Lesson 14 vocabulary (English - Mandarin) Flashcards
1
Q
learn Chinese
A
学中文
xué zhōng-wén
2
Q
speech, language
A
- 话
huà (more on speech) - 语
yǔ (more on language)
3
Q
to speak, talk
A
说话
shuō-huà
4
Q
learn to speak
A
学说话
xué shuō-huà
5
Q
write Chinese characters
A
写汉字
xiě hànzì
6
Q
- to remember
- to record
- mark, sign
A
记
jì
7
Q
memorize new words
A
记生字
jì shēng-zì
8
Q
- sound, tone
- to declare
- reputation
A
声
shēng
9
Q
the four tones
A
四声
sì shēng
10
Q
to listen
A
听
tīng
11
Q
listen to a recording
A
听录音
tīng lù-yīn
12
Q
recording
A
录音
lùyīn
13
Q
read the text
A
读课文
dú kè-wén
14
Q
a card
A
卡片
kǎ-piàn
15
Q
practice, to practice
A
练习
liàn-xí
16
Q
to practice
A
做练习
zuò liàn-xí
17
Q
read more
A
多念
duō niàn
18
Q
- the phonetic system
2. to spell
A
拼音
pīn-yīn
19
Q
method
A
方法
fāng-fǎ
20
Q
- meaning
2. idea
A
意思
yì-si
21
Q
stroke order
A
笔顺
bǐ-shùn
22
Q
tone
A
音
yīn
23
Q
pronunciation
A
读音
dú-yīn
24
Q
- audio tape
2. cassette tape
A
录音带
lù-yīn-dài
25
success
成功
| chéng-gōng
26
imitate
模仿
| mó-fǎng
27
to recite
背诵
| bèi-sòng
28
already
已经
| yǐ-jīng
29
go through, pass through
通过
| tōng-guò
30
1. to live, to stay
2. to stop
3. verb-ending (carries the idea of "be stopped/stumped/stymied")
住
| zhù
31
remember
记住
| jì zhù
32
as if
好象
| hǎo xiàng
33
to utilize
利用
| lì-yòng
34
put on
放在
| fàng zài
35
loudly
大声
| dà-shēng
36
carefully
仔细
| zǐ-xì
37
1. to lay down
2. to put
3. to tend
4. to lend
5. to fire (a weapon)
放
| fàng
38
1. be calm, stable
2. to settle (a matter)
3. suscribe
4. a family name
定
| dìng
39
1. certainly
2. must
3. fixed, set
一定
| yī-dìng
40
1. again and again
| 2. repeatedly
一遍又一遍
| yī-biàn yòu yī-biàn
41
1. to turn back
| 2. rebel
反
| fǎn
42
1. to return
2. to repeat
3. to recover
4. again
5. to reply
6. to be complex
复
| fù
43
1. repeatedly
| 2. back and forth
反复
| fǎn-fù
44
to review (lessons)
复习
| fù-xí
45
1. be interesting
| 2. be pleasant
趣
| qù
46
interesting
有趣
| yǒu-qù
47
1. be right
| 2. so, like this
然
| rán
48
1. afterward, afterwards
| 2. and then
然后
| rán-hòu
49
put aside
另一边儿
| lìng yī-biān-r
50
after class
上完课
| shàng wán kè
51
extremely
*an adverb used after the adjective it modifies*
极了
| jí-le
52
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.
但是
| dàn-shì
53
although
虽然
| suī-rán
54
"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.
虽然... ...但是
| suī-rán... ...dàn-shì
55
1. heel
2. to follow, to go with
3. with
跟
| gēn
56
a prefix to numbers (forms ordinals...first, second, third, etc.)
-E.g. 第一
第
| dì
57
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)
地
| de
58
vocabulary cards
生字卡片
| shēng-zì kǎ-piàn
59
vocabulary, new words
生字
| shēng-zì
60
to ask (for information)
问
| wèn
61
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)
把
| bǎ
62
to last for a long time
久
| jiǔ
63
1. to wait
2. to pay the bill
3. climate
4. a period of time
候
| hòu
64
time
时候
| shí-hòu
65
how? why?
怎
| zěn
66
1. like that
| 2. that kind, that sort
那样
| nà-yàng
67
1. word, words
| 2. family name
言
| yán
68
language
语言
| yǔ-yán
69
to think
想
| xiǎng
70
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.)
的
| de
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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)
得
| de
