First Year (Lessons 1-18) ALL VOCAB

qipao

qípáo 旗袍

the … one

