Lesson 12 vocabulary (Mandarin - English) Flashcards

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学校

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school

xué-xiào

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学习

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to learn & to practice

xué-xí

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同学

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  1. fellow students
  2. classmates

tóng-xué

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课本

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textbook

kè-běn

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本子

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notebook

běn-zi

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一本

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one copy of

yī-běn

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铅笔

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pencil

qiān-bǐ

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毛笔

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brush

máo-bǐ

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圆珠笔

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ballpoint pen

yuán-zhū-bǐ

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橡皮

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rubber, eraser

xiàng-pí

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汉子

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the Chinese character

hàn-zì

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字典

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a dictionary

zì-diǎn

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  1. say
  2. talk

shuō

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to write

xiě

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to teach

jiāo

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  1. to draw
  2. to paint

huà

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to use

yòng

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查 (字典)

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to look up (in a dictionary)

chá (zì-diǎn)

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开始

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begin, start

kāi-shǐ

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to rub out

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看见

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  1. catch sight of
  2. see

kàn-jiàn

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觉得

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to feel (in the mind)

jué-de

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  1. expensive
  2. dear

guì

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便宜

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cheap

pián-yí

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困难

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difficult, hard

kùn-nán

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容易

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easy

róng-yì

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中国画

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Chinese painting

zhōng-guó-huà

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认识

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to recognise

rèn-shí

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起劲儿

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  1. work hard
  2. to make an effort

qǐ-jìn-r

indicates that something is very exciting and seems to be very interesting

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问题

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  1. question
  2. a problem

wèn-tí

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回答

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  1. answer
  2. response, reply

huí-dá

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有时

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sometimes

yǒu-shí

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当然

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  1. of course
  2. certainly
  3. sure, be sure
  4. no doubt, without a doubt
  5. naturally

dāng-rán

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奇怪

qí-guài

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  1. strange, odd
  2. extraordinary

qí-guài

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一支

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a long, stiff piece (classifier)

yī zhī

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一共

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altogether

yī-gòng

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an auxiliary word which tells the mood

la

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most

zuì

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书店

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bookstore

shū-diàn

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to buy, to purchase

mǎi

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马克

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mark

mǎ-kè

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英国

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U.K.

Yīng-Guó

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美国

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U.S.A.

Měi-Guó

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德国

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Germany

Dé-Guó

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法国

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France

Fǎ-Guó

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英国人

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British

yīng-guó rén

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美国人

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American

měi-guó rén

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德国人

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German

dé-guó rén

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法国人

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Frenchman

fǎ-guó rén

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中文

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Chinese language

zhōng-wén

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英文

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English language

yīng-wén

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德文

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German language

dé-wén

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法文

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French language

Fǎ-wén

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人民币

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Chinese currency

rén-mín-bì

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英磅

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British pound

yīng bàng

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美元(金)

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U.S. dollar

měi-yuán (jīn)

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法郎

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French franc

fà-láng

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在哪里?

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Where is it?

zài nǎ-lǐ?

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去哪里?

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Where are you going?

qù nǎ-lǐ?

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什么?

A

What?

shén-me

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做什么?

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What are you doing?

zuò shén-me?

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为什么?

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  1. What for?
  2. Why?

wèi-shén-me?

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怎么?

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How?

zěn-me?

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怎么样?

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  1. how?
  2. …, how about it?
  3. How’s everything?
  4. in a certain way, in any way

zěn-me yàng?

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怎么办?

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  1. What’s to be done?
  2. How to do?

zěn-me bàn?

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几时?

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At what time/when?

jǐ-shí?

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哪里,哪里

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“not at all, don’t be so modest”

nǎ-lǐ, nǎ-lǐ

a common expression to indicate one’s humility

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因为

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because

yīn-wèi

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东西

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  1. things/stuff
  2. east and west

dōng-xī

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to think, thought