Lesson 8 vocabulary (English - Mandarin)

Question 1

the day before yesterday

Answer 1

前天

qián-tiān

Question 2

yesterday

Answer 2

昨天

zuó-tiān

Question 3

today

Answer 3

今天

jīn-tiān

Question 4

tomorrow

Answer 4

明天

míng-tiān

Question 5

the day after tomorrow

Answer 5

后天

hòu-tiān

Question 6

the year before last

Answer 6

前年

qián-nián

Question 7

last year

Answer 7

去年

qù-nián

Question 8

this year

Answer 8

今年

jīn-nián

Question 9

next year

Answer 9

明年

míng-nián

Question 10

the year after next

Answer 10

后年

hòu-nián

Question 11

week

Answer 11

星期

xīng-qī

Question 12

1. each time
2. every time

Answer 12

每次

měi cì

Question 13

1. morning
2. a.m.

Answer 13

上午

shàng-wǔ

Question 14

1. noon
2. at noon

Answer 14

中午

zhōng-wǔ

Question 15

1. afternoon
2. p.m.

Answer 15

下午

xià-wǔ

Question 16

early morning

Answer 16

早上

zǎo-shàng

Question 17

evening

Answer 17

晚上

wǎn-shàng

Question 18

1. month
2. the moon

Answer 18

月

yuè

Question 19

1. day
2. the sun

Answer 19

日

rì

Question 20

1. day of the month
2. number

Answer 20

号

hào

Question 21

1. to have
2. there is (are)

Answer 21

有

yǒu

Question 22

large (big)

Answer 22

大

dà

Question 23

small (little)

Answer 23

小

xiǎo

Question 24

all (adverbial particle)

Answer 24

都

dōu

Question 25

last

Answer 25

上个, 前个 (月, 星期, etc.) | shàng-ge, qián-ge

Question 26

this

Answer 26

这个 (月, 星期, etc.) | zhè-ge

Question 27

next

Answer 27

下个, 后个 (月, 星期, etc.) | xià-ge, hòu-ge

Question 28

every, each ## Footnote * cannot be used with a noun without adding a classifier in between. * usually followed by 都, because it takes in the whole

Answer 28

每 | měi

Question 29

Of / 's (possessive particle)

Answer 29

的 | de