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Lesson 13 vocabulary (English - Mandarin) Flashcards

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1
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grandmother (maternal)

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婆婆

pó-po

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grandfather (maternal)

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公公

gōng-gong

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grandmother (paternal)

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奶奶 (informal), 祖母 (formal)

nǎi-nai, zǔ-mǔ

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grandfather (paternal)

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爷爷 (informal), 祖父 (formal)

yé-ye, zǔ-fù

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mother

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妈妈 (informal), 母亲 (formal)

mā-ma, mǔ-qīn

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father

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爸爸 (informal), 父亲 (formal)

bà-ba, fù-qīn

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older sister

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姐，姐姐

jiě, jiě-jie

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younger sister

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妹，妹妹

mèi, mèi-mei

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older brother

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哥，哥哥

gē, gē-ge

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younger brother

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弟，弟弟

dì, dì-di

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older brother (1 Chinese character)

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兄

xiōng

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daughter

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女儿 (女孩, 女孩儿)

nǚ-ér (nǚhái, nǚhái ér)

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son

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儿子 (男孩，男孩儿)

ér-zi (nán-hái, nán-hái ér)

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to guess

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猜

cāi

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factory

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工厂

gōng-chǎng

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  1. at the time
  2. as
  3. when
  4. to serve as
  5. in the presence of
  6. the very same
  7. to work as
  8. to be, to become
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当

dāng

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postman

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邮差

yóu-chāi

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doctor

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医生

yī-shēng

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19
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vegetables

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菜

cài

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  1. how old
  2. years of age
  3. years old
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几岁

jǐ suì

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  1. this way

2. in this manner

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这样

zhè-yàng

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22
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bigger than

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比…大

bǐ… dà

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23
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difference between

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相差

xiāng-chà

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24
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not a few

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不少

bù shǎo

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25
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  1. but
  2. however
  3. merely, just

*不过 (búguò) is the softest, most informal “but” in Chinese. Basically you want to use this when you aren’t sure or it’s not that strong of a conflict.

The use of 不过 (búguò) is somehow different from 但是 (dànshì) and 可是 (kěshì). Unlike the latter two, it’s not about emphasizing contrary, but rather adding extra remarks to the statement (e.g. a condition, correction, comment, etc)*

Example:

  1. 他是美国人，不过会说中文 (Tā shì Měi-guó rén, bù-guò huì shuō zhōng-wén)。He’s American, but he can speak Chinese.
  2. 我可以跟你走，不过不要告诉他(Wǒ kě-yǐ gēn nǐ zǒu, bù-guò bù-yào gào-sù tā)。I can go with you, but don’t tell him.
  3. 没关系！不过是个小问题 (Méi guān-xi! Bú-guò shì gè xiǎo wèn-tí!)！No worries! (It’s) just/merely a little problem!
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不过

bù-guò

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better

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比较好

bǐ-jiào hǎo

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27
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friend

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朋友

péng-yǒu

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28
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before

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以前

yǐ-qián

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29
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after

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以后

yǐ-hòu

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30
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  1. begin the lesson

2. attend class

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上课

shàng-kè

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  1. the lesson is over
  2. end of class
  3. get out of class
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下课

xià-kè

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go to work

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  1. 上班
    shàng-bān
  2. 上工
    shàng gōng
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33
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  1. get off work

2. after office hours

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下班

xià-bān

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34
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go to school

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上学

shàng-xué

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35
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  1. after school

2. classes are over

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放学

fàng-xué

36
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  1. stop work

2. get off work

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放工

fàng-gōng

37
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go to…somewhere

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上…(哪儿) 去

shàng…(nǎ-r) qù

38
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What time does class/lesson start?

A

几点上课？

Jǐ diǎn shàng-kè?

39
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What time does class/lesson end?

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几点下课？

Jǐ diǎn xià-kè?

40
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What time do you go to work?

A
  1. 几点上班？
    Jǐ diǎn shàng-bān?
  2. 几点上工？
    Jǐ diǎn shàng gōng?
41
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What time do you get off work?

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  1. 几点下班？
    Jǐ diǎn xià-bān?
  2. 几点放工？
    Jǐ diǎn fàng-gōng?
42
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What time do you go to school?

A

几点上学？

Jǐ diǎn shàng-xué?

43
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What time does school end?

A

几点放学？

Jǐ diǎn fàng-xué?

44
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What time are you going to…somewhere?

A

几点上…(哪儿)去？

Jǐ diǎn shàng…(nǎ-r) qù?

