Lesson 12 vocabulary (Mandarin - English) Flashcards
1
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学校
A
school
xué-xiào
2
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学习
A
to learn & to practice
xué-xí
3
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同学
A
- fellow students
- classmates
tóng-xué
4
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课本
A
textbook
kè-běn
5
Q
本子
A
notebook
běn-zi
6
Q
一本
A
one copy of
yī-běn
7
Q
铅笔
A
pencil
qiān-bǐ
8
Q
毛笔
A
brush
máo-bǐ
9
Q
圆珠笔
A
ballpoint pen
yuán-zhū-bǐ
10
Q
橡皮
A
rubber, eraser
xiàng-pí
11
Q
汉子
A
the Chinese character
hàn-zì
12
Q
字典
A
a dictionary
zì-diǎn
13
Q
说
A
- say
- talk
shuō
14
Q
写
A
to write
xiě
15
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教
A
to teach
jiāo
16
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画
A
- to draw
- to paint
huà
17
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用
A
to use
yòng
18
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查 (字典)
A
to look up (in a dictionary)
chá (zì-diǎn)
19
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开始
A
begin, start
kāi-shǐ
20
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擦
A
to rub out
cā
21
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看见
A
- catch sight of
- see
kàn-jiàn
22
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觉得
A
to feel (in the mind)
jué-de
23
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贵
A
- expensive
- dear
guì
24
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便宜
A
cheap
pián-yí
25
困难
difficult, hard
| kùn-nán
26
容易
easy
| róng-yì
27
中国画
Chinese painting
| zhōng-guó-huà
28
认识
to recognise
| rèn-shí
29
起劲儿
1. work hard
2. to make an effort
| qǐ-jìn-r
## Footnote
indicates that something is very exciting and seems to be very interesting
30
问题
1. question
2. a problem
| wèn-tí
31
回答
1. answer
2. response, reply
| huí-dá
32
有时
sometimes
| yǒu-shí
33
当然
1. of course
2. certainly
3. sure, be sure
4. no doubt, without a doubt
5. naturally
| dāng-rán
34
奇怪
| qí-guài
1. strange, odd
2. extraordinary
| qí-guài
35
一支
a long, stiff piece (classifier)
| yī zhī
36
一共
altogether
| yī-gòng
37
啦
an auxiliary word which tells the mood
| la
38
最
most
| zuì
39
书店
bookstore
| shū-diàn
40
买
to buy, to purchase
| mǎi
41
马克
mark
| mǎ-kè
42
英国
U.K.
| Yīng-Guó
43
美国
U.S.A.
| Měi-Guó
44
德国
Germany
| Dé-Guó
45
法国
France
| Fǎ-Guó
46
英国人
British
| yīng-guó rén
47
美国人
American
| měi-guó rén
48
德国人
German
| dé-guó rén
49
法国人
Frenchman
| fǎ-guó rén
50
中文
Chinese language
| zhōng-wén
51
英文
English language
| yīng-wén
52
德文
German language
| dé-wén
53
法文
French language
| Fǎ-wén
54
人民币
Chinese currency
| rén-mín-bì
55
英磅
British pound
| yīng bàng
56
美元（金）
U.S. dollar
| měi-yuán (jīn)
57
法郎
French franc
| fà-láng
58
在哪里？
Where is it?
| zài nǎ-lǐ?
59
去哪里？
Where are you going?
| qù nǎ-lǐ?
60
什么？
What?
| shén-me
61
做什么？
What are you doing?
| zuò shén-me？
62
为什么？
1. What for?
2. Why?
| wèi-shén-me？
63
怎么？
How?
| zěn-me？
64
怎么样？
1. how?
2. ..., how about it?
3. How's everything?
4. in a certain way, in any way
| zěn-me yàng？
65
怎么办？
1. What’s to be done?
2. How to do?
| zěn-me bàn？
66
几时？
At what time/when?
| jǐ-shí？
67
哪里，哪里
"not at all, don't be so modest"
| nǎ-lǐ, nǎ-lǐ
## Footnote
a common expression to indicate one's humility
68
因为
because
| yīn-wèi
69
东西
1. things/stuff
2. east and west
| dōng-xī
70
思
to think, thought
| sī
