L1P1 Lesson 2 Flashcards

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1
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that

na4

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a possessive or descriptive particle
de

to indicate a possessive relationship, the particle 的 appears between the possessor and the possessed. It is often omitted in colloquial speech after a personal pronoun and before a kinship term

王朋的妈妈。
我妈妈。

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3
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照片

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picture; photo

zhao4pian4

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4
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this

zhe4

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5
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爸爸

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father; dad

ba4ba

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妈妈

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mother; mom

ma1ma

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measure word for many common everyday objects
ge4/ge

个 is the single most common measure word in Chinese. It is also sometimes used as a substitute for other measure words.

一个人。

一个学生。

一个老师。

这个孩子。

那个男学生。

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8
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female

nü3

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9
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孩子

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child

hai2zi

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10
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who

shei2

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11
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she; her

ta1

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12
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姐姐

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older sister

jie3jie

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13
Q

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male

nan2

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14
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弟弟

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younger brother

di4di

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15
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he; him

ta1

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16
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大哥

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eldest brother

da4ge1

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17
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儿子

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son

er2zi

18
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to have; to exist
you3

in the sense of “to exist”
我家有五个人。
小高家有两个大学生。

19
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女儿

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daughter

nü3er2

20
Q

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not

mei2

21
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高文中

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Gao1 Wen2Zhong1

22
Q

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(a surname) tall; high

gao1

23
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family; home

jia1

24
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how many; some; a few

ji3

25
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measure word for number of family members

kou3

26
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哥哥

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older brother

ge1ge

27
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two; a couple
liang3

两 is used in front of common measure words to express a quantity

28
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妹妹

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younger sister

mei4mei

29
Q

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and

he4

30
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大姐

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eldest sister

da4jie3

31
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二姐

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second oldest sister

er4jie3

32
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to do

zuo4

33
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工作

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job; to work

gong1zuo4

34
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律师

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lawyer

lü4shi1

35
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英文

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English (language)

ying1wen2

36
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both; all
dou1

The word 都 indicates inclusiveness. It is always used in front of a verb, but refers to something mentioned earlier in the sentence.

王朋,李友和高文中都是学生。

王朋和李友都不是律师。

王朋和白英爱都有妹妹。
高文中和李友都没有弟弟

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大学生

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college student

da4xue2sheng1

38
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大学

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university; college

da4xue2

39
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医生

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doctor; physician

yi1sheng1

40
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白英爱

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Bai2 Ying1 ai4 (a personal name)