Chinese Vocabulary Flashcards

A collection of Chinese vocabulary flashcards with definitions.

博⼠

Doctorate

硕⼠

Master’s degree

学⼠学位

Bachelor’s degree

墨⻄哥

Mexico

移⺠

Immigrant / Immigration / To immigrate

设计

Design / To design

管理

Management / To manage

嫂⼦

Older brother’s wife / Sister-in-law

留学

To study abroad

生活幸福

To live a happy life

在……问题上

On the issue of…

意见

Opinion / View

厉害

Severe / Powerful / Intense / Amazing

吵架吵得很厉害

To argue fiercely

一天

One day / A day / One day (in the past or future)

侄女

Niece (brother’s daughter)

挂电话

To hang up the phone

安排

Arrangement / To arrange

安排得满满的

Fully scheduled

钢琴

Piano

小提琴

Violin

中提琴

Viola

大提琴

Cello

严重

Serious / Severe

抱怨

To complain

孩子

Child / Children

选择

Choice / To choose

尊重

To respect

尊重……的选择

To respect (someone’s) choice

会说话

To be articulate / To know how to talk

这些话

These words / This speech

整天

All day long

反对

To oppose

支持

To support

认为

To think / To believe (opinion-based)

最重要的

The most important

童年

Childhood

快乐的童年

A happy childhood

轻松

Relaxed / No pressure

没压力

No pressure

看法

Viewpoint

做法

Way of doing things

想法

Thought or Idea

完全同意

Completely agree

理解

To understand (deeply)

望⼦成⻰，望⼥成凤

To hope one’s son becomes a dragon and one’s daughter becomes a phoenix (i.e., to have great expectations for one’s children)

事业

Career / Undertaking

做出⼀番⼤事业

To achieve great things in one’s career

不是…, 而是…

Not…but rather…

社会

Society

对社会有用

Useful to society

知识

Knowledge

哲学家

Philosopher

科学家

Scientist

音乐家

Musician

专家

Expert

画家

Painter

历史学家

Historian