TL Mandarin Chinese 3 Flashcards
watch (little clock)
Your watch is a little bit fast.
biǎo 表
Nǐ de biǎo yǒu yīdiǎněr kuài.
easy
To succeed is not easy.
róngyì 容易
Chénggōng bù róngyì.
to dance
She dances very well.
tiàowǔ 跳舞
Tā tiàowǔ tiào de hěnhao.
to eat
I love to eat roast duck.
chī 吃
Wǒ ài chī kǎoyā.
to sing
The child is singing.
chànggē 唱歌
Háizi zài chànggē.
to get up
He does not get up early.
qǐchuáng 起床
Tā qǐchuáng qǐ de bù zǎo.
should
You should study English.
yīnggāi 应该
Nǐ yīnggāi xué yīngyǔ.
to sleep
I sleep very late.
shuìjiào 睡觉
Wǒ hěn wǎn shuìjiào.
north, northern
Beijing is in northern China.
běifān 北方
Běijīng zài zhōngguó běifān.
south
New York is to the south of Boston.
nánbiān 南边
Niǔyuē zài bōshìdùn nánbiān.
western
I like western music.
xīfāng 西方
Wǒ xǐhuān xīfāng yīnyuè.
east
The sun rises from the east.
dōngbiān 东边
Tàiyang cóng dōngbiān shēngqǐ.
character (symbol)
I recognize one hundred characters.
zì 字
Wǒ rènshi yībǎi gè zì.
to write
I cannot write Chinese characters.
xiě 写
Wǒ búhuì xiě hànzì.
ship, boat
There is a little boat on the river.
chuán 船
Héshàng yǒu yī zhī xiǎo chuán.
airplane
I take an airplane to go to China.
fēijī 飞机
Wǒ chéng fēijī qù zhōngguó.
train
You may take the train to go there.
huǒchē 火车
Nǐ kěyǐ zuò huǒchē qù.
object, thing
I want to buy a lot of things.
dōngxi 东西
Wǒ yào mǎi hěnduō dōngxi.
daughter
My daughter is still young.
nǚer 女儿
Wǒ nǚér hái hěn xiǎo.
to arrive
The train has arrived.
dào 到
Huǒchē dào le.
tip; gratuity
Chinese service people are not used to receiving tips.
xiǎofèi 小费
Zhōngguó de fúwùyuán bù xíguàn shōu xiǎofèi.
winter
Is there snow in winter here?
dōngtiān
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.
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.
black
I have two black cars.
hēi 黑
Wǒ yǒu liǎng liàng hēisè de chē.
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
liángkuài
liángkuài 凉快
Běibù xiàtiān hěn liángkuài.
warm
It’s warm today.
nuǎnhuo 暖和
Jīntiān hěn uǎnhuo.
cold
Winter here is cold.
lěng 冷
Zhèr dōngtiān hěn lěng.
to miss, to think
I miss my mother.
xiǎng 想
Wǒ xiǎng wǒ māma.
to resemble
This child resembles his father.
xiàng 像
Zhè háizi xiàng tā bàba.
head
I have a headache.
tóu 头
Wǒ tóuténg.
to exercise
Young people also need to exercise.
duànliàn 锻炼
Niánqīngrén yě yào duànliàn.
body
He exercises his body every day.
shēntǐ 身体
Tā měitiān duànliàn shēntǐ.
easy
To succeed is not easy.
róngyì 容易
Chénggōng bù róngyì.
difficult
This character is not difficult to write.
nán 难
Zhè ge zì bù nán xiě.
to dance
She dances very well.
tiàowǔ 跳舞
Tā tiàowǔ tiào de hěnhao.
to sing
The child is singing.
chànggē 唱歌
Háizi zài chànggē.
to eat
I love to eat roast duck.
chī 吃
Wǒ ài chī kǎoyā.
should
You should study English.
yīnggāi 应该
Nǐ yīnggāi xué yīngyǔ.
to get up
He does not get up early
qǐchuáng 起床
Tā qǐchuáng qǐ de bù zǎo.
to sleep
I sleep very late.
shuìjiào 睡觉
Wǒ hěn wǎn shuìjiào.
object, thing
I want to buy a lot of things.
dōngxi 东西
Wǒ yào mǎi hěnduō dōngxi.
ship, boat
There is a little boat on the river.
chuán 船
Héshàng yǒu yī zhī xiǎo chuán.
train
You may take the train to go there.
huǒchē 火车
Nǐ kěyǐ zuò huǒchē qù.
airplane
I take an airplane to go to China.
fēijī 飞机
Wǒ chéng fēijī qù zhōngguó.
