Volume 2 (Character) Flashcards
计划 (計劃)
Jìhuà
v. to plan
n. plan
本事
Běnshì
n. skills
Xiě
v. to write
写 (寫)
Xìn
n. letter, mail
信
Cóng
prep. from
从 (從)
Shì
n. thing(s) to do, affair(s), matter(s)
事
Huí
v. to return something to someone, to return somewhere
回
Xiǎng
aux. to want to do something, to miss someone, to think that . . .
想
Shǒu
n. hand
手
Hànzi
n. Chinese character
汉 (漢) 子
Fā
v. to send (a dispatch or an email)
发 (發)
Diànzǐ yóujiàn
电 (電) 子邮 (郵) 件
Jiǎndān
adj. simple
简单 (簡單)
Zhù
v. to wish (in the sense of sending good wishes; different from 希望)
祝
Róngyì
adj. easy
容易
Kāishǐ
v. to start, to begin
开始
Gōngsī
n. company, firm, corporation
公司
Wàiyǔ xì
n. foreign language department
外语系
Zázhì
n. magazine
杂志 (雜誌)
Bàozhǐ
n. newspaper
报 (報) 纸
Wèishéme
why
为什么 (為什麼)
Zǒng shì
adv. always
总 (總) 是
Jiā
n. family, home
家
Háizi
n. child
孩子
Àirén
n. spouse
爱 (愛) 人
Gàosù
v. to tell someone something
告诉
Xiě xìn
literally means “to write a letter (to someone).” It emphasizes the process of writing. When using this verb, it is implied that the resulting letter will be sent in the mail.
写 (寫) 信
Huíxìn
literally means “to (write a) return letter (to someone).”
他不常写信也不常回信。He doesn’t write or return letters very often.
回信
Qù xìn
is used to indicate that a letter is being sent from the speaker to a specific location
我常常给我哥哥去信。I often write letters to my older brother.
去信
Láixìn
is used to indicate that a letter has arrived at the speaker’s location from somewhere else.
他也常常给我来信。 He often writes letters to me, too.
来信
Shénme yìsi
translates to meaning
这个字是什么意思? What does this word mean?
什么意思
Huí jiā
to go home
回家
Wènhǎo
v. to send regards (to someone)
问好
Yínháng
n. bank
银行
Shàngbān - on duty, working
Xiàbān - off duty, off work
上班
下班
Jiātíng
n. family
家庭
n. family (member)
家人
Cíhuì liàng
n. the size of one’s vocabulary, the number of words a person knows, the number of entries in a dictionary
词汇 (詞彙) 量
Jiàoshì
n. classroom
教室
Fēicháng
adv. extraordinarily, unusually, extremely
非常
Dà
adj. big, large
大
Zhǐ
adv. only
只
Huàbào
n. a heavily-illustrated magazine; (lit) pictorial
画报 (畫報)
Shēngcí
n. new vocabulary
生词
Jùzi
n. sentence
句子
Chá
v. to check, to look up
查
Cídiǎn
n. dictionary
词典
Bāngmáng
to help out, to lend a hand, to do a favor
帮 (幫) 忙
Shì
v. to test, to experiment, to try
试
Bǎi
n. (one) hundred
百
Wèi
M.W. used with a title to show respect or social formality
位
Yuèlǎn shì
n. reading room
阅览 (閱覽) 室
Shíhòu
n. (duration of or point of) time
时候
Zhēn
adv. really, truly
真
Tào
M.W. a set (of clothes, books, etc.)
