Lessons 15-17 Flashcards
1. how to describe the places you have visited, how to comment on your travel experience as well as how to change money at the bank before your departure; 2.filling out forms, getting a library card, going to the library to borrow and return books, paying fines for overdue books, two sentence patters particular to the Chinese language; 3. how to choose clothes and make comparisons;
early
早
zao3
bank
银行
yin2hang2
few; little
少
shao3
to form a line; to queue up
排队
pai2dui4
to arrange; to put in order
排
pai2
a row of people; line
队
dui4
to exchange; to change
换
huan4
pound sterling
英镑
ying1bang4
Renminbi (RMB)
人民币
ren2min2bi4
people
人民
ren2min2
to need; must; to have to
得
dei3
to use
用
yong4
just; only a short while ago
刚
gang1
from
从
cong2
very; extremely; highly
非常
fei1chang2
measure word for actions
次
ci4
to visit (a place)
参观
can1guan1
ceremonial clay statues of warriors and horses which are buried with the dead
兵马俑
bing1ma3yong3
soldier; fighter
兵
bing1
postcard
明信片
ming2xin4pian4
letter
信
xin4
to be sb.’s turn to do sth.
该
gai1
working personnel; staff member
工作人员
gong1zuo4 ren2yuan2
personnel; staff
人员
ren2yuan2
thousand
千
qian1
to count
数
shu3
name of a famous commercial district in Beijing
王府井
Wang2fu3jing3
name of the capital of Shaanxi Province
西安
Xi1’an1
haven’t seen (sb.) for a very long time
好久不见
hao3jiu3 bu2 jian4
a very long time
好久
hao3jiu3
to see
见
jian4
to develop
发展
fa1zhan3
fast; quick; rapid
块
kuai4
dialect; language
话
hua4
the common speech (mandarin)
普通话
pu3tong1hua4
young
年轻
nian2qing1
light; small
轻
qing1
fluent
流利
liu2li4
to understand
懂
dong3
exactly; precisely
就
jiu4
denoting the disposal of sth.
把
ba3
to forget
忘
wang4
library
图书馆
tu2shu1guan3
books
图书
tu2shu1
shop; a place for cultural activities
馆
guan3
office
办公室
bang4gong1shi4
to handle official business; to work (usually in an office)
办公
bang4gong1
room
室
shi4
to go up; to get on/last; previous
上
shang4
first; before
先
xian1
library card
借书证
jie4shu1zheng4