Mandarin 8th Grade "Masterdeck" (unrevised) Flashcards
Terms. No grammatical info.
节日
jié rì: festival, holiday
节(festival, segment) 日(day, sun)
每
měi: every, each
分钟
fēn zhōng:minutes
分(one of the smallest units of measurement)
钟(clock, representitve of time)
小时
xiǎo shí: hours
小(small, makes sense in comparison to days) 时(o’clock, hour)
过
guò: to celebrate, to spend time on…
Also: 过: guò (particle),
which is an aspectual particle ≈ have (ever) done
i.e.
(你学过中文吗) = Have you ever studied Chinese.
感恩节
gǎn ēn jié: Thanksgiving
感(feeling) 恩(charity) 节(holiday) = feeling charitable holiday
情人节
qíng rén jié: St. Valentine’s Day
情(passion) 人(person) 节(festivall) = Person Passion Day
愚人节
yú rén jié : April Fools’ Day
愚(foolish), 人(person), 节(festival) = Fool’s Day.
圣诞节
shèng dàn jié : Christmas
万圣节
wàn shèng jié: Halloween
不但……而且……
bú dàn… ér qiě…: Not only ___, but also ___.
好玩(儿)
hǎo wán (er): fun
好吃的
hǎo chī de : something delicious
春节
chūn jié: Spring Festival
元宵节
yuán xiāo jié: Lantern Festival
清明节
qīng míng jié: Tomb-Sweeping Festival
端午节
duān wǔ jié: Dragon Boat festival
中秋节
zhōng qiū jié: Mid-Autumn Festival
农历
nóng lì: lunar calendar
月亮
yuè liàng : moon
月饼
yuè bǐng : moon cake
点心
diǎn xīn : dessert
甜点
tián diǎn:sweet dessert
this is different from 点心 because its sweet
除了……还……
chú le …hái…: Besides… also…
龙舟
lóng zhōu: Dragon Boat
比赛
bǐ sài : competition, game
粽子
zòng zi : rice dumplings
猜灯谜
cāi dēng mí : guess lantern riddles
吃元宵/汤圆
chī yuán xiāo/ tāng yuán : eat sweet dumplings
生日
shēng rì :birthday
派对/聚会
pài duì / jù huì : party, reunion
蛋糕
dàn gāo : cake
礼物
lǐ wù : gift, present
祝贺/ 恭喜
zhù hè/ gōng xǐ: Congratulation!
庆祝
qìng zhù:celebrate
开/办
kāi/bàn :to host, to hold (a special event)
送
sòng: to send, to give for free
收
shōu : to receive, to get
带
dài : to bring
请
qǐng : to invite, to treat;
please (question)
典礼
diǎn lǐ: ceremony
婚礼
hūn lǐ: wedding
公寓
gōng yù: apartment
别墅
bié shù: house
宿舍
sù shè: Dormitory
间
jiān: Measure word for room
房间
fáng jiān: room
卫生间/厕所
wèi shēng jiān/cè suǒ: bathroom
卧室
wò shì: bedroom
客厅
kè tīng: living room
饭厅/餐厅
fàn tīng/cān tīng: dining room
厨房
chú fáng: kitchen
书房
shū fáng: study room
花园/院子
huā yuán/yuàn zi: garden/yard
阳台
yáng tái: balcony
车库/停车场
chē kù/tíng chē chǎng: garage/parking lot
门
mén: door
窗户
chuāng hù: window
灯
dēng: lamp/light
桌子
zhuō zi: table
书桌
shū zhuō: Desk
书架
shū jià: bookshelf
椅子
yǐ zi: chair
柜子
guì zi: cabinet
床
chuáng: bed
家具
jiā jù: furniture
饭桌
fàn zhuō: dinner table
沙发
shā fā: sofa
衣柜
yī guì:closet
衣架
yī jià: hanger
衣帽间
yī mào jiān : walk-in closet
镜子
jìng zi: mirror
茶几
chá jǐ: tea table
五斗橱
wǔ dǒu chú: dresser
电器
diàn qì: electronics
电脑
diàn nǎo: computer
电视
diàn shì: TV
电冰箱
diàn bīng xiāng: refrigerator
楼
lóu: floor/multi-storied building
上楼
shàng lóu: go upstairs
下楼
xià lóu: go downstairs
楼上
lóu shàng: upstairs
楼下
lóu xià: downstairs
电话
diàn huà:telephone
手机
shǒu jī: cellphone
电风扇
diàn fēng shàn: Electric fan
空调
kōng tiáo: air conditioner
洗衣机
xǐ yī jī: washing machine
烘干机
hōng gān jī: drying machine
层
céng: floor; measure word for floors
运动
yùn dòng : sports
打篮球
dǎ lán qiú : play basketball
打网球
dǎ wǎng qiú: play tennis
踢足球
tī zú qiú: play soccer
游泳
yóu yǒng : swim
跑步
pǎo bù : run, jog
滑冰
huá bīng : ice skate
爬山/登山
pá shān/ dēng shān : climb mountain/ go hiking
骑自行车
qí zì xíng chē : ride bike
打橄榄球
dǎ gǎn lǎn qiú : to play American football
打棒球
dǎ bàng qiú: to play baseball
打曲棍球
dǎ qū gùn qiú: to play hockey
打排球
dǎ pái qiú: to play volleyball
打高尔夫球
dǎ gāo ěr fū qiú: to play golf
打冰球
dǎ bīng qiú: play ice hockey
滑雪
huá xuě:ski
滑滑板
huá huá bǎn: to skate board
打乒乓球
dǎ pīng pāng qiú: play table tennis
打羽毛球
dǎ yǔ máo qiú: play badminton
打太极拳
dǎ tài jí quán: play Taiji
Tai Chi but for discovering “the connection between body and mind”
散步
sàn bù: walk
钓鱼
diào yú : go fishing
做瑜伽
zuò yú jiā : do yoga
体操
tǐ cāo : gymnastics
跳舞
tiào wǔ: dance
听音乐
tīng yīn yuè: listen to music
唱歌
chàng gē: sing songs
看电视
kàn diàn shì: watch TV
看电影
kàn diàn yǐng: watch movies
看书
kàn shū: read books
常常
cháng cháng:often
有的时候
yǒu de shí hòu:sometimes
周末
zhōu mò: weekend
喜欢
xǐ huān:like
旅游/旅行
lǚ yóu/lǚ xíng : to travel
睡觉
shuì jiào: sleep
恐怖片
kǒng bù piān:Horror movie
科幻片
kē huàn piān: Sci-fi movie
喜剧片
xǐ jù piān: comedy
故事片
gù shì piān: drama
灾难片
zāi nàn piān: disaster
动画片
dòng huà piān: animation
动作片
dòng zuò piān: action