Practical Chinese week 1 Flashcards
nín
you (formal)
hǎo
good (adj.)
qǐng
please
wèn
to ask
qǐng wèn
excuse me (may I ask a question)
guì
honorable, expensive
xìng
surname
wǒ
I, me
jiào
to call, to be called
nǐ
you
shénme
what
míngzi
name
hěn
very
gāoxìng
glad, happy
rènshi
to know, recognize
yě
also, as well
shì
to be
nǎ
which
guó
nation, country
rén
people
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
where are you from
wǒ shì Měiguó rén
I’m from the U.S.
nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
what is your name?
wǒ jiào …
my name is
zǎo shang hǎo
good morning!
zǎo
morning!
zàijiàn
bye!
míngtiān jiàn
see you tomorrow!
duìbuqǐ
sorry/excuse me
bùhǎoyìsi
sorry
méi guānxi
it’s okay
xièxie
thanks
bié kèqi
you’re welcome
búyòng xiè
you’re welcome
ne
what about …
ma
particle for yes/no questions
bù
not, no
xuéshēng
student
zhè
this
shéi
who
de
a possessive or descriptive particle
shéi de
whose
zhàopiàn
photo
wǒ de
my
a
particle to soften the tone
xǐhuan
to like
dǎ
to hit (with hands), to play
lánqiú
basketball
duì
right, correct
chángcháng
often
huì
can, know how to do
kěshì
but, however
chàng
to sing
gē
song
tiào
to jump
wǔ
a dance
tiào wǔ
to dance, dancing
yǒu de
some (pronoun)
shíhou
time, moment
yǒude shíhou
sometimes
hái
also, in addition
kàn
to look, to watch, to see
shū
book
kàn shū
to read books, reading
shàng
v/n up, on, to go
wǎng
net, network, internet
shàng wǎng
to surf the internet
Zhōngguó
China
Zhōngguó rén
Chinese people
Měiguó
USA
Měiguó rén
American people
you (formal)
nín
good (adj.)
hǎo
please
qǐng
to ask
wèn
excuse me (may I ask a question)
qǐng wèn
honorable, expensive
guì
surname
xìng
I, me
wǒ
to call, to be called
jiào
you
nǐ
what
shénme
name
míngzi
very
hěn
glad, happy
gāoxìng
to know, recognize
rènshi
also, as well
yě
to be
shì
which
nǎ
nation, country
guó
people
rén
where are you from
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
I’m from the U.S.
wǒ shì Měiguó rén
what is your name?
nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
my name is
wǒ jiào …
good morning!
zǎo shang hǎo
morning!
zǎo
bye!
zàijiàn
see you tomorrow!
míngtiān jiàn
sorry/excuse me
duìbuqǐ
sorry
bùhǎoyìsi
it’s okay
méi guānxi
thanks
xièxie
you’re welcome
bié kèqi
you’re welcome
búyòng xiè
what about …
ne
particle for yes/no questions
ma
not, no
bù
student
xuéshēng
this
zhè
who
shéi
a possessive or descriptive particle
de
whose
shéi de
photo
zhàopiàn
my
wǒ de
particle to soften the tone
a
to like
xǐhuan
to hit (with hands), to play
dǎ
basketball
lánqiú
right, correct
duì
often
chángcháng
can, know how to do
huì
but, however
kěshì
to sing
chàng
song
gē
to jump
tiào
a dance
wǔ
to dance, dancing
tiào wǔ
some (pronoun)
yǒu de
time, moment
shíhou
sometimes
yǒude shíhou
also, in addition
hái
to look, to watch, to see
kàn
book
shū
to read books, reading
kàn shū
v/n up, on, to go
shàng
net, network, internet
wǎng
to surf the internet
shàng wǎng
China
Zhōngguó
Chinese people
Zhōngguó rén
USA
Měiguó
American people
Měiguó rén