Lesson Four Flashcards
zìdiǎn
Dictionary
fùqin
Father
lǎoshī
Teacher
pǔtōng
Common, ordinary
lèi
Tired, weary, fatiguing
duō
Many, much
dà
Big; grown up; eldest(child)
shǎo
Few, little
yǒu
Have, exist, there is/are
shēng
Give birth to, produce, be born
xiǎngyào
Desire/like
yào
Want/ask for
zhīdao
Know. Note tone in negative bù zhīdào
yīnwei
Because
suǒyǐ
Therefore
wèishenme
Why (because of what?)
kěshi
But
yígòng
Altogether
méi
Negator for yǒu
jiù(shi) = jiù + shì
(Be) precisely, exactly, indeed
zǒng(shi) (= zǒng + shì)
Always
zhème
So (this-wise). Also pronounced zème
nàme
So (that-wise). Also pronounced nème
yídìng
Definitely, certainly
tài
Too, excessively
néng
Can, be capable of
yào
Want to, be about to, will
jǐ
How many? (Small numbers)
duōshao
How many? (Large numbers)
yī
One (2nd tone before 4th, 4th tone before 1, 2, 3)
èr
Two
liǎng
Two (used with measures), a couple of
sān
Three
sì
Four
wǔ
Five
liù
Six
qī
Seven (optionally 2nd tone before 4th tone)
bā
Eight (optionally 2nd tone before 4th tone)
jiǔ
Nine
shí
Ten
wèi
Measure: polite classifier for persons
běn
Measure: books
nián
Measure: year
suì
Measure: year of age
gè
Measure: General classifier
bēi
Measure: cup of, glass of
tiān
Measure: day
pǔtōnghuà
Common language, lingua franca, Mandarin
hàn
Han dynasty, majority people in China, Chinese (in certain combination)
nǔ’ér
Daughter
érzi
Son
háizi
Child
fùmǔ
Father and mother (fùqin + mǔqin)
sūnzi
Grandson
mèimei
Younger sister
mā
Mum, mother (familiar)