TL Mandarin Chinese 1 Flashcards
to look for
I want to find a Chinese-English dictionary.
zhǎo 找
Wǒ yào zhǎo yī běn hànyīng cídiǎn..
gift
What is your Christmas gift?
lǐwù 礼物
Nǐ de shèngdàn lǐwù shì shénme?
pen
This pen is good to write with.
bǐ 笔
Zhè zhī bǐ hǎoxiě.
dictionary
I use the dictionary to study Chinese.
cídiǎn 词典
Wǒ yòng cídiǎn xué hànyǔ.
to arrive
The train has arrived.
dào 到
Huǒchē dào le.
daughter
My daughter is still young.
nǚer 女儿
Wǒ nǚér hái hěn xiǎo.
why
Why don’t you learn to drive?
wèishénme
为什么
Nǐ wèishénme bùxué kāichē?
clothing; clothes
He wore one piece of black clothing.
yīfu 衣服
Tā chuānle yī jiàn hēi yīfu.
to wear
Children like to wear new clothes.
chuān 穿
Háizi xǐhuān chuān xīnyī.
cool
It is cool in the north in summer.
liàngkuài
凉快
Běibù xiàtiān hěn liángkuài.
warm
It’s warm today.
nuǎnhuo 暖和
Jīntiān hěn nuǎnhuo.
winter
Is there snow in winter here?
dōngtiān 冬天
Zhèr dōngtiān yǒu xuě ma?
autumn
Autumn is beautiful in China.
qiūtiān 秋天
Zhōngguó qiūtiān hěn měi.
summer
It is not hot in summer in Beijing.
xiàtiān 夏天
Běijīng xiàtiān bú rè.
spring
The spring flowers are all blossoming.
chūntiān 春天
Chūntiān huā dōu kāi le.
cold
Winter here is cold.
lěng 冷
Zhèr dōngtiān hěn lěng.
purple
I like purple.
zǐ 紫
Wǒ xǐhuan zǐ sè.
blue
The sky is really blue today.
lán 蓝
Jīntiān tiān zhēn lán.
yellow
Grass turns yellow in the fall.
huáng 黄
Qiūtiān cǎo huáng le.
green
Green grass is tender.
lǜ 绿
Lǜ cǎo hěn nèn.
white
I wear white shirts in the summer.
bái 白
Xiàtiān wǒ chuān bái chènshān.
difficult
This character is not difficult to write.
nán 难
Zhè ge zì bù nán xiě.
hundred
One hundred people will participate in the meeting.
bǎi 百
Yī bǎi gè rén yào cānjiā jùhuì.
director
The directors of this company are having a meeting.
zhǔrèn 主任
Gōngsī de zhǔrèn zài kāihuì.
happy
Wishing you a happy birthday!
kuàilè 快乐
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
red
This red flower is very pretty.
hóng 红
Zhè hónghuā hěnměi.
to participate
Please join our party.
cānjiā 参加
Qǐng cānjiā wǒmen de wǎnhuì.
cake
The birthday cake is very beautiful.
dàngāo 蛋糕
Shēngrì dàngāo hěn piaòliang.
grape wine
I only drink grape wine.
pútáojiǔ 葡萄酒
Wǒ zhǐ hē pútaojiǔ.
beautiful
The garden is really beautiful.
piàoliang 漂亮
Huāyuán zhēn piàoliang.
Chinese food
I like Chinese food.
zhōngcān
中餐
Wǒ xǐhuān zhōngcān.
western food
Western food is very convenient.
xīcān 西餐
Xīcān hěn fāngbiàn.
beer
We drank three bottles of beer.
píjiǔ 啤酒
Wǒmen hē le sānpíng píjiǔ.
bread, roll
I eat bread every day.
miànbāo 面包
Wǒ měitiān dōu chī miànbāo.
milk
Milk is good for your health.
niúnǎi 牛奶
Niúnǎi duì nǐde shēntǐ hǎo.
shop, store
There are many stores here.
shāngdiàn
商店
Zhèr yǒu hěnduō shāngdiàn.
famous
His book is famous.
yǒumíng 有名
Tāde shū hěn yǒumíng.
newspaper
I want to read today’s newspaper.
bào zhǐ 报纸
Wǒ yào kàn jīntiān de bào zhǐ.
book
He often reads while taking the bus.
shū 书
Tā zuòchē cháng kànshū.
apple
I eat an apple a day.
píngguǒ
苹果
Wǒ yī tiān chī yí gè píngguǒ.
orange (fruit)
Chinese oranges are very sweet.
júzi 橘子
Zhōngguó júzi hěn tián.
banana
Bananas are not expensive.
xiāngjiāo 香蕉
Xiāngjiāo bú guì.
to give
He gave me a book.
sòng 送
Tā sòng wǒ yī běn shū.
gift
What is your Christmas gift?
lǐwù 礼物
Nǐ de shèngdàn lǐwù shì shénme?
pen
This pen is good to write with.
bǐ 笔
Zhè zhī bǐ hǎoxiě.
cheap
This outfit is good and inexpensive.
piányi 便宜
Zhè jiàn yīfu yòu piányi yòu hǎo.
to be able to; can
Wǒ huì shuō hànyǔ.
huì 会
Wǒ huì shuō hànyǔ.
why
Why don’t you learn to drive?
wèishénme
为什么
Nǐ wèishénme bùxué kāichē?
to come
Please come often to play.
lái 来
Qǐng cháng lái wáner.
tree
I am going to sit under the tree.
shù 树
Wǒ qù zuò zài shùxia.
