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Mandarin Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Friend

A

朋友
péngyǒu

(Yǒu – Often said in natural tone)

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Eat

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吃
chī

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Germany

A

德国
dé guó

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Russia

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俄国

é guó

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Person

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人
rén

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Have

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有
yǒu

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Don’t have

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没有
méi yǒu

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Go

A

去
qù

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9
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I

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我
wǒ

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10
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Drink

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很
Hē

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11
Q

Eat it

A

吃吧
chī ba

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12
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Come in

A

进来吧
jìn lái ba

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13
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Coffee

A

咖啡
kā fē

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14
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Understand

A

明白
míng bái

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Us

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我们
wǒ men

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16
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China

A

中国
zhōng guó

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17
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You (Plural)

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你们
nǐ men

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Is; am; are

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是
shì

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19
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Come

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来
lái

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20
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Chinese

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中国人
zhōng guó rén

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21
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He/She/Her/His

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她
tā

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He/She/Her/His

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她
tā

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23
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Tired

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累
lèi

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24
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Today

A

今天
jīn tiān

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25
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Call

A

叫
jiào

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26
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Name

A

名字
míng zì

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27
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What

A

什么
shén me

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28
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Meat

A

肉
ròu

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29
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Chicken

A

鸡肉
jī ròu

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30
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Watermelon

A

西瓜
xī guā

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31
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To know

A

知道
zhī dào

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32
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Country

A

国
guó

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33
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England

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英国
yīngguó

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34
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India

A

印度
yìn dù

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35
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Dish

A

菜
cài

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36
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Cuisine

A

[Country] + 菜

cài

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37
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France

A

法国
fǎ guó

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38
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Australia

A

澳大利亚
ào dà lì yà

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39
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Long time

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好久
hǎo jiǔ

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40
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Dirty

A

脏
zāng

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41
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Delicious

A

好吃
hào chī (Very good)

or

太好吃了
tài hào chī le (Absolutely delicious)

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42
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University

A

大学
dà xué

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43
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You’re welcome

A

不客气
bú kè qì

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44
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Primary School

A

小学
xiǎo xué

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45
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Primary School

A

小学
xiǎo xué

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46
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Hungry

A

饿
è

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47
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Older sister

A

姐姐
jiě jiě

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48
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Father

A

爸爸
bà ba

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49
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Mother

A

妈妈
mā mā

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50
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Younger brother

A

弟弟
dì di

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51
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Younger sister

A

妹妹
mèi mèi

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52
Q

Will / can

A

会
huì

NB: Flexible

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53
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See/Meet

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见
jiàn (Current tense/more formal = meet)

见到
jiàndào – (Used as emphasise/past tense/future tense = see/saw/see)

Confirm

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Sometime (frequency)

A

有时候
yǒu shí hou

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55
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Call

A

候
jiào

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56
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Read (look)

A

看
kàn

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57
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Finished/completed

A

完
wán

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58
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Everyday

A

每天
Měi tiān

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59
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Almost

A

差不多
chà bù duō

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60
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Name

A

名字
míng zì

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61
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Meat

A

肉
ròu

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62
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Chicken

A

鸡肉
jī ròu

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63
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Watermelon

A

西瓜
xī guā

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64
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Dirty

A

脏
zāng

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65
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Delicious

A

好吃
hào chī

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66
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Weather

A

天气
tiān qì

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67
Q

Hot

A

热
rè

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68
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Cold

A

冷
lěng

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69
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Husband

A

先生
xiānsheng

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70
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Wife

A

太太
tài tài

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71
Q

Sitting

A

在坐着
zài zuò zhe

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72
Q

Meal

A

饭
fàn

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73
Q

Morning

A

早上
zǎoshang

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74
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Breakfast

A

早饭
zǎo fàn

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75
Q

What

A

什么
shén me

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76
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Interesting

A

有意思
yǒu yì si

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77
Q

Okay

A

好了
hǎo le

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78
Q

This one

A

这+个

zhè + gè

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79
Q

That one

A

那+个

nà + gè

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80
Q

One

A

一
yi

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81
Q

Son

A

儿子
ér zi

82
Q

Two

83
Q

Three

84
Q

Daughter

A

女儿
nǚ ér

85
Q

Still/Yet

86
Q

21

A

二十一
èr shí yī

87
Q

Night

A

晚上
wǎnshang

88
Q

Midday/Noon

A

中午
zhōngwǔ

89
Q

After that

A

然后
ránhòu

90
Q

Many

91
Q

Listen

92
Q

Speak

93
Q

Hurry up

A

快点
kuàidiǎn

94
Q

Ms./Lady/Madam

A

女士
nǚ shì

95
Q

You

Referring to older generation (to show respect) or formally

96
Q

A lot (adjective)

A

很多
hěnduō

97
Q

Listen and Understand

[Generally Speaking]

A

听懂
tīngdǒng

98
Q

Go to school

A

上学
shàngxué

99
Q

Study

100
Q

Study

101
Q

Go to work

A

上班
shàngbān

102
Q

Fragrant / Delicious

103
Q

So / true / really

104
Q

Banana

A

香蕉
xiāngjiāo

105
Q

Family member

A

家人
jiārén

106
Q

But

A

但是
dànshì

107
Q

Apple

A

苹果
píngguǒ

108
Q

Good friend

A

好朋友
hǎopéngyou

109
Q

Chinese Noodle

A

炸酱面
zhájiàngmiàn

110
Q

Chinese Noodle

A

炸酱面
zhájiàngmiàn

111
Q

Why

A

为什么
wèi shénme

112
Q

Because

A

因为
yīnwéi

113
Q

Expensive / Not Expensive

A

贵 / 不贵

guì / bù guì

114
Q

Acid (Sour?)

