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Lesson 14 vocabulary (English - Mandarin) Flashcards

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1
Q

learn Chinese

A

学中文

xué zhōng-wén

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speech, language

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  1. 话
    huà (more on speech)
  2. 语
    yǔ (more on language)
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to speak, talk

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说话

shuō-huà

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learn to speak

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学说话

xué shuō-huà

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write Chinese characters

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写汉字

xiě hànzì

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  1. to remember
  2. to record
  3. mark, sign
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记

jì

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memorize new words

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记生字

jì shēng-zì

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  1. sound, tone
  2. to declare
  3. reputation
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声

shēng

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9
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the four tones

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四声

sì shēng

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to listen

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听

tīng

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listen to a recording

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听录音

tīng lù-yīn

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12
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recording

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录音

lùyīn

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13
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read the text

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读课文

dú kè-wén

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14
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a card

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卡片

kǎ-piàn

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15
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practice, to practice

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练习

liàn-xí

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to practice

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做练习

zuò liàn-xí

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17
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read more

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多念

duō niàn

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  1. the phonetic system

2. to spell

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拼音

pīn-yīn

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19
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method

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方法

fāng-fǎ

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  1. meaning

2. idea

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意思

yì-si

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21
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stroke order

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笔顺

bǐ-shùn

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22
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tone

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音

yīn

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23
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pronunciation

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读音

dú-yīn

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  1. audio tape

2. cassette tape

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录音带

lù-yīn-dài

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25
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success

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成功

chéng-gōng

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26
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imitate

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模仿

mó-fǎng

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27
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to recite

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背诵

bèi-sòng

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28
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already

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已经

yǐ-jīng

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go through, pass through

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通过

tōng-guò

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  1. to live, to stay
  2. to stop
  3. verb-ending (carries the idea of “be stopped/stumped/stymied”)
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住

zhù

31
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remember

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记住

jì zhù

32
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as if

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好象

hǎo xiàng

33
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to utilize

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利用

lì-yòng

34
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put on

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放在

fàng zài

35
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loudly

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大声

dà-shēng

36
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carefully

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仔细

zǐ-xì

37
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  1. to lay down
  2. to put
  3. to tend
  4. to lend
  5. to fire (a weapon)
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放

fàng

38
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  1. be calm, stable
  2. to settle (a matter)
  3. suscribe
  4. a family name
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定

dìng

39
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  1. certainly
  2. must
  3. fixed, set
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一定

yī-dìng

40
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  1. again and again

2. repeatedly

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一遍又一遍

yī-biàn yòu yī-biàn

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  1. to turn back

2. rebel

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反

fǎn

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  1. to return
  2. to repeat
  3. to recover
  4. again
  5. to reply
  6. to be complex
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复

fù

43
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  1. repeatedly

2. back and forth

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反复

fǎn-fù

44
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to review (lessons)

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复习

fù-xí

45
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  1. be interesting

2. be pleasant

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趣

qù

46
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interesting

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有趣

yǒu-qù

47
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  1. be right

2. so, like this

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然

rán

48
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  1. afterward, afterwards

2. and then

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然后

rán-hòu

49
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put aside

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另一边儿

lìng yī-biān-r

50
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after class

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上完课

shàng wán kè

51
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extremely

an adverb used after the adjective it modifies

A

极了

jí-le

52
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but

*the standard, neutral “but” in Chinese. It sounds more serious than 可是 (kěshì) and 不过 (búguò), therefore it appears more often in writing and formal speech situations (e.g. TV news, lectures). If you are writing an essay, that’s the word you should choose.

但是 (dànshì) can be used in conversational Chinese as well. In that case, the “but” is very strong as it indicates the two statements are totally incompatible. Typically, you would use 但是 (dànshì) to emphasize the contrary, or present your argument or refusal.

In spoken Chinese, 但是 (dànshì) is often shortened to 但 (dàn) to sound more concise.*

Examples:
1. 中文很有意思，但是太难了(Zhōng-wén hěn yǒu-yì-si, dàn-shì tài nán le)。
Chinese is quite interesting, but really hard.
2. 中文很有意思，但太难了(Zhōng-wén hěn yǒu-yì-si, dàn tài nán le)。
Chinese is quite interesting, but really hard.

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但是

dàn-shì

53
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although

A

虽然

suī-rán

54
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“although……yet”

Example:
他虽然是外国人，但是中文很好 (Tā suī-rán shì wài-guó rén, dàn-shì zhōng-wén hěn hǎo)。
Although he is a foreigner, his Chinese is very good.

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虽然… …但是

suī-rán… …dàn-shì

55
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  1. heel
  2. to follow, to go with
  3. with
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跟

gēn

56
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a prefix to numbers (forms ordinals…first, second, third, etc.)

-E.g. 第一

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第

dì

57
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an adverbial ending, equivalent to English ‘-ly’

*E.g. 仔细地听。(Listen carefully.) 大声儿地念。(Read loudly.) 一遍又一遍地模仿。(Imitate repeatedly)

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地

de

58
Q

vocabulary cards

A

生字卡片

shēng-zì kǎ-piàn

59
Q

vocabulary, new words

A

生字

shēng-zì

60
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to ask (for information)

A

问

wèn

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  1. to grasp
  2. a handful
  3. to guard
  4. a particle used to bring direct objects in front of the verb
  5. a measure for things with handles (knives, teapots) or that you grasp (chairs, handfuls of rice, bunches of flowers)
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把

bǎ

62
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to last for a long time

A

久

jiǔ

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  1. to wait
  2. to pay the bill
  3. climate
  4. a period of time
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候

hòu

64
Q

time

A

时候

shí-hòu

65
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how? why?

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怎

zěn

66
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  1. like that

2. that kind, that sort

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那样

nà-yàng

67
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  1. word, words

2. family name

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言

yán

68
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language

A

语言

yǔ-yán

69
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to think

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想

xiǎng

70
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1a. shows possession when it’s used after a noun/pronoun
* E.g. 我们的老师 (our teacher)
1b. Shows description when used with an adjective
* E.g. 有趣的课文 (an interesting lesson)
1c. For emphasis
* E.g. 他是胡来的。(He will certainly come.) 他是来学中文的。(He is here to learn Chinese.)

A

的

de

71
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  1. It is a particle used after a verb to express the degree of the action
    * E.g. 睡得很好 (slept very well) 用得不少 (used rather often)
  2. as an emphatic particle
    * E.g. 大得很 (very much bigger) 好得多 (much better)
A

得

de

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