套
Běn
M.W. used when discussing books or magazines
本
Hǎokàn
adj. nice-looking
好看
Zhāng
M.W. used with papers, newspapers, magazines, books, etc
张 (張)
Dú
v. to read, to read aloud
读 (讀)
Kuài
adv. quick, fast
快
Jí
v. to be axious (about)
急
Zhāojí
to feel anxious, to worry
着急 (著急)
Yīnwèi
conj. because
因为
Jíle
sǐle
both mean extremely or exceedingly
极了
死了
Liǎobùqǐ
adj. admirable
了不起
Lòuyīshǒu
v phr. to show off, (lit) to show one’s hand
露一手
Xì zhǔrèn
n. department chair
系主任
Xì mìshū
n. department secretary
系秘书
Hàn yīng cídiǎn
n. Chinese-English dictionary
汉英词典
Kèwén
n. lesson text, text
课文
Wénkē
n. humanities (as a subject/major)
文科
Lǐkē
n. science (as a subject/major)
理科
Gōngkē
n. engineering (as a subject/major)
工科
Yánjiūshēng
n. graduate student(s)
研究生
Běnkē shēng
n. underagraduate student(s)
本科生
Chuān
v. to put on; to wear (clothes); to pass (through); (lit.) to pierce through
穿
Xiūxián zhuāng
n. casual clothing
休闲装 (閒裝)
Yīnyuè zhōngxīn
n. music center
音乐中心
Tīng
v. to hear, to listen
听 (聽)
Yīnyuè huì
n. concert
音乐会 (樂會)
Yào
v. to want (something)
要
Zhèngshì
adj. formal
正式
Fúzhuāng
n. clothing, costume
服装
Xīfú
n. suit
西服
Shēn
adj. deep; dark-colored
深
Yánsè
n. color
颜色
Qiǎn
adj. shallow: light-colored
浅 (淺)
Jiàn
M.W. used wehn discussing certain pieces (of clothing, etc) or other items
件
Yīfú
n. clothing, garment
衣服
Chènshān
n. shirt, blouse (usually with a collar)
衬 (襯) 衫
Pèi
v. to match
配
Tiáo
M.W. used when describing things which are long and/or flowing (e.g. rivers, skirts, etc.)
条 (條)
Kùzi
n. pants; trousers
裤子
Qúnzi
n. skirt, dress
裙子
Hēi
black
黑
Lán
blue
蓝
Jiù
adj. old; worn; used; secondhand
旧 (舊)
Yàngshì
n. style; form, shape
样式
Xīn
adj. new
新
Měi
pron. each, every
每
Dài
v. to put on; to wear (assessories such as glasses, hat, watch, etc.)
戴
Dǐng
M.W. used when describing hats or caps
顶
Màozi
n. hat, cap
帽子
Méijìng
adj. boring, uninteresting, bored, (lit) without energy
没劲 (勁)
Zhēn shuài
phr. handsome, nice-looking (usually used to describe an attractive boy or man)
真帅 (帥)
Zhēn shénqí
phr. phrase meaning “very energetic” or “sharp-looking”
真神奇
T xùshān
n. T-shirt
T恤衫
Niúzǎikù
n. jeans
牛仔裤
Máoyī
n. sweater
毛衣
Dàyī
n. overcoat
大衣
Jiákè
n. jacket
夹克
Yǔyī
n. raincoat
雨衣
Shàngyī
n. top (clothing)
上衣
Huáng
n. yellow
黄 (黃)
Lǜ
green
绿 (綠)
Zōng
brown
棕
Tán
v. to talk
谈
Duìxiàng
n. girlfriend or boyfriend; literally, a “target” person (one who is targeted by another)
对象
Fādāi
to stare blankly
发呆
Xīnshì
n. a worry or an anxiety; something on one’s mind
心事
Néng
aux. to be able (to do something)
能
Kěyǐ
aux. can (to be able): may (to be allowed)
可以
Tiàowǔ
to dance
跳舞
Yīnggāi
aux. should
应该 (應該)
Luòhòu
to fall behind, to drop
落后
Chǒu
to fall behind, to drop
丑 (醜)
Yuànyì
aux. to be willing
愿 (願) 意
Qiānxū
adj. modest
谦虚
Yǒu cáinéng
to be talented
有才能
Gǎn
aux. to dare
敢
Zìjǐ
pron. self, oneself
自己
Pà
aux. to be afraid (of something)
v. to fear, to be afraid of
怕
Jiànmiàn
to meet (someone) face to face
见 (見) 面
Dìfāng
n. place
地方
Wǔchǎng
n. a place to dance (dance hall, etc.)
舞场
Huā er
n. flower
花儿
Huì
aux. can (to be able); could, might (may be able to)
会 (會)
Xǐhuān
aux. to like to do (something); to like (someone/something)
喜欢 (歡)
Shuōhuà
to talk with someone, to speak to someone
说话
Kělián
adj. pitiful
可怜 (憐)
Shāngxīn
to be emotionally hurt; to feel heartbroken
伤 (傷) 心
Nàixīn
adj. patient
n. patience
耐心
Tán péngyǒu
to date someone
谈朋友
Chuīle
to break up (used only in dating situations)
吹了
Yǒu mào
nice looking (colloquial phrase to say that a female is pretty); lit. to have the look
有貌
Gòu péngyǒu
good friend; lit. someone who has reached the level of a true friend (often used to compliment someone who has been very helpful or done something particularly nice)
够朋友
Dān xiàng sī
unrequited love
单相思