Lesson 16 vocabulary (Mandarin - English) Flashcards
1
Q
请
A
- to invite
- “please…”
qǐng
2
Q
坐
A
- to sit down
- to travel by
zuò
3
Q
请坐
A
Please sit down
qǐng zuò
4
Q
喝
A
to drink
hē
5
Q
茶
A
tea
chá
6
Q
喝茶
A
to drink tea
hē chá
7
Q
汽
A
gas, steam
qì
8
Q
水
A
- water
- a family name
shuǐ
9
Q
汽水
A
carbonated drink, soda water
qì-shuǐ
10
Q
随
A
- to follow
- any, all
- family name
suí
11
Q
便
A
be convenient
biàn
12
Q
随便
A
- at your convenience
- as you like, as you please
- be casual, be informal
suí-biàn
13
Q
都行
A
anything will do
dōu xíng
14
Q
打
A
- to beat
- from
dǎ
15
Q
翻
A
- to flip
- to translate
- search through
- change one’s attitude
- to reprint
- go over (a hill)
fān
16
Q
打翻
A
knock over
dǎ fān
17
Q
帮
A
- to help
- clique, group
bāng
18
Q
忙
A
be busy
máng
19
Q
帮忙
A
to help
bāng-máng
20
Q
擦一下
A
wipe a little
cā yī-xià
21
Q
唉
A
- ai (a sigh)
- “Alas! That’s too bad”
aì
22
Q
瞧
A
(colloquial) to look, see
qiáo
23
Q
椅
A
chair
yǐ
24
Q
子
A
- child
- first of the twelve “earthly branches” (used in enumerations and to name 2-hour periods of the day)
zǐ
25
椅子
chair
| yǐ-zi
26
弄
1. to do
2. to handle
3. to make
4. to play with, fool with
| nòng
27
湿
be wet
| shī
28
弄湿
1. to wet
2. get wet
| nòng shī
29
没
negates 有 and other verbs
| méi
30
事
affair, event
| shì
31
没事儿
it's nothing
| méi-shī-r
32
别放在心上
1. don't worry
2. don't take it to heart
| Bié fàng zài-xīn shàng
33
拿着
hold it
| ná-zhe
34
许
1. to permit
2. to promise
3. perhaps
4. family name
| xǔ
35
许多
1. plenty
2. many things
3. a lot of
| xǔ-duō
36
一辆
a classifier for vehicles
| yī-liàng
37
计
1. to calculate
2. to reckon
3. stratagem, plan
4. family name
| jì
38
程
1. a regulation
2. procedure
3. journey, stage of a journey
5. distance
6. family name
| chéng
39
车
1. car
2. family name
| chē
40
计程车
taxi
| jì-chéng-chē
41
些
few
| xiē
42
一些
1. some
2. a quantity
| yī-xiē
43
费
1. to waste
2. expense, fee
3. family name
| fèi
44
费事儿
1. troublesome
2. bothersome
| fèi-shì-r
45
意
idea, opinion, motive
| yì
46
不过意
1. feel uneasy
2. feel apologetic
| bù-guò yì
47
叫车
call a taxi
| jiào chē
48
哪儿的话
1. don't mention it
2. it's nothing at all
| Nǎ-r de-huà
49
一下
a particle after a verb, meaning "a bit", "a little", "a while"
| yī-xià
