Lessons 1-10 Flashcards
You
你
ni3
good, well, fine, O.K
好
hao3
Name of a Chinese reporter
陆雨平
Lu4 Yu3ping2
Name of a Canadian student
力波
Li4bo1
Interrogative particle for question expecting yes-no answer
吗
ma
I;me
我
wo3
Very
很
hen3
too; also
呢
ne
Name of a British student
林娜
Lin2 Na4
busy
忙
mang2
Father
爸爸
ba4ba
Mother
妈妈
ma1ma
They; them
他们
ta1men
He;him; she; her
他
ta1
Used after pronouns e.g 我,你,他 or certain nouns to denote plural
们
men
both; all
都
dou1
not; no
不
bu4
male
男
nan2
friend
朋友
peng2you
Elder Brother
哥哥
ge1ge
to want
要
yao4
coffee
咖啡
ka1fei1
Younger Brother
弟弟
di4di
to drink
喝
he1
to be
是
shi4
which
哪
na3
country; nation
国
guo3
people, person
人
ren2
that
那
na4
who; whom
谁
shei2
teacher
老师
lao3shi1
China
中国
zhong1guo2
you (polite form)
您
nin2
this
这
zhe4
foreign language
外语
wai4yu3
doctor; physician
医生
yi1sheng1
grandmother on the father’s side
奶奶
nai3nai
grandmother on the mother’s side
外婆
wai4po2
to know (somebody)
认识
ren4shi
happy; pleased (adj.)
高兴
gao1xing4
may
可以
ke3yi3
to come in
进来
jin4lai
to enter
进
jin4
to come
来
lai2
please
请
qing3
reporter
记者
ji4zhe3
May I ask…?
请问
qing3wen4
to ask
问
wen4
what’s your honorable surname?
贵姓
gui4xing4
one’s surname is…/surname
姓
xing4
to be called
叫
jiao4
Mr.
先生
xian1sheng
language
语言
yu3yan2
institute; college
学院
xue2yuan4
a possessive or modifying particle
的
de
student
学生
xue2sheng
what
什么
shen2me
to learn; to study
学习
xue2xi2
Chinese(language)
汉语
han4yu3
Great Britain; England
英国
ying1guo2
Name of an American student
马大为
Ma3 Da4wei2
Canada
加拿大
Jia1na2da4
The United States of America
美国
Mei3guo2
dining room
餐厅
can1ting1
to be (here, there); to be (in,on,at)
在
zai4
where
那人
nar3
dormitory
宿舍
su4she4
female
女
Nǚ
to sit
坐
zuo4
to thank
谢谢
xie4xie
I’m sorry
对不起
dui4buqi3
to know
知道
zhi1dao
never mind; it doesn’t matter
没关系
mei2 guan1xi
good-bye
再见
zai4jian4
again
再
zai4
Name of a Chinese student
王小云
Wang2 Xiao3yun2
Miss; young lady
小姐
xiao3jie3
two
二
er4
story; floor
层
ceng2
zero
〇
ling2
four
四
si4
number
号
hao4
need not
不用
bu2yong4
here
这儿
zher4
late
晚
wan4
modal particle/aspect particle
了
le
Name of a Chinese student
宋华
Song4 Hua2
to go
去
qu4
to swim
游泳
you2yong3
yesterday
昨天
zuo2tian1
Beijing opera
京剧
jing1ji4
how is it?
