Set 1 Flashcards
爸爸 bàba
father
Example sentence: 我爸爸是医生。
Sentence meaning: My father is a doctor.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ bàba shì yīshēng
忙 máng
: busy
Example sentence: 他们都非常忙。
Sentence meaning: They are all extremely busy.
Pinyin sentence: Tāmen dōu fēicháng máng.
大 dà
: big
Example sentence: 上海有很多大楼房。
Sentence meaning: Shanghai has many big buildings.
Pinyin sentence: Shànghǎi yǒu hěn duō dà lóufáng.
弟弟 dìdi
: yonger brother
Example sentence: 弟弟喜欢游泳。
Sentence meaning: The younger brother likes to swim.
Pinyin sentence: Dìdi xǐhuān yóuyǒng.
哥哥 gēge
: older brother
Example sentence: 哥哥学习很好。
Sentence meaning: The older brother studies well.
Pinyin sentence: Gēge xuéxí hěnhǎo.
朋友 péngyou
: friend
Example sentence: 我在和朋友打球。
Sentence meaning: I am playing ball with my friend.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ zài hé péngyou dǎqiú.
小 xiǎo
: small
Example sentence: 这个学校很小。
Sentence meaning: This school is small.
Pinyin sentence: Zhè gè xuéxiào hěn xiǎo.
也 yě
: also, too
Example sentence: 我也是美国人。
Sentence meaning: I am also an American.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ yěshì měiguórén.
要 yào
: want
Example sentence: 他们都要咖啡。
Sentence meaning: They all want coffee.
Pinyin sentence: Tāmen dōu yào kāfēi.
东西 dōngxi
: object, thing
Example sentence: 我要买很多东西。
Sentence meaning: I want to buy a lot of things.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ yào mǎi hěnduō dōngxi.
火车 huǒchē
: train
Example sentence: 你可以坐火车去。
Sentence meaning: You may take the train to go there.
Pinyin sentence: Nǐ kěyǐ zuò huǒchē qù
飞机 fēijī
: airplane
Example sentence: 我乘飞机去中国。
Sentence meaning: I take an airplane to go to China.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ chéng fēijī qù zhōngguó.
船 chuán
: ship, boat
Example sentence: 河上有一只小船。
Sentence meaning: There is a little boat on the river.
Pinyin sentence: Héshàng yǒu yī zhī xiǎo chuán.
问 wèn
: to ask
Example sentence: 我要问一个问题。
Sentence meaning: I’d like to ask a question.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ yào wèn yígè wèntí.
贵姓 guìxìng
: your surname is…?
Example sentence: 您贵姓？
Sentence meaning: What is your last name?
Pinyin sentence: Nín guìxìng?
叫 jiào
: to be called
Example sentence: 他叫小明。
Sentence meaning: His name is Xiaoming.
Pinyin sentence: Tā jiào xiǎomíng.
旅行 lǚxíng
: to travel
Example sentence: 我想去西部旅行。
Sentence meaning: I’d like to travel in the west.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ xiǎng qù xībù lǚxíng.
房子 fángzi
: house
Example sentence: 他家的房子很美。
Sentence meaning: His family’s house is very beautiful.
Pinyin sentence: Tā jiā de fángzi hěn měi.
念 niàn
: to read aloud
Example sentence: 请念生词。
Sentence meaning: Please read the new words aloud.
Pinyin sentence: Qǐng niàn shēngcí.
口语 kǒuyǔ
: spoken language
Example sentence: 我的汉语口语不太好。
Sentence meaning: My spoken Chinese is not very good.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ de hànyǔ kǒuyǔ bú tài hǎo.
语法 yǔfǎ
: grammar
Example sentence: 汉语语法不太难。
Sentence meaning: Chinese grammar is not very difficult.
Pinyin sentence: Hànyǔ yǔfǎ bú tài nán.
圣诞节 shèngdànjié
: Christmas
Example sentence: 圣诞节我要回家。
Sentence meaning: I will go home for Christmas.
Pinyin sentence: Shèngdànjié wǒ yào huíjiā.
干净 gānjìng
:Clean (adj)
Example sentence: 他的房间很干净。
Sentence meaning: His room is very clean.
Pinyin sentence: Tā de fángjiān hěn gānjìng.
银行 yínháng
: bank
Example sentence: 银行几点开门？
Sentence meaning: What time does the bank open?
Pinyin sentence: Yíngháng jǐdiǎn kāimén?
换 huàn
: to change (verb)
Example sentence: 我要换衣服。
Sentence meaning: I need to change my clothes.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ yào huàn yīfu.
非常 fēicháng
: extremely
Example sentence: 今天非常热。
Sentence meaning: It’s extremely hot today.
Pinyin sentence: Jīntiān fēicháng rè
热闹 rènào
: lively (adj)
Example sentence: 中国的春节真热闹。
Sentence meaning: China’s Spring Festival is very lively.
Pinyin sentence: Zhōngguó de chūnjié zhēn rènao.
