Lesson 16 vocabulary (Mandarin - English)

Question 1

请

Answer 1

1. to invite
2. “please…”

qǐng

Question 2

坐

Answer 2

1. to sit down
2. to travel by

zuò

Question 3

请坐

Answer 3

Please sit down

qǐng zuò

Question 4

喝

Answer 4

to drink

hē

Question 5

茶

Answer 5

tea

chá

Question 6

喝茶

Answer 6

to drink tea

hē chá

Question 7

汽

Answer 7

gas, steam

qì

Question 8

水

Answer 8

1. water
2. a family name

shuǐ

Question 9

汽水

Answer 9

carbonated drink, soda water

qì-shuǐ

Question 10

随

Answer 10

1. to follow
2. any, all
3. family name

suí

Question 11

便

Answer 11

be convenient

biàn

Question 12

随便

Answer 12

1. at your convenience
2. as you like, as you please
3. be casual, be informal

suí-biàn

Question 13

都行

Answer 13

anything will do

dōu xíng

Question 14

打

Answer 14

1. to beat
2. from

dǎ

Question 15

翻

Answer 15

1. to flip
2. to translate
3. search through
4. change one’s attitude
5. to reprint
6. go over (a hill)

fān

Question 16

打翻

Answer 16

knock over

dǎ fān

Question 17

帮

Answer 17

1. to help
2. clique, group

bāng

Question 18

忙

Answer 18

be busy

máng

Question 19

帮忙

Answer 19

to help

bāng-máng

Question 20

擦一下

Answer 20

wipe a little

cā yī-xià

Question 21

唉

Answer 21

1. ai (a sigh)
2. “Alas! That’s too bad”

aì

Question 22

瞧

Answer 22

(colloquial) to look, see

qiáo

Question 23

椅

Answer 23

chair

yǐ

Question 24

子

Answer 24

1. child
2. first of the twelve “earthly branches” (used in enumerations and to name 2-hour periods of the day)

zǐ

Question 25

椅子

Answer 25

chair

yǐ-zi

Question 26

弄

Answer 26

1. to do
2. to handle
3. to make
4. to play with, fool with

nòng

Question 27

湿

Answer 27

be wet

shī

Question 28

弄湿

Answer 28

1. to wet
2. get wet

nòng shī

Question 29

没

Answer 29

negates 有 and other verbs

méi

Question 30

事

Answer 30

affair, event

shì

Question 31

没事儿

Answer 31

it’s nothing

méi-shī-r

Question 32

别放在心上

Answer 32

1. don’t worry
2. don’t take it to heart

Bié fàng zài-xīn shàng

Question 33

拿着

Answer 33

hold it

ná-zhe

Question 34

许

Answer 34

1. to permit
2. to promise
3. perhaps
4. family name

xǔ

Question 35

许多

Answer 35

1. plenty
2. many things
3. a lot of

xǔ-duō

Question 36

一辆

Answer 36

a classifier for vehicles

yī-liàng

Question 37

计

Answer 37

1. to calculate
2. to reckon
3. stratagem, plan
4. family name

jì

Question 38

程

Answer 38

1. a regulation
2. procedure
3. journey, stage of a journey
4. distance
5. family name

chéng

Question 39

车

Answer 39

1. car
2. family name

chē

Question 40

计程车

Answer 40

taxi

jì-chéng-chē

Question 41

些

Answer 41

few

xiē

Question 42

一些

Answer 42

1. some
2. a quantity

yī-xiē

Question 43

费

Answer 43

1. to waste
2. expense, fee
3. family name

fèi

Question 44

费事儿

Answer 44

1. troublesome
2. bothersome

fèi-shì-r

Question 45

意

Answer 45

idea, opinion, motive

yì

Question 46

不过意

Answer 46

1. feel uneasy
2. feel apologetic

bù-guò yì

Question 47

叫车

Answer 47

call a taxi

jiào chē

Question 48

哪儿的话

Answer 48

1. don’t mention it
2. it’s nothing at all

Nǎ-r de-huà

Question 49

一下

Answer 49

a particle after a verb, meaning “a bit”, “a little”, “a while”

yī-xià