Tutoring Flashcards
What’s the difference between A and B?
A hé B yǒu shénme qūbié
What? What did you just say?
Shénme? Nǐ gānggāng shuō le shénme?
I don’t quite understand (what I hear)
Wǒ tīng de bú tài míngbái
Can you put it another way?
Nǐ kěyǐ huàn ge shuōfǎ ma?
Can I bother you to say that another time?
Máfán nǐ zài shuō yícì
I’m all ears, I’m really listening
Xǐěr-gōngtīng
To make a mess of sth
Bǎ sth nòng de hěn luàn
High performing
Yōuxiù
Check-up/exam vs (Medical) test
Jiǎnchá vs jiǎncè
Partner (boyfriend or husband)
Duìxiàng
Parade
Yóuxíng
Less than (age)
Xiǎoyú
Could you use that word in a sentence
Máfán nǐ yòng zhè ge cí (zuò yí ge jùzi)?
To volunteer /(volunteer)
Zhìyuàn (zhě)
Measure word
Liàng cí
One-third
Sān fēn zhīyī
Twenty five percent
Bǎi fēn zhī èrshíwǔ
Two-thirds
Sān fēn zhīèr
tradition
chuántǒng
selfish
zìsī
Tbh
Shí huà shí shuō
To go on vacation
(Qù) dùjià
Vacation
Jiàqī
Typical (representative)
Diǎnxíng
Typically
Tōngcháng
Diǎnxíng (de)
To assume / suppose
Jiǎdìng
Sexist (sex discrimination)
Xìngbié qíshì
(Note these are different characters than “qíshì” = knight)
As for me / As far as Im concerned
Duì wǒ lái shuō
What is the most commonly used way of saying it in Chinese?
Zhōngwén zuì cháng yòng de shuōfǎ shì shénme
(Animal) shelter
Jiùzhùzhàn
(Married) couple
Fūqī
(Note fū not fù as in fùmǔ)
Babysitter
Bǎomǔ
Day care
Tuōérsuǒ
Used to be
Céngjīng shì
I have my period
Wǒ lái yuèjīng
Lái dà yímā
Coincidence
Qiǎohé
Under normal circumstances
(Zài) Zhèngcháng qíngkuàng xià
Negatively impact (interfere with), to delay
Dānwù
Pregnant
Huáiyùn
To recover (from illness or injury)
Huīfù
To breastfeed
Bǔrǔ
To persuade
Quànfú
Factor (one factor in a decision)
Yīnsù
Common (commonly seen)
Chángjiàn
Mandatory
Qiángzhì
Nuts
Jiānguǒ
Corn
Yùmǐ
flour
Miànfěn
Butter
Huángyóu
To spell
Pīnxiě