Mandarin Chinese Word of the Day Flashcards
yīshēng
doctor
jiě jie
older sister
hùshi
nurse
lǎoshī
teacher
jiàoshòu
professor
lǜshī
lawyer
gōngchéngshī
engineer
gěge
older brother
diànnǎo
computer
dìdi
younger brother
wénhuà
culture
měiguó
America
lìshǐ
history
shùxué
mathematics
yīnyuè
music
zhéxué
philosophy
jiàoyù
education
xiǎoxué
primary school
zhōngxué
middle school
zhàopiàn
picture
hé (conjunction)
and
mèimei
younger sister
jiějie
older sister
jiā
family, home
kěài
cute, lovely
gōngzuò
to work
zuò
to do
zhēn
really
wàiyǔ
foreign language
xǐhuān
to like
yīngyǔ
English
kāishǐ
to begin; to start
ài
to love
píngzi
bottle
bié
don’t
zhǔnbèi
to prepare
yǐhòu
later, after
xiǎoshí
hour
cháng
long
jiè
to borrow
xiūxi
to rest
bàngōngshì
office
wàng
to forget
dìfang
place
chéngshì
city
xìnyòngkǎ
credit card
dǒng
to understand
liúlì
fluent
fāzhǎn
to develop
cānguān
to visit
rènào
lively
fēicháng
extremely
měiyuán
American dollar
huàn
to change
yínháng
bank
gǎnēnjié
Thanksgiving
gānjìng
clean
shèngdànjié
Christmas
yǔfǎ
grammar
kǒuyǔ
spoken language
niàn
to read aloud
fángzi
house
lǚxíng
to travel
xǐ
to wash
yǒuyìsi
interesting
dǎsǎo
to clean
jì
to mail
gāngcái
just now
hé (noun)
river
shān
mountain
huí
to return
jiù
old
xīn
new
fúwù
to serve
rèxīn
enthusiastic
fāngbiàn
convenient
kètīng
living room
děng
to wait
kěnèng
maybe
jīnglǐ
manager
bāngzhù
to help
ràng
to allow, to let
bàn
to deal with, to do, to take care of, to manage
chúfáng
kitchen
zū
to rent
kěshì
but
sànbù
to take a walk
gàosu
to tell
shēngbìng
to get sick; to fall ill
tīngshuō
to hear of; to hear about
wèi
stomach
yá
tooth
yào
medicine
fāshāo
to have a fever
gǎnmào
to have a cold; to catch a cold
zhù
to live
zǐ
purple
lán
blue
huáng
yellow
lǜ
green
bái
white
hēi
black
yīfu
clothing; clothes
chuān
to wear
liángkuài
cool
nuǎnhuo
warm
dōngtiān
winter
qiūtiān
autumn
xiàtiān
summer
chūntiān
spring
lěng
cold
xiǎng
to miss, to think
xiàng
to resemble
tóu
head
duànliàn
to exercise
měi
every
shūfu
comfortable, feeling well
shēntǐ
body
biǎo
watch
róngyì
easy
nán
difficult
tiàowǔ
to dance
chànggē
to sing
chī
to eat
yīnggāi
should
qǐchuáng
to get up
shuìjiào
to sleep
zì
character
xiě
to write
chuán
ship, boat
fēijī
airplane
huǒchē
train
dōngxi
object, thing
běifāng
north
xīfāng
western
dōngbiān
East
wèishénme
why
nǚer
daughter
dào
to arrive
xiǎofèi
tip; gratuity
huì
to be able to; can
zhǎo
to look for
cídiǎn
dictionary
piányi
cheap
bǐ
pen
lǐwù
gift
sòng
to give
xiāngjiāo
banana
júzi
orange
píngguǒ
apple
shū
book
bào zhǐ
newspaper
yǒumíng
famous
shāngdiàn
shop, store
niúnǎi
milk
miànbāo
bread, roll
píjiǔ
beer
xīcān
western food
zhōngcān
Chinese food
piàoliang
beautiful
hóng
red
pútáojiǔ
grape wine
dàngāo
cake
cānjiā
to participate
kuàilè
happy
zhùhè
to congratulate
shēngrì
birthday
zěnmeyàng
how
qùnián
last year
míngnián
next year
jīnnián
this year
gōngsī
company
zhǔrèn
director
bǎi
hundred
háizi
child
chē
car
hànyǔ
Chinese
māo
cat
gǒu
dog
mèimei
younger sister
fùkuǎn
to pay bills
xíguàn
to be used to
jìsuàn
to calculate
wùlǐ
physics
zhuānyè
major
xiézi
shoe
míngpiàn
business card
diànyǐng
movie
guān
to close, turn off
bàoqiàn
sorry
shuō
to speak, say
méiyǒu
to not have
shíèryuè
December
yīyuè
January
yuè
month
xīngqīyī
Monday
xīngqītiān
Sunday
xīngqī
week
xiànzài
now
shíjiān
free time
shíhòu
time
tiānqì
weather
míngtiān
tomorrow
zuótiān
yesterday
jīntiān
today
wǎnfàn
dinner
wǎnshang
evening
zhōngwǔ
noon
xiàwǔ
afternoon
shàngwǔ
morning
zǎo
early
wǎn
late
diànhuà
telephone
hào
number
zuòfàn
to cook
xǐzǎo
to take a shower/bath
zàijiàn
goodbye
méiguānxi
no problem
duìbùqǐ
sorry
búkèqi
you are welcome, it was nothing, don’t be so polite
xièxie
to thank
zhīdào
to know
zǒu
to walk
cōngming
clever, intelligent
zuò
to sit
dàlóu
building
shāngchǎng
shopping mall
zhèr
here
liǎojiě
to understand
qǐng
please
chū
to go out
jìn
to enter
shù
tree
lái
to come
kěyǐ
may
rènshi
to know, to recognize
gāoxìng
happy
chá
tea
kāfēi
coffee
hē
to drink
dìdi
younger brother
gēge
older brother
péngyou
friend
māma
mother
bàba
father
máng
busy
yě
also, too
yào
want
bīng
ice
kāimù
to open, commence, begin
rùchǎng
to enter the field
duì
team
guógē
national anthem
cūn
village, pavilion
àoyùnhuì
Olympic games
guóqí
national flag
guójiā
country, state
yùndòngyuán
athlete
bǐsài
game, competition
shǎo
few, little
duō
many, much
dìtiě
subway
jiānádà
Canada
déguó
Germany
jùhuì
get-together, gathering
shénme
what
xuésheng
student
xuéxí
to study
xiānsheng
mister
jiào
to be called
guìxìng
your surname is…?
wèn
to ask
xiǎo
small
dà
big
diàntī
elevator; escalator
jiāo
to pay; to submit
fānyì
to translate
jìzhù
to remember; to memorize
zìjǐ
self
dài
to bring
kùzi
pants
duǎn
short
zhíyè
profession
yǐqián
before, ago
mǎlù
street