CHIN 0220 Exam 1

一

yī — one

二

èr — two

三

sān — three

四

sì — four

五

wǔ — five

六

liù — six

七

qī — seven

八

bā — eight

九

jiǔ — nine

十

shí — ten

年

nián — year

月

yuè — month; moon

日

rì — day; sun

今

jīn — present; today (今天 jīntiān)

明

míng — bright; next (明天 míngtiān = tomorrow)

昨

zuó — yesterday (昨天 zuótiān)

天

tiān — day; sky

爸

bà — dad (爸爸 bàba)

妈

mā — mom (妈妈 māma)

奶

nǎi — milk; grandma (奶奶 nǎinai)

中

zhōng — middle; center; China (中国 Zhōngguó)

文

wén — language; writing (中文 Zhōngwén)

什

shén — what (什么 shénme)

么

me — question-word suffix (什么 shénme)

美

měi — beautiful; America (美国 Měiguó)

国

guó — country; nation

说

shuō — to speak; to say

英

yīng — English (英文 Yīngwén); brave

好

hǎo — good; well

不

bù — not; no

哥

gē — older brother (哥哥 gēge)

看

kàn — to look; to watch; to read

见

jiàn — to see (看见 kànjiàn)

非

fēi — not; non-

常

cháng — often; usual (非常 fēicháng = very)

到

dào — to arrive; to reach

和

hé — and; with

像

xiàng — to resemble; to look like

过

guò — to pass; to cross; (past-experience particle)

没

méi — not; to not have (没有 méiyǒu)

所

suǒ — place (所以 suǒyǐ = therefore)

以

yǐ — with; by means of (所以 suǒyǐ; 可以 kěyǐ)

因

yīn — because; cause (因为 yīnwèi)

为

wèi — for; because of (因为 yīnwèi)

跟

gēn — with; to follow; heel

会

huì — can; to know how to; will; meeting

发

fā — to send out; to emit (发音 fāyīn = pronunciation)

音

yīn — sound (发音 fāyīn)

家

jiā — home; family

小

xiǎo — small; little

可

kě — can; may (可以 kěyǐ)

起

qǐ — to rise; to get up (起来 qǐlái)

来

lái — to come

了

le — (completed-action particle); liǎo = to finish

就

jiù — then; exactly; at once

呢

ne — (question particle)

是

shì — to be (am / is / are)

时

shí — time (时候 shíhou)

候

hòu — time; to wait (时候 shíhou = moment, when)

问

wèn — to ask

对

duì — correct; right; toward

意

yì — meaning; idea (意思 yìsi)

思

sī — to think (意思 yìsi = meaning)

朋

péng — friend (朋友 péngyou)

友

yǒu — friend (朋友 péngyou)

很

hěn — very

极

jí — extremely; pole (极了 jíle)

久

jiǔ — long (of time)

你

nǐ — you

我

wǒ — I; me

已

yǐ — already (已经 yǐjīng)

经

jīng — to pass through; classic (已经 yǐjīng = already)

他

tā — he; him

从

cóng — from; to follow

去

qù — to go

父

fù — father (父母 fùmǔ = parents)

母

mǔ — mother (父母 fùmǔ)

有

yǒu — to have; there is

刚

gāng — just now; barely

句

jù — sentence (句子 jùzi)

子

zi — (noun suffix); zǐ = child; son

才

cái — only then; not until; talent

成

chéng — to become; to succeed

语

yǔ — language; speech (成语 chéngyǔ = idiom)

又

yòu — again; also

写

xiě — to write

样

yàng — kind; type; appearance (一样 yíyàng = the same)

而

ér — and; but; yet (而且 érqiě)

且

qiě — moreover (而且 érqiě = furthermore)

出

chū — to go out; to come out

下

xià — below; under; to descend; next

但

dàn — but (但是 dànshì)

课

kè — class; lesson; course

笑

xiào — to laugh; to smile

前

qián — front; before; ago

也

yě — also; too

太

tài — too; excessively

觉

jué — to feel; to sense (觉得 juéde)

得

de — (particle before a complement); děi = must

学

xué — to study; to learn