USP Mandarin G12

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on Chinese terms and their definitions.

混血儿 (hun4xue4er2)

Person of mixed blood

认识 (renshi)

To know

皮肤 (pifu)

Skin

笑 (xiao)

Laugh

逛街 (guangjie)

Shop

聊天儿 (liaotianer)

Chat; communication

只有 (zhiyou)

Only

才 (cai)

Talent; just now

写信 (xiexin)

Write a letter

电邮 (dianyou)

E-mail

电子邮件 (Dianzi youjian)

Electronic-mail

通电话 (Tong dianhua)

Talk on the phone

挺不错 (tingbucuo)

Very good

漂亮 (piaoliang)

Pretty

好看 (haokan)

Nice; looks good

难看 (nankan)

Ugly

一般 (yiban)

Generally

平时 (pingshi)

Usually

经常 (jingchang)

Often

常常 (changchang)

Frequent

很少 (henshao)

Rare

很多 (henduo)

A lot of

考试 (kaoshi)

Take an exam

容易 (rongyi)

Easy

不太难 (butainan)

Not too difficult

不太容易 (butairongyi)

Not too easy

宿舍 (sushe)

Dormitory

国际学校 (Guoji xuexiao)

International school

一所国际学校 (Yisuo guoji xuexiao)

One international school

设施 (sheshi)

Facility

重要 (zhongyao)

Important

开心 (kaixin)

Happy

困难 (kunnan)

Difficulty

觉得 (juede)

Feel

将会 (jianghui)

Will

有趣 (youqu)

Interesting

没有意思 (Meiyou yisi)

No meaning

特别喜欢 (Tebie xihuan)

Especially like

摄影师 (sheyingshi)

Photographer

叔叔 (shushu)

Uncle

家庭主妇 (jiatingzhufu)

Housewife

结婚 (jiehun)

Marry

教授 (jiaoshou)

Professor

导游 (daoyou)

Tour guide

工程师 (gongchengshi)

Engineer

秘书 (mishu)

Secretary

律师 (lvshi)

Lawyer

服务员 (fuwuyuan)

Waiter

医生 (yisheng)

Doctor

比赛 (bisai)

Contest

商店 (shangdian)

Shop

买东西 (maidongxi)

Buy things

玩游戏 (wanyouxi)

Play games

玩手机 (wanshouji)

Playing with mobile phones

聪明 (congming)

Clever

善良 (shanliang)

Kind

市中心 (shizhongxin)

City center

找人 (zhaoren)

Find someone

毕业 (biye)

Graduate

出国 (chuguo)

Going abroad

难学 (nanxue)

Difficult to learn

机场 (jichang)

Airport

停车场 (tingchechang)

Parking lot

一场篮球赛 (Yi1 chang3 lan2 qiu2 sai4)

A basketball game

看一场电影 (Kan4 yi1 chang3 dian4 ying3)

Watch a movie （versi panjang)

看报纸 (Kan4 bao4 zhi3)

Read a newspaper

看电影 (Kan4 dian4 ying3)

Watch a movie

看书 (Kan4 shu1)

Read a book

买衣服 (Mai3 yi1 fu2)

Buy clothes

买鞋 (Mai3 xie2)

Buy shoes

耐心 (Nai4 xin1)

Patient

护士 (Hushi)

Nurse

自信 (Zixin)

Confidence; confident

努力学习 (Nu3 li4 xue2 xi2)

Study hard

生日蛋糕 (Sheng1 ri4 dan4 gao1)

Birthday cake

中国书法 (Zhong1 guo2 shu1 fa3)

Chinese calligraphy

有时候 (You3 shi2 hou4)

Sometimes

小时候 (Xiao3 shi2 hou4)

Childhood

旅游 (Lv3 you2)

Travel; vacation

司机 (Siji)

Driver

一双鞋 (Yi1 shuang1 xie2)

A pair of shoes

回家一趟 (Hui2 jia1 yi4 tang4)

Return home/go home

每次 (Mei3 ci4)

Everytime

专业 (Zhuan1 ye4)

Major

作业 (Zuoye)

School assignment; task

努力 (Nu3 li4)

Effort

新生 (Xin sheng)

New student

世界上 (Shi4 jie4 shang)

In the world

富有 (Fu4 you3)

Rich

朋友 (Peng2 you3)

Friend

爱心 (Ai4 xin1)

Love

出发 (Chu1 fa1)

Leave; departure; set off

小说 (Xiao3 shuo1)

Novel

书法 (Shu1 fa3)

Calligraphy

附近 (Fu4 jin4)

Nearby

对面 (Dui4 mian4)

Opposite

课外活动 (Ke4 wai4 huo2)

Extracurricular activities

接送小孩 (Jie1 song4 xiao3 hai2)

Pick up and drop off children

没事儿 (Mei2 shi4 er)

No problem; it's okay

提醒 (Ti2 xing3)

To remind