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Chinese v1 less 1-6
practical audio-visual Chinese Vol. 1 3rd edition lessons 1-6
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 您 | nín | you (formal) |
| 貴姓 | guìxìng | May I know your last name? |
| 姓 | xìng | surname |
| 李 | Lǐ | plum |
| 先生 | xiānshēng | Mr., Sir, gentleman, husband |
| 王 | wáng | king |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called, to call |
| 好 | hǎo | to be good/well |
| 是 | shì | to be |
| 美國人 | měiguórén | US-American |
| 美國 | měiguó | USA |
| 國 | guó | country, nation |
| 人 | rén | person |
| 嗎 | ma | a question particle (is it?) |
| 不 | bù/bú | not |
| 英國 | yīngguó | England, Britain |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 什麼 | shénme | what |
| 名字 | míngzì | full name, first name |
| 哪 | nǎ/něi | which |
| 呢 | ne | a question particle (how about) |
| 臺灣 | Táiwān | Taiwan |
| 他 | tā | he, him, she, her |
| 中國 | zhōngguó | China, Chinese |
| 她 | tā | she, her |
| 誰 | shéi | who, whom |
| 華人 | Huárén | Ethnic Chinese, overseas Chinese, citizen of Chinese origin |
| 愛 | ài | love |
| 美 | měi | beautiful |
| 早 | zǎo | Good morning/to be early |
| 趙 | Zhào | common Chinese surname |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | Miss |
| 好久不見 | hǎojiǔbújiàn | Long time no see. |
| 好 | hǎo | very, quite, so |
| 久 | jiǔ | to be a long time |
| 見 | jiàn | to see, to meet |
| 啊 | a | a phrase final particle, indicating affirmation, exclamation, etc; an interrogative final particle, used when the answer is assumed. |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 謝謝 | xièxie | to thank, to thank you |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 這 | zhè | this |
| 太太 | tàitai | Mrs., wife |
| 你們 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 們 | men | used after pronouns or certain nouns denoting a group of persons |
| 我們 | wǒmen | we, us |
| 他們 | tāmen | they, them |
| 天氣 | tiānqì | weather |
| 熱 | rè | to be hot |
| 忙 | máng | to be busy |
| 太 | tài | too |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 上課 | shàngkè | to go to class, to attend class |
| 再見 | zàijiàn | Good-bye. (lit. See you again) |
| 冷 | lěng | to be cold |
| 高 | gāo | to be tall |
| 累 | lèi | to be tired |
| 餓 | è | to be hungry |
| 渴 | kě | to be thirsty |
| 喜歡 | xǐhuān | to like |
| 看 | kàn | to watch, to read, to look at |
| 電影 | diànyǐng | movie |
| 電視 | diànshì | television, TV, TV set |
| 都 | dōu | all, both |
| 有 | yǒu | to have, there is, there are |
| 沒 | méi | not (have) |
| 要 | yào | to want |
| 汽車 | qìchē | automobile, car (M: 輛 liàng) |
| 買 | mǎi | to buy |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | to be good-looking |
| 可是 | kěshì | but |
| 貴 | guì | to be expensive |
| 書 | shū | book (M: 本 běn) |
| 日本 | Rìběn | Japan, Japanese |
| 筆 | bǐ | pen (M: 枝 zhī) |
| 德國 | Déguó | Germany, German |
| 報 | bào | newspaper (M: 份 fèn) |
| 法文 | Fǎwén | the French language |
| 法國 | Fǎguó | France, French |
| 文 | wén | written language |
| 英文 | Yīngwén | the English language |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | the Chinese language (language of China) |
| 華文 | Huáwén | the Chinese language (language of the Chinese) |
| 德文 | Déwén | the German language |
| 日文 | Rìwén | the Japanese language |
| 東西 | dōngxī | thing |
| 懂 | dǒng | to know, to understand |
| 電影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table (M: 張 zhāng) |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 馬 | mǎ | horse |
| 摩托車 | mótuōchē | motorbike (M: 輛 liàng) |
| 可樂 | kělè | coke |
| 果汁 | guǒzhī | juice |
| 三明治 | sānmíngzhì | sandwich |
| 漢堡 | hànbǎo | hamburger |
| 熱狗 | règǒu | hotdog |
| 枝 | zhī | measure word for stick-like things |
| 多少 | duōshǎo | how much, how many |
| 多 | duō | many, more |
| 少 | shǎo | few, less |
| 錢 | qián | money |
| 種 | zhǒng | kind, type |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 兩 | liǎng | two before measure word |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 塊 | kuài | measure word for dollar |