45
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What time do you come home?

A

几点回家？

Jǐ diǎn huí jiā?

46
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before class/lesson begins

A

上课以前

shàng-kè yǐ-qián

47
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before the class/lesson is over

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下课以前

xià-kè yǐ-qián

48
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before going to work

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  1. 上班以前
    shàng-bān yǐ-qián
  2. 上工以前
    shàng gōng yǐ-qián
49
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before work ends

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  1. 下班以前
    xià-bān yǐ-qián
  2. 放工以前
    fàng-gōng yǐ-qián
50
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before going to school

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上学以前

shàng-xué yǐ-qián

51
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before school is over

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放学以前

fàng-xué yǐ-qián

52
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before going to…somewhere

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上…(哪儿)去以前

shàng…(nǎ-r) qù yǐqián

53
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before coming home

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回家以前

huí jiā yǐ-qián

54
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after the lesson/class begins

A

上课以后

shàng-kè yǐ-hòu

55
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after the lesson/class is over

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下课以后

xià-kè yǐ-hòu

56
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after going to work

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  1. 上班以后
    shàng-bān yǐ-hòu
  2. 上工以后
    shàng gōng yǐ-hòu
57
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after work ends/after office hours

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  1. 下班以后
    xià-bān yǐ-hòu
  2. 放工以后
    fàng-gōng yǐ-hòu
58
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after school is over

A

放学以后

fàng-xué yǐ-hòu

59
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after going to…somewhere

A

上…(哪儿)去以后

shàng…(nǎ-r) qù yǐ-hòu

60
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after coming home

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回家以后

huí jiā yǐ-hòu

61
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  1. to make
  2. to be
  3. to become
  4. to act as
  5. to work as
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做

zuò

62
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indicates doing a certain action first before doing something else

Example:

  • 吃饭以前，我先洗手 (Chī-fàn yǐ-qián, wǒ xiān xǐ-shǒu)。
  • Before eating, I must first wash my hands.*
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“…以前…先…。”

“… yǐ-qián…xiān….”

63
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indicates that one thing is done immediately after another

Example:

  • 我到新加坡以后，就学中文 (Wǒ dào Xīn-Jiā-Pō yǐ-hòu, jiù-xué zhōng-wén)。
  • Right after I arrived at Singapore, I started to learn Chinese.*
A

“…以后…就…”

“… yǐ-hòu… jiù…”

64
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“isn’t it that…?”

use this to confirm a statement

Example:

  • 你不是会中文吗 (Nǐ bù-shì huì zhōng-wén ma)？
  • You don’t speak Chinese?*
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“不是…吗？”

bù-shì…ma?

65
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set side by side, to compare

used for comparison sentences

A

比

bǐ

66
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indicates that A is (comparison/the difference) than B

Example:

  1. 这本书比那本书容易 (Zhè běn shū bǐ nà běn shū róng-yì)。
    * This book is easier than that*
  2. 妈妈比爸爸小五岁 (Mā-mā bǐ bà-ba xiǎo wǔ suì)。
    * Mum is 5 years younger than Dad
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“A…比…B…(adjective/the difference)”

“A…bǐ…B…(adjective/the difference)”

67
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  1. then
  2. only
  3. to go to
  4. to go with
  5. used when the speaker thinks that the number is enough, time is still early, or something is going to happen very soon.
A

就

jiù

68
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to like

A

喜欢

xǐ-huān

69
Q

population

A

人口

rén-kǒu

70
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take care of, look after, attend to

A

照顾

zhào-gù

71
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  1. majority
  2. plurality
  3. most
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多数

duō-shù

72
Q

extremely

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太

tài

73
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be enough

A

够

gòu

74
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just, only

A

只

zhǐ

75
Q

to study

A

念

niàn

76
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text

A

课文

kè-wén

77
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  1. first
  2. to precede
  3. late (deceased)
A

先

xiān

78
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  1. word, term
  2. statement
  3. a “ci” (tz’u) poem
A

词

cí

79
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  1. to recite

2. to study

A

读

dú

80
Q

to read, study

A

读书

dú-shū

81
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  1. to touch

2. to run into

A

碰

pèng

82
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  1. (after verbs) continues doing

2. (after imperative verbs) intensifies the command

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着

zhe

83
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  1. ran into

2. bumped into

A

碰着

pèng-zhe

84
Q

to walk

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走

zǒu

85
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left, gone

A

走了

zǒu-le

86
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  1. be troublesome

2. to pester

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麻烦

má-fan

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