi - tip
小费
body weight (tǐzhòng)
体重
(shīyè wèntí) unemployment issues
失业问题
(jiéyùn) MRT (mass rapid transportation) in Taiwan
捷运
lè guān - optimistic
乐观
marriage and family issues (hun ying he jia ting wen ti)
婚姻和家庭问题
xìngmíng - full name
姓名
xīnnián - new year
新年
(quán qiú wèn tí) global issues
全球问题
lìshǐ history
历史
xīnwén news
新闻
zhǔ dòng - to take initiative
主动
gēn jù - according to, basis
根据
xiāng zhèn - small town
乡镇
xiǎo - small
小
qi me kao- end of semester exam
期末考
jízhěn emergency
急诊
zuò fàn-to cook; to prepare a meal
做饭
dì lǐ - geography
地理
gòng xiǎng / share
共享
rén kǒu wèn tí - population problem
人口问题
superior, boss (shàngsi)
上司
shàng xia bān - to go/leave work
上下班
spring summer autumn winter-chun, xia, qiu, dong
春夏秋冬
dà - big
大
jiàn kāng - health, healthy
健康
(yí cì xìng yòng pǐn) single use items
一次性用品
huàxué - chemistry
化学
chūntiān - spring
春天
plane, boat, train ticket (ji chuan huo che piao)
机,船,火车票
dǎ zhēn to get an injection
打针
ma (question particle)
吗
zhōng xué shēng -secondary school student(s)
中学生
bǎo hù - protection, to protect, defend
保护
tài yáng - sun
太阳
cóng - from
从
dàlóu tall building
大楼
lǚ yóu - to travel
旅游
xī dú to take drugs
吸毒
travels, trip (chūxíng)
出行
accommodation options (zhu su xuan ze)
住宿选择
yǐng píng film review
影评
citizen (shi min)
市民
huǒ bàn - partner, companion
伙伴
dìxíng - terrain; topography
地形
dài - to wear (accessories)
戴
wàitào - coat
外套
(shàngkè) to go to class
上课
yilai - to rely on, to be dependent on
依赖
yǒu qián - to be wealthy
有钱
dài jià - chauffeuring
代驾
issue a fine (kāi fádān)
开罚单
guā fēng - windy
刮风
zhì liáo to treat; to cure; medical treatment; cure
治疗
lājī - garbage; trash
垃圾
Gèrén tèdiǎn, personal attributes
个人特点
fáng zi - house
房子
shuāng rén fáng - double room
双人房
jíshí tōnghuà-instant call
即时通话
dài yù - treatment/reception, salary
待遇
traffic accident (jiāotōng shìgù)
交通事故
xìaqí - to play chess
下棋
gǔ diǎn yīn yuè - classical music
古典音乐
wú rén qìchē - unmanned car
无人汽车
rì cháng shēng huó - daily life
日常生活
kān dēng carry a story / publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
刊登
hǎo chī - delicious
好吃
prescription medicine (chǔfāngyào)
处方药
gǎnmào to have a cold
感冒
rush to buy (qiǎng gòu)
抢购
dài biǎo - representative, to represent
代表
chàngdǎo Advocate
倡导
(yòu zhuǎn) turn right
右转
míngqì fame
名气
(huíshōuchǎng) recycling yard
回收场
public holiday (gong ding jie ri)
公定节日
jiāo tōng gōng jù - transportation
交通工具
waste water (fèishuǐ)
废水
xiǎo xué shēng - elementary school student
小学生
guāng - light
光
zhǔ xiū - major
主修
(fen zu) divide into groups
分组
hé zuò - collaborate
合作
xià xuě - to snow
下雪
qi zhong kao- mid semester exam
期中考
infect- gan ran
感染
( Kǒngbù zhǔyì -Terrorism)
恐怖主义
dān rén fáng - single room
单人房
di
地
zhī chí - to support
支持
lǚxíngshè - travel agency
旅行社
dìtiě subway
地铁
entrance (rùkǒu)
入口
xuéxiào rényuán, school staff
学校人员
jiǎnchá (to examine)
检查
Xìngqíng tàidù - temperament, attitude
性情态度
tóng shì - colleague
同事
kāi chē - to drive a car
开车
Páichú-exclude
排除
shī yè - be unemployed
失业
xuān chuán - do propaganda
宣传
yǎng - to raise
养
chī yào - take medicine
吃药
bēi guān - pessimistic
悲观
shàng yǐn - to become addicted
上瘾
ér tóng - children
儿童
fāngxiàng direction
方向
to celebrate (qìngzhù)
庆祝
(yóu yán táng cù) oil, salt, sugar, vinegar
油盐糖醋
guójí - nationality
国籍
dǎ rǎo - to disturb, trouble, bother
打扰
(fēnlèi) to classify
分类
hé liú -river
河流
jiànshēnfáng - gym
健身房
xī wàng - to hope, wish
希望
biāozhǔnjiān-standard room
标准间
chéng jì - grade, score, achievement
成绩
xiū xí shí jiān - break time
休息时间
fàngxué - to finish classes
放学
zài - at, in, on
在
shòu piào chù - ticket office
售票处