参观 cānguān
: to visit
Example sentence: 我参观了博物馆。
Sentence meaning: I visited the museum.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ cānguān le bówùguàn.
发展 fāzhǎn
: to develop
Example sentence: 中国发展得很快。
Sentence meaning: China is developing fast.
Pinyin sentence: Zhōngguó fāzhǎn de hěnkuài.
流利 liúlì
: fluent (adj)
Example sentence: 他说的汉语很流利。
Sentence meaning: His spoken Chinese is fluent.
Pinyin sentence: Tā shuō de hànyǔ hěn liúlì.
懂 dǒng
: to understand
Example sentence: 这个故事你懂吗？
Sentence meaning: Do you understand this story?
Pinyin sentence: Zhège gùshi nǐ dǒng ma?
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ
: credit card
Example sentence: 现在大家都用信用卡。
Sentence meaning: Everyone uses a credit card now.
Pinyin sentence: Xiànzài dàjiā dōu yòng xìnyòngkǎ.
城市 chéngshì
: city
Example sentence: 纽约是大城市。
Sentence meaning: New York is a large city.
Pinyin sentence: Niǔyuē shì dà chéngshì.
地方 dìfang
: place
Example sentence: 她去了中国很多地方。
Sentence meaning: She has been to many places in China.
Pinyin sentence: Tā qùle zhōngguó hěnduō dìfang.
忘 wàng
: to forget
Example sentence: 我忘了他的地址。
Sentence meaning: I forgot his address.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ wàngle tā de dìzhǐ.
办公室 bàngōngshì
: office
Example sentence: 办公室在哪儿？
Sentence meaning: Where is the office?
Pinyin sentence: Bàngōngshì zài nǎr?
休息 xiūxi
: to rest
Example sentence: 我们休息五分钟。
Sentence meaning: Let’s have a five-minute break.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒmen xiūxi wǔ fēnzhōng.
长 cháng
:long (adj)
Example sentence: 密西西比河很长。
Sentence meaning: The Mississippi River is very long.
Pinyin sentence: Mìxīxībǐhé hěn cháng.
小时 xiǎoshí
: hour
Example sentence: 三小时后她来。
Sentence meaning: She will come three hours from now.
Pinyin sentence: Sān xiǎoshí hòu tā lái.
以后 yǐhòu
: later, after
Example sentence: 午饭以后我去学校。
Sentence meaning: I will go to school after lunch.
Pinyin sentence: Wǔfàn yǐhòu wǒ qù xuéxiào.
准备 zhǔnbèi
: to prepare
Example sentence: 妈妈要准备午饭。
Sentence meaning: Mother has to prepare lunch.
Pinyin sentence: Māma yào zhǔnbèi wǔfàn.
别 bié
: Don’t
Example sentence: 请别吸烟。
Sentence meaning: Please don’t smoke.
Pinyin sentence: Qǐng bié xīyān.
瓶子 píngzi
: bottle
Example sentence: 我们有三个空瓶子。
Sentence meaning: We have three empty bottles.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒmen yǒu sǎn gè kōng píngzi.
爱 ài
: to love
Example sentence: 我爱我妈妈。
Sentence meaning: I love my mom.
Pinyin sentence: Wǒ ài wǒ māma.
开始 kāishǐ
: to begin; to start
Example sentence: 电影开始了。
Sentence meaning: The movie has started.
Pinyin sentence: Diànyǐng kāishǐ le.
马路 mǎlù
: street
Example sentence: 北京的马路很宽。
Sentence meaning: Beijing’s streets are wide.
Pinyin sentence: Běijīng de mǎlù hěn kuān.
以前 yǐqián
: before, ago
Example sentence: 十年以前我去了法国。
Sentence meaning: I went to France ten years ago.
Pinyin sentence: Shínián yǐqián wǒ qùle fǎguó.
短 duǎn
: short
Example sentence: 这条裙子太短。
Sentence meaning: This skirt is too short.
Pinyin sentence: Zhè tiáo qúnzi tài duǎn.
裤子 kùzi
: Trousers
Example sentence: 这条裤子很贵。
Sentence meaning: This pair of pants is quite expensive.
Pinyin sentence: Zhè tiáo kùzi hěnguì.
带 dài
: to bring
Example sentence: 请别带照相机。
Sentence meaning: Please don’t bring a camera.
Pinyin sentence: Qǐng bié dài zhàoxiàngjī.
自己 zìjǐ
: self
Example sentence: 让孩子自己做。
Sentence meaning: Let the children do it themselves.
Pinyin sentence: Ràng háizi zìjǐ zuò.
记住 jìzhù
: to remember; to memorize
Example sentence: 请记住这些生词。
Sentence meaning: Please memorize these new words.
Pinyin sentence: Qǐng jìzhù zhè xiē shēngcí.
翻译 fānyì
: to translate
Example sentence: 请翻译这句话。
Sentence meaning: Please translate this sentence.
Pinyin sentence: Qǐng fānyì zhèjù huà.
