Mandarin Flashcards
1
Q
wǒ (我)
A
I, me
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tā (他/她)
A
He/him, she/her
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shì (是)
A
To be; yes
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xiǎojiě (小姐)
MW: gè, wèi
A
Miss; young lady
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hǎo (好)
A
Good
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xiānshēng (先生)
MW: gè, wèi
A
Mister; teacher; husband; sir
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xiānggǎng (香港)
A
Hong Kong
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rén (人)
MW: gè
A
Person; people
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Měiguó (美国)
A
The United States of America
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tàitài (太太)
MW: gè, wèi
A
Mrs.; wife; a married woman
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Zhōngguó (中国)
A
China
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nǐmen (你们)
A
You (plural)
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tāmen (他/她 们)
A
They, them (plural, a group)
14
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xǐhuān (喜欢)
A
Like; like to
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ma (马)?
A
Final particle to turn a statement into a queston
16
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piàoliang (漂亮)
A
Pretty, beautiful, good quality
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bù (不)
A
Not
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a?
a!
(啊)
A
Final particle for a choice type question, softens the mood of a sentence
19
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hěn (很)
A
Very, quite
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dà (大)
A
Big, large
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dàn, dànshì (但, 但是)
A
But; however
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xìng (姓)
A
Surname
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jièshào (介绍)
A
Introduce
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děng (等)
A
Let; wait
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nǐ hǎo (你好)!
Nice to meet you!
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nǐ hǎo ma (你好吗)?
How are you?
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qǐngwèn (请问)...?
May I ask...?
28
# c
huáyì (华裔)
## Footnote
MW: gè
Overseas Chinese
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nǐ xìng shénme (你姓什么)?
May I know your surname?
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nǐ ne (你呢)?
And you?
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kàn (看)
Read (books), watch (TV), look at
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shénme (什么)?
What, what kind of
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shū (书)
## Footnote
MW: běn
Book
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Yīngwén (英文)
English (language)
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Zhōngwén (中文)
Chinese (language)
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ne (呢)
Final particle meaning "how about?"
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yě (也)
Also, too
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yǒu (有)
Have
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méiyǒu (没有)
Don't have
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yào (要)
Want; have to, must, need to
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bàozhǐ (报纸)
## Footnote
MW: fèn
Newspaper
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le (了)
Final particle meaning "only" or "that's all"
43
guì (贵)
Expensive
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piányí (便宜)
Cheap
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xiànzài (现在)
Now, currently
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xué (学)
Learn
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Guǎngdōng huà (广东话)
Cantonese
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róngyì xué (容易学)
Easy to learn
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róngyì (容易)
Easy
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nán xué (难学)
Hard to learn
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nán (难)
Hard
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jiào (教)
To teach
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liǎng (两)
Two (MW)
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bān jí (班级)
Class, group of
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duōshǎo (多少)
How many/how much
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líng (零)
Zero
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yī (一)
One
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èr (二)
Two
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sān (三)
Three
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sì (四)
Four
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wǔ (五)
Five
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liù (六)
Six
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qī (七)
Seven
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bā (八)
Eight
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jiǔ (九)
Nine
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shí (十)
Ten
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xuéshēng (学生)
Student
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zǎoshang hǎo (早上好)
Good morning!
