Lesson 13 vocabulary (Mandarin - English) Flashcards

Question

不过

Answer 1

Pinyin: bù-guò English: 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!

Answer 2

Pinyin: bǐ-jiào hǎo English: better

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Pinyin: péng-yǒu English: friend

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Pinyin: yǐ-qián English: before

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Pinyin: yǐ-hòu English: after

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Pinyin: shàng-kè English: 1. begin the lesson 2. attend class

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Pinyin: xià-kè English: 1. the lesson is over 2. end of class 3. get out of class

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Pinyin: 1. shàng-bān 2. shàng gōng English: go to work

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Pinyin: xià-bān English: 1. get off work 2. after office hours

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Pinyin: shàng-xué English: go to school

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Pinyin: fàng-xué English: 1. after school 2. classes are over

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Pinyin: fàng-gōng English: 1. stop work 2. get off work

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Pinyin: shàng...(nǎ-r) qù English: go to...somewhere

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Pinyin: Jǐ diǎn shàng-kè? English: What time does class/lesson start?

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Pinyin: Jǐ diǎn xià-kè? English: What time does class/lesson end?

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Pinyin: 1. Jǐ diǎn shàng-bān? 2. Jǐ diǎn shàng gōng? English: What time do you go to work?

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Pinyin: 1. Jǐ diǎn xià-bān? 2. Jǐ diǎn fàng-gōng? English: What time do you get off work?

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Pinyin: Jǐ diǎn shàng-xué? English: What time do you go to school?

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Pinyin: Jǐ diǎn fàng-xué? English: What time does school end?

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Pinyin: Jǐ diǎn shàng...(nǎ-r) qù? English: What time are you going to...somewhere?

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Pinyin: Jǐ diǎn huí jiā? English: What time do you come home?

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Pinyin: shàng-kè yǐ-qián English: before class/lesson begins

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Pinyin: xià-kè yǐ-qián English: before the class/lesson is over

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Pinyin: 1. shàng-bān yǐ-qián 2. shàng gōng yǐ-qián English: before going to work

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Pinyin: 1. xià-bān yǐ-qián 2. fàng-gōng yǐ-qián English: before work ends

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Pinyin: shàng-xué yǐ-qián English: before going to school

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Pinyin: fàng-xué yǐ-qián English: before school is over

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Pinyin: shàng...(nǎ-r) qù yǐqián English: before going to...somewhere

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Pinyin: huí jiā yǐ-qián English: before coming home

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Pinyin: shàng-kè yǐ-hòu English: after the lesson/class begins

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Pinyin: xià-kè yǐ-hòu English: after the lesson/class is over

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Pinyin: 1. shàng-bān yǐ-hòu 2. shàng gōng yǐ-hòu English: after going to work

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Pinyin: 1. xià-bān yǐ-hòu 2. fàng-gōng yǐ-hòu English: after work ends/after office hours

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Pinyin: fàng-xué yǐ-hòu English: after school is over

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Pinyin: shàng...(nǎ-r) qù yǐ-hòu English: after going to...somewhere

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Pinyin: huí jiā yǐ-hòu English: after coming home

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Pinyin: zuò English: 1. to make 2. to be 3. to become 4. to act as 5. to work as

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Pinyin: "... yǐ-qián...xiān...." English: 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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Pinyin: "... yǐ-hòu... jiù..." English: 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.*

Answer 40

Pinyin: bù-shì...ma? English: "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?*

Answer 41

Pinyin: bǐ English: set side by side, to compare *used for comparison sentences*

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Pinyin: "A...bǐ...B...(adjective/the difference)" English: 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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Pinyin: jiù English: 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.

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Pinyin: xǐ-huān English: to like

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Pinyin: rén-kǒu English: population

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Pinyin: zhào-gù English: take care of, look after, attend to

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Pinyin: duō-shù English: 1. majority 2. plurality 3. most

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Pinyin: tài English: extremely

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Pinyin: gòu English: be enough

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Pinyin: zhǐ English: just, only

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Pinyin: niàn English: to study

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Pinyin: kè-wén English: text

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Pinyin: xiān English: 1. first 2. to precede 3. late (deceased)

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Pinyin: cí English: 1. word, term 2. statement 3. a "ci" (tz'u) poem

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Pinyin: dú English: 1. to recite 2. to study

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Pinyin: dú-shū English: to read, study

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Pinyin: pèng English: 1. to touch 2. to run into

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Pinyin: zhe English: 1. (after verbs) continues doing 2. (after imperative verbs) intensifies the command

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Pinyin: pèng-zhe English: 1. ran into 2. bumped into

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Pinyin: zǒu English: to walk

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Pinyin: zǒu-le English: left, gone

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Pinyin: má-fan English: 1. be troublesome 2. to pester