Year 12 Chinese (Pinyin)

āyí

auntie

ài xīn

care

àihù

to cherish, to care for, to protect

ānjìng

quiet

ānpái

to arrange, arrangement

ānquán

safe, safety

bǎo

full (after a meal)

bàngōngshì

office

běibànqiú

northern hemisphere

biéde

other

biérén

another person, the others

bīng

ice

bīngqílín

ice cream

bǐrú

for example

bǐsài

competition, match

búcuò

not bad

búgòu

not enough

bùshǎo

quite a few

bùtóng

different, unlike, not the same

cānjiā

to participate, to join in

càidān

menu

cǎodì

lawn, grassland

chà

fall short of (eg, 差一块钱), poor, bad (eg, 服务很差)

chàbuduō

almost, nearly

chángjiāng

Yangtse River

chāoshì

supermarket

chénggōng

success, to succeed

chéngjì

achievement, score, result

chéngshì

city

chéngwéi

to become

chídào

to be late, arrive late

chuán

boat

chuānghu

window

chūfā

set off, depart, start a journey

chūshēng

to be born

cónglái

always, at all times (eg, 从来不)

cōngmíng

smart

cóngxiǎo

from childhood

dàgài

approximately, roughly, about

dǎgōng

to do part-time job, to work as an employee

dàhǎi

ocean, sea

dàmén

gate, the main entrance

dāng

to work as a profession (eg, 当老师), when…

dāngrán

of course

dàochù

everywhere

dàfāng

generous

dàren

adult

dǎsuàn

to plan to do

dàyī

coat, jacket

dēngjī

board a plane

dī

low

dìtiě

subway, underground train

diànshāng

online business

dú

to read, to attend

dù

degree (temperature, level)

duǎn

short (length)

duǎnxìn

text message

duì

team (eg, 橄榄球队)

duìmiàn

opposite side

duōshù

majority

duōyún

cloudy, partly cloudy

dùzi

stomach, tummy

értóng

children, kids

fā

to send a message or email (eg, 发短信)

fàng

to put, to place

fángjiān

room

fángzi

house

fāxiàn

to find out, to discover, discovery

fǎyǔ

French (language)

fēicháng

very, extremely

fúwù

service, to service

fúwùyuán

waiter, waitress

fùxí

to review, to revise

gān jìng

clean

gǎndòng

to be moved, to be touched

gāngcái

just now

gǎnmào

have a cold/flu, cold

gāozhōng

high school, secondary school

gèzi

height of a person

gōngchéngshī

engineer

gōngjīn

kilogram

gōnglǐ

kilometre

gōngrén

worker

gōngsī

company

gòu

enough, sufficient

guāfēng

windy

guān xì

relationship

guǎngchǎng

square, plaza

guānxīn

to care about

guònián

celebrate the new year

gùshi

story

hǎochī

tasty

hǎochù

benefit, advantage

hàoxué

to be fond of learning, be eager to learn

hǎoyùn

good luck (eg, 祝你好运)

hòu

thick

hóuzi

monkey

hú

lake

huáchuán

boating

huàichù

disadvantages