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Chinese 2 Vocab.
All Vocabulary from Semester 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ I; me |
| 你 | nǐ you |
| 他 | tā he;him |
| 她 | tā she; her |
| 它 | tā it |
| 不 | bù no; not |
| 叫 | jiào to call; to be called |
| 什么 | shénme what |
| 名字 | míngzì given name |
| 姓 | xìng family name; to be named |
| 好 | hǎo good; okay |
| 吗 | ma (makes a sentence a question) |
| 很 | hěn very (not as strong as in English) |
| 还 | hái still |
| 可以 | kěyǐ can/may; alright |
| 行 | xíng fine; okay |
| 们 | men (makes a pronoun plural) |
| 怎么样 | zěnme yàng how about it |
| 先走 | xiānzǒu go first/leaving |
| 再见 | zàijiàn see you again; good-bye |
| 你好吗? | nǐ hǎo ma? how are you? |
| 你怎么样? | nǐ zěnme yàng? how are you doing? |
| 你叫什么名字? | nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? what is your name? |
| 你姓什么? | nǐ xìng shénme? what is your last/family name? |
| 是 | shì to be (connects two nouns) |
| 人 | rén person; people |
| 学生 | xuéshēng student |
| 老师 | lǎoshī teacher |
| 医生 | yīshēng doctor |
| 中国 | zhōngguó China |
| 美国 | měiguó USA |
| 做 | zuò to do |
| 工作 | gōngzuò job; to work |
| 哪 | nǎ which |
| 朋友 | péngyǒu friend |
| 也 | yě also (comes before a verb) |
| 都 | dōu all; both (comes before verb) |
| 武术大师 | wǔshù dàshī martial arts master |
| 运动员 | yùndòngyuán athlete |
| 演员 | yǎnyuán actor/actress |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu singer |
| 农民 | nóngmín farmer |
| 法国 | fàguó France |
| 英国 | yīngguó England |
| 你是———吗? | nǐ shì___ma? are you___? |
| 你是不是———? | nǐ shì bùshì___? are you___? |
| 你是哪国人? | nǐ shì nǎ guórén? which country are you from? |
| 你做什么工作? | nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò? what is your job? |
| 有 | yǒu to have; there is/are |
| 家 | jiā family; home |
| 几 | jǐ how many |
| 口 | kǒu (measure word for family members) |
| 没 | méi no; not |
| 爸爸 | bàba dad |
| 妈妈 | māmā mom |
| 哥哥 | gēgē older brother |
| 弟弟 | dìdì younger brother |
| 姐姐 | jiějiě older sister |
| 妹妹 | mèimei younger sister |
| 儿子 | érzi son |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér daughter |
| 个 | ge (generic measure word) |
| 的 | de (signifies possession) |
| 和 | hé and (connects nouns) |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfū husband |
| 妻子 | qīzi wife |
| 爷爷 | yéyé grandfather on dad's side |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai grandmother on dad's side |
| 父亲 | fùqīn father |
| 母亲 | mǔqīn mother |
| 你家有几口人? | nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? how many people are in your family? |
| 你有———吗? | nǐ yǒu___ma? do you have___? |
| 你有没有———? | nǐ yǒu méiyǒu___? do you have___? |
| 非常 | fēicháng extremely |
| 太 | tài too |
| 最 | zuì most (superlative) |
| 好看 | hǎokàn good-looking |
| 聪明 | cōngmíng smart |
| 忙 | máng busy |
| 认真 | rènzhēn hard-working; try hard |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang pretty |
| 帅 | shuài handsome |
| 可爱 | kě'ài cute; lovable |
| 厉害 | lìhài fierce; tough; powerful; badass |
| 淘气 | táoqì naughty |
| 听话 | tīnghuà well-behaved; listens |
| 奇怪 | qíguài strange; weird |
| 麻烦 | máfan troublesome; trouble |
| 懒 | lǎn lazy |
| 善良 | shànliáng kind-hearted |
| 棒 | bàng awesome |
| 害羞 | hàixiū shy |
| 幽默 | yōumò funny; humorous |
| 糟糕 | zāogāo a terrible/hot mess |
| 难看 | nánkàn ugly |
| 笨 | bèn stupid; dumb; clumsy |
| 胖 | pàng fat |
| 臭 | chòu smelly; stinky |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng happy |
| 难过 | nánguò sad |
| 兴奋 | xīngfèn excited |
| 无聊 | wúliáo boring |
| 饿 | è hungry |
| 渴 | kě thirsty |
| 累 | lèi tired |
| 生气 | shēngqì angry |
| 严格 | yángé strict |
| 你(adj.)吗? | nǐ(adj.)ma? are you (adj.)? |
| 你(adj.)不(adj.)? | nǐ(adj.)bù(adj.)? are you (adj.)? |
| 你怎么样? | nǐ zěnme yàng? what are you like? |
| 我很(adj.)。 | wǒhěn(adj.). |
| 我不(adj.)。 | wǒbù(adj.). |