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xièxiè (谢谢)
Thank you
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bù kèqì (不客气)
You are welcome (lighter)
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bié kèqì (别客气)
You are welcome (heavier)
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zhǔrén (主任)
## Footnote
MW: gè, wèi
Director
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Rìběn (日本)
Japan
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rìwén (日文)
Japanese (language)
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Yīngguó (英国)
England/UK
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Jiānádà (加拿大)
Canada
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tóngxué (同学)
Classmate
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kāfēi (咖啡)
Coffee
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chá (茶)
Tea
80
lǎoshī (老师)
Teacher
81
měitiān (每天)
Every day
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měih (每)
Every
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zǎoshang (早上)
Morning (before noon)
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xiàwǔ (下午)
Afternoon
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(Number) diǎn (zhōng) (点钟)
(Number) o'clock
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bàn (半)
Half
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shàngkè (上课)
Attend class; class begins
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kè (课)
Class
89
zhōngwǔ (中午)
Noon
90
shīxué (失学)
Geet out of school
91
zhǔnshí (准时)
Punctual
92
bù (verb) (不)
Don't (verb)
| Mild command
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chídào (迟到)
Arrive late
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chí (迟)
Late
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dào (到)
Arrive, reach
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xuéxiào (学校)
School
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wèishéme (为什么)
Why, how come
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wǎn (晚)
Late (in the evening)
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zǎo (早)
Early
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shuìjiào (睡觉)
Sleep
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qǐchuáng (起床)
Get up
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zhīdào
Know (information)
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wǎnshàng (晚上)
Evening, night time
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jǐ diǎn (几点)
What time?
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píngcháng (平常)
Usually, ordinarily
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bànyè (半夜)
Midnight
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shíhòu (时候)
When?
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shàngxué (上学)
Go to school
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(Number) fēn(zhōng) (分钟)
(Number) minute(s)
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duōjiǔ (多久)
How long?
112
(Number) kè zhōng (刻钟)
15 minute period
113
dì (第)
Prefix for counting
114
dìyī (第一)
First
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dì èr (第二)
Second; another, other
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xià kè (下课)
Class dismisses
117
jǐ (几)
Several; more than
118
xiǎoshí (小时)
## Footnote
MW: gè
Hour
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fēnzhōng (分钟)
Minute
120
lái (来)
Come
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hái méiyǒu (还没有)
Not yet
122
jìn (进)
Enter
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jìnlái (进来)
Come in
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duìbuqǐ (对不起)
Sorry
125
(Place1) zhì (至) (Place2)
From (Place1) to (Place2)
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(Time1) zhì (至) (Time2)
From (Time1) to (Time2)
127
xiūxí (休息)
Rest, take a break
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hěn kuài (很快)
Very fast; soon
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wǎn'ān (晚安)
Good night
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shàngbān (上班)
Go to work
131
xiàbān (下班)
Get off from work
132
yǐxià (以下)
And then, the following
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jīntiān (今天)
Today
134
tiān (天)
Day
135
míngtiān (明天)
Tomorrow
136
zuótiān (昨天)
Yesterday
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nián (年)
Year
138
yuè (月)
Month
139
rì (日)
Date, day of the month; number
140
shēngrì (生日)
Birthday
141
shàng (上)
Last (month, week, time)
142
xià (下)
Next (month, week, time)
143
zài (在)
To be located at, in or on, from
144
chūshēng (出生)
Be born
145
gěi (给)
Give
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lǐwù (礼物)
## Footnote
MW: fèn
Present, gift
147
xīngqí (星期)/zhōu (周)
Week
148
zhè (这)
This
149
zhèxiē (这些)
These
150
xiē (些) (Noun)
Pluarlizes a noun
151
zuò shénme (做什么)
What to do?
152
zuò (做)
Do; work as
153
qù mǎi dōngxī (去买东西)
Go shopping
154
qù (去)
Go
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mǎi dōngxī (买东西)
Buy things; shopping
156
mǎi (买)
Buy
157
hē chá (喝茶)
Have tea
158
hē (喝)
To drink
159
nǎ (哪)
Which
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nà (那)
That
161
nàxiē (那些)
Those
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shéi (谁)
Who?
163
nǎ yīgè (哪一个)
Which one?
164
qùnián (去年)
Last year
165
jīnnián (今年)
This year
166
míngnián (明年)
Next year
167
nǎlǐ (哪里)
Where?
168
de
Structural particle to indicate possessiveness
169
kǎ (卡)
Card
170
tóng (同)
And, with
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