| 機 | jǐ | a few, several; how many |
| 零錢 | língqián | change, coins |
| 給 | gěi | to give |
| 請 | qǐng | to invite, to request (please …) |
| 找錢 | zhǎoqián | to give change to someone after a purchase |
| 找 | zhǎo | to give change after a purchase |
| 個 | ge | often used as an all purpose mesure word, especially before nouns which do not have a specific measure word of their own |
| 和 | hé/hàn | and, together with |
| 杯 | bēi | cup of |
| 一共 | yígòng | altogether |
| 毛 | máo | dime, ten cents |
| 分 | fēn | cent |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 位 | wèi | polite mesure word for people |
| 本 | běn | volume, mesure word for books, notebooks, etc. |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 份 | fèn | measure word for newspaper |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle |
| 罐 | guàn | drink can |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer |
| 蘋果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 店員 | diànyuán | store clerk, vendor |
| 傢 | jiā | home, family |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father |
| 媽媽 | māma | mother |
| 的 | de | possesive or modifying particle |
| 相片 | xiàngpiàn | photograph, picture (M: 張 zhāng) version 1 |
| 像片 | xiàngpiàn | photograph, picture (M: 張 zhāng) version 2 |
| 老師 | lǎoshī | teacher (M: 位 wèi) |
| 對 | duì | to be correct, right |
| 張 | zhāng | a measure word for photograph, paper, table, etc. |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother |
| 還是 | háishì | or |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
| 女孩子 | nǚháizi | girl |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyǒu | girlfriend |
| 孩子 | háizi | child |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister, verison 1 |
| 姊姊 | jiějie | older sister, verison 2 |
| 朋友 | péngyǒu | friend |
| 這些 | zhèixiē | these |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some, a few |
| 那些 | nèixīe | those |
| 有的 | yǒude | some, some of |
| 伯伯 | bóbo | father's older brother, uncle |
| 輛 | liàng | measure word for vehicles |
| 隻 | zhī | measure word for certain animals and one of certain paired things |
| 貓 | māo | cat (M: 隻 zhī) |
| 女兒 | nǚér | daughter |
| 兒子 | érzi | son |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyǒu | boyfriend |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 男人 | nánrén | man |
| 男孩子 | nánháizi | boy |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog (M: 隻 zhī) |
| 學生 | xuéshēng | student |
| 學 | xué | to study, to learn |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup |
| 伯母 | bómǔ | fathers older brothers wife |
| 阿姨 | āyí | mothers sister, aunt |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want to, to plan to / to think / to miss |
| 新 | xīn | to be new / newly (opp. 舊 jiù) |
| 照相機 | zhàoxiàngjī | camera (full term) |
| 照 | zhào | photograph |
| 相機 | xiàngjī | camera (short, version 1) |
| 像機 | xiàngjī | camera (short, version 2) |
| 機 | jī | machine |
| 電視機 | diànshìjī | television set |
| 請問 | qǐngwèn | excuse me, may I ask? |
| 問 | wèn | to ask |
| 舊 | jiù | to be old, to be used (opp. 新 xīn) |
| 了 | le | P: indicates excessiveness, completion of action, change of state, and imminent action |
| 貨 | huò | goods, products, a commodity |
| 覺得 | juéde | to feel, to think |
| 大 | dà | to be big, to be large |
| 小 | xiǎo | to be small |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 萬 | wàn | ten thousand |
| 億 | yì | hundred million |
| 便宜 | piányí | to be cheap |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 大學 | dàxué | university |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 學校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | to be famous |
| 錶 | biǎo | watch |
| 夠 | gòu | to be enough |
| 怎麽樣 | zěnmeyàng | How about … ? How's everything? |
| 矮 | aǐ | to be short |
| 胖 | pàng | to be fat |
| 瘦 | shòu | to be skinny |
| 雙 | shuāng | pair of |
| 件 | jiàn | measure word for clothes |
| 鞋 | xié | shoes (M: 雙 shuāng) |
| 襪子 | wàzi | socks (M: 雙 shuāng) |
| 衣服 | yīfú | clothes, clothing (M: 件 jiàn) |