Ni Hao 3 Vocabulary: Essential Chinese-English Terms

生日会

birthday party (shēng rì huì)

开

to hold, to have (kāi)

寄

to post, to mail (jì)

邀请

to invite (yāo qǐng)

卡

card (kǎ)

庆祝

to celebrate (qìng zhù)

收

to collect (shōu)

到

to arrive (dào)

发

to send (fā)

信

letter (xìn)

短信

text message (duǎn xìn)

一定

certainly, definitely (yí dìng)

准时

on time; punctual (zhǔn shí)

礼物

gift; present (lǐ wù)

送

to give as a gift (sòng)

真是的

remark on something unpleasant (zhēn shì de)

啰嗦

long-winded, wordy (luō suō)

看上

fancy, take a liking to (kàn​ shàng)

说曹操，曹操就到

speak of the devil (shuō Cáo Cāo , Cáo Cāo jiù dào )

日记

diary (rì jì)

热闹

Lively; Bustling with noise and excitement (rè nao)

寿面

birthday noodles (shòu miàn)

面

noodles (miàn)

长寿

longevity (cháng shòu)

过节

to celebrate a festival (guò jié)

食品

food (shí pǐn)

端午节

Dragon Boat Festival (duān wǔ jié)

粽子

rice dumpling (zòng zi)

中秋节

Mid-Autumn Festival (zhōng qiū jié)

月饼

moon cake (yuè bǐng)

春节

Spring Festival, Chinese New Year (chūn jié)

年糕

New Year cake, rice cake (nián gāo)

饺子

dumplings (jiǎo zi)

病

illness, sickness (bìng)

疼

ache; pain (téng)

喉咙

throat (hóu long)

发烧

fever (fā shāo)

可能

maybe; possible (kě néng)

感冒

to have a cold (gǎn mào)

点儿

a little, a bit; some (diǎn er)

回家

to go home (huí jiā)

休息

to rest (xiū xi)

先

first (xiān)

没事

alright (méi shì)

肚子

stomach (dù zi)

拉肚子

diarrhea (lā dù zi)

体温

body temperature (tǐ wēn)

帮

to help, to assist (bāng)

请病假

ask for sick leave (qǐng bìng jià)

让

to let, allow (ràng)

吃坏了肚子

ate something bad that upset the stomach

(chī huài le dù zi)

药

medicine (yào)

粒

m.w. for small objects (lì)

倒霉

bad luck (dǎo méi)

打喷嚏

to sneeze (dǎ pēn tì)

咳嗽

cough (ké sòu)

水

water (shuǐ)

最近

recently (zuì jìn)

少

seldom, few, little (shǎo)

旅行

to travel (lǚ xíng)

打算

to plan; to intend (dǎ suàn)

暑假

summer vacation (shǔ jià)

寒假

winter vacation (hán jià)

参加

to participate, to attend (cān jiā)

些

a few, some (xiē)

一些

some (yì xiē)

地方

place (dì fang)

西安

Xi'an (xī ān)

上海

Shanghai (shàng hǎi)

一起

together (yì qǐ)

桂林

Guilin (guì lín)

玩儿

to play (wán er)

签证

visa (qiān zhèng)

办

to handle; to do (bàn)

护照

passport (hù zhào)

照片

photo (zhào piàn)

拍

pat; take (a picture); shoot (a film) (pāi)

拍照片

to take a photo ( pāi zhào piàn )

开玩笑

to joke around (kāi wán xiào)

英俊

handsome (yīng jùn)

行李

luggage, baggage (xíng li)

相机

camera (xiàng jī)

已经

already (yǐ jīng)

机票

plane ticket (jī piào)

飞机

airplane (fēi jī)

不过

however; but (bú guò)

不用

need not (bú yòng)

短裤

Shorts (duǎn kù)

当然

of course (dāng rán)

美

beautiful (měi)

担心

to worry (dān xīn)

迷路

lose one's way (mí lù)

行程

itinerary (xíng chéng)

机场

airport (jī chǎng)

过夜

stay overnight (guò yè)

出发

to set off, to depart, to leave (chūfā)

从

from (cóng)

从......到......

from...to... (cóng...dào...)

东京

Tokyo (dōng jīng)

各有千秋

each has its own merits (gè yǒu qiān qiū)