115
Q

Can / Can’t

A

能 / 不能

néng / bù néng

116
Q

Read

117
Q

Girlfriend

A

女朋友
nǚpéngyǒu

118
Q

Plan

A

打算
dǎ suàn

119
Q

Past few days

A

这几天
zhèjǐtiān

120
Q

Buy

121
Q

Yesterday

A

昨天
zuótiān

122
Q

Recently

A

最近
zuìjìn

123
Q

Small

124
Q

Pineapple

A

菠萝
bōluó

125
Q

Who

A

谁
shuí (sheí)

126
Q

Now

A

现在
xiànzài

127
Q

Happy

A

高兴
gāoxìng

128
Q

Happy

A

高兴
gāoxìng

129
Q

Tomorrow

A

明天
míngtiān

130
Q

Grape

A

葡萄
pútao

131
Q

Cantaloupe/Honeydew Melon

A

香瓜
xiāngguā

132
Q

Year

133
Q

Want/Miss/Thoughts of the brain

134
Q

When

A

什么时候
shénme shí hou

135
Q

Sweet

136
Q

Cake

A

蛋糕
dàngāo

137
Q

100

A

一百
yì bǎi

138
Q

Other

A

其它
qítā

139
Q

The West

140
Q

Melon

141
Q

Summer

A

夏天
xiàtiān

142
Q

Strawberry

A

草莓
cǎoméi

143
Q

Always

A

总是
zǒngshì

144
Q

Music

A

音乐
yīnyuè

145
Q

When

Describing, not asking

A

的时候
Deshíhou

146
Q

To feel (about something)

A

觉得
juéde

147
Q

Texture

A

口感
kǒugǎn

148
Q

Gym

A

健身房
jiànshēnfáng

149
Q

(No. of) times

150
Q

Engineer

A

工程师
gōngchéngshī

151
Q

Get a haircut

A

剪头发
jiǎntóufà

152
Q

Every week

A

每星期
měixīngqī

153
Q

Chinese class

A

中文课
zhōngwénkè

154
Q

Monday-Saturday

A

星期 + [Number]

(xīngqī)

155
Q

Sunday

A

星期日
xīngqī rì

156
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Weekend

A

周末
zhōumò

157
Q

First

158
Q

Practice

A

练习
liànxí

159
Q

Therefore

(2 ways)

A

于是
yúshì

or

因此
yīncǐ

What’s the difference?

160
Q

500g

161
Q

Before/Used to

A

yǐqián

When does it mean either?

A: After a noun = “used to”; After a verb = before

162
Q

Working

A

在做
zàizuò

163
Q

Project

A

项目
xiàngmù

164
Q

Model

A

模型
móxíng

165
Q

Think

A

觉得
juéde

166
Q

Female friend

A

女的朋友
nǚdepéngyou

167
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Smallest

A

最小的
zuìxiǎode

168
Q

Largest

A

最大的
zuìdàde

169
Q

Second daughter

A

二女儿
èrnǚér

170
Q

Here

A

这里
zhèlǐ

171
Q

Signature / Write your name

A

签名
qiānmíng

172
Q

Attend class

A

上课
shàngkè

173
Q

Chef / (Head) Chef

A

(大)厨
(dà)chú

174
Q

(Number) years ago

A

(Number) 年前
niánqián

175
Q

New word or vocabulary

A

生词
shēngcí

176
Q

Meet

A

见面
jiànmiàn

How is this different from other forms?

177
Q

Vocabulary

A

词汇
cíhuì

178
Q

Shrimp

179
Q

Cook

A

做饭
zuòfàn

180
Q

To Make / To Do

181
Q

Clothes

A

衣服
yīfu

182
Q

Birthday

A

你的生日
shēngrì

183
Q

Chinese meal**

A

中国饭
zhōngguófàn

184
Q

Chinese restaurant

A

中国饭店
zhōngguó fàndiàn

185
Q

Steamed Buns

A

包子
bāozi

186
Q

Northerners

A

北方人
běifāngrén

187
Q

Rice noodles

A

米粉
mǐfěn

188
Q

Use

189
Q

学生
xuéshēng

190
Q

(Chinese) Teacher

A

你是我的中文老师
(zhōngwén) lǎoshī

191
Q

Day

192
Q

Month

193
Q

One day

A

yìtiān
一天

194
Q

Two days

A

两天
liǎngtiān

195
Q

Week

A

星期
xīngqī

196
Q

Store

A

店
diàn

**Can use <noun> + 店 to make specific**
*E.g.
饭店
fàndiàn
(Meal + Store = Restaurant)*</noun>

197
Q

Restaurant
(2 main ways)

A

饭店
fàndiàn (general)

餐厅
cāntīng (fancy or expensive)

198
Q

Waiter

A

服务员
fú wù yuán

199
Q

Sell

200
Q

To live in

A

住在
zhùzài

Mandarin (3 decks)

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