Lesson 8 vocabulary (Mandarin - English)

Question 1

前天

Answer 1

the day before yesterday

qián-tiān

Question 2

昨天

Answer 2

yesterday

zuó-tiān

Question 3

今天

Answer 3

today

jīn-tiān

Question 4

明天

Answer 4

tomorrow

míng-tiān

Question 5

后天

Answer 5

the day after tomorrow

hòu-tiān

Question 6

前年

Answer 6

the year before last

qián-nián

Question 7

去年

Answer 7

last year

qù-nián

Question 8

今年

Answer 8

this year

jīn-nián

Question 9

明年

Answer 9

next year

míng-nián

Question 10

后年

Answer 10

the year after next

hòu-nián

Question 11

星期

Answer 11

week

xīng-qī

Question 12

每次

Answer 12

1. each time
2. every time

měi cì

Question 13

上午

Answer 13

1. morning
2. a.m.

shàng-wǔ

Question 14

中午

Answer 14

1. noon
2. at noon

zhōng-wǔ

Question 15

下午

Answer 15

1. afternoon
2. p.m.

xià-wǔ

Question 16

早上

Answer 16

early morning

zǎo-shàng

Question 17

晚上

Answer 17

evening

wǎn-shàng

Question 18

月

Answer 18

1. month
2. the moon

yuè

Question 19

日

Answer 19

1. day
2. the sun

rì

Question 20

号

Answer 20

1. day of the month
2. number

hào

Question 21

有

Answer 21

1. to have
2. there is (are)

yǒu

Question 22

大

Answer 22

large (big)

dà

Question 23

小

Answer 23

small (little)

xiǎo

Question 24

都

Answer 24

all (adverbial particle)

dōu

Question 25

上个, 前个 (月, 星期, etc.)

Answer 25

last

shàng-ge, qián-ge

Question 26

这个 (月, 星期, etc.)

Answer 26

this

zhè-ge

Question 27

下个, 后个 (月, 星期, etc.)

Answer 27

next

xià-ge, hòu-ge

Question 28

每

Answer 28

every, each

měi

• cannot be used with a noun without adding a classifier in between.
• usually followed by 都 (dōu), because it takes in the whole

Question 29

的

Answer 29

Of / ‘s (possessive particle)

de