怎么样
zen3meyang4
interesting
有意思
you3 yi4si
today
今天
jin1tian1
day
天
tian1
weather
天气
tian1qi4
too; extremely
太
tai4
time; moment
时候
shi2hou
now
现在
xian4zai4
tomorrow
明天
ming2tian1
to have
有
you3
time
时间
shi2jian1
to say; to speak
说
shuo1
number of times (of action)
遍
bian4
to play ball
打球
da3 qiu2
to play
打
da3
ball
球
qiu2
to feel sorry/sorry
抱歉
bao4qian4
to be afraid that; perhaps
恐怕
kong3pa4
to be O.K
行
xing2
to start school
开学
kai1xue2
to open, to start
开
kai1
high, tall
高
gao1
to watch, to look at
看
kan4
used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action
一下
yi2xia4
calling card
名片
ming2pian4
ah, oh
啊
a4
professor
教授
jiao4shou4
to teach
教
jiao4
to introduce
介绍
jie4shao4
name
名字
ming2zi
Chinese
中文
zhong1wen2
major, specialty
专业
zhuan1ye4
fine arts
美术
mei3shu4
beautiful
美
mei3
literature
文学
wen2xue2
faculty; department
系
xi4
family, home
家
jia1
how many, how much
几
ji3
a measure word mainly for the number of people in a family
口
kou3
picture, photo
照片
zhao4pian4
and
和
he2
a measure word for general use
个
ge4
elder sister
姐姐
jie3jie
two
两
liang3
big, large
大
da4
in addition
还
hai3
altogether
一共
yi2gong4
younger sister
妹妹
mei4mei
little, small
小
xiao3
dog
狗
gou3
a measure word for flat objects
张
zhang1
as it should be; only natural that
当然
dang1ran2
real/really (Adj/Adv)
真
zhen1
lovely, cute
可爱
ke3ai4
to love
爱
ai4
not
没有
mei3you3
to do; to make
做
zuo4
to work/work
工作
gong1zuo4
Name of a dog
贝贝
bei4bei
how many, how much
多少
duo1shao
many, much
多
duo1
few, less
少
shao3
to like, to prefer
喜欢
xi3huan
outside
外
wai4
foreign country
外国
wai4guo2
hundred
白
bai3
this year
今年
jin1nian2
year
年
nian2
year(of age)
岁
sui4
how is…
怎么样
zen3meyang4
class; lesson
课
ke4
week
星期
xing1qi1
morning
上午
shang4wu3
above; last
上
shang4
afternoon
下午
xia4wu3
below
下
xia4
day of the month; number
号
hao4
birthday
生日
sheng1ri
to be born
生
sheng1
how old
多大
duo1 da4
how
多
duo1
old
大
da4
to be born (year)
出生
chu1sheng1
to go out; to come out
出
chu1
to be born in the year of
属
shu3
get-together; party
聚会
ju4hui4
meeting
会
hui4
to congratulate
祝贺
zhu4he4
to wish
祝
zhu4
to participate; to attend
参加
can1jia1
to eat
吃
chi1
cake
蛋糕
dan4gao1
egg
蛋
dan4
to buy
买
mai3
bottle
瓶
ping2
red wine
红葡萄酒
hong2pu2taojiu3
red
红
hong2
grape
葡萄
pu2tao
wine or liquor
酒
jiu3
Beijing
北京
bei3jing1
happy
快乐
kuai4le4
pretty; beautiful; nice
漂亮
piao4liang
roast duck
烤鸭
kao3ya1
duck
鸭
ya1
again
再
zai4
(birthday) longevity noodles
寿面
shou4mian4
noodles
面
mian4
CD
光盘
guang1pan2
music
音乐
yin1yue4
market; bazaar; shopping mall
商场
shang1chang3
trade; commerce
商
shang1
often
常/常常
chang2/chang2chang2
with/to follow (Prep/V)
跟
gen1
famous
又名
you3ming2
book
书
shu1
newspaper
报
bao4
notebook
本子
ben3zi
there
那儿
nar4
Name of a Chinese violin concerto
梁祝
liang2 zhu4
master worker
师傅
shi1fu
apple with a banana taste
香蕉苹果
xiang1jiao1ping2guo3
banana
香蕉
xiang1jiao1
apple
苹果
ping2gu3
easy
容易
rong2yi4
money
钱
qian2
measure word of weight, equal to 500g;
斤
jin1
measure of basic Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10 毛; dollar
块(钱)
kuai4(qian2)
measure word of Chinese monetary unit, equal to 1/10 块; dime
毛(钱)
mao2(qian2)
expensive; precious
贵
gui4
measure word of Chinese monetary unit, equal to 1/100 块; cent
分(钱)
fen1(qian2)
to give (a present)
送
song4
to give
给
gei3
to give change
找(钱)
zhao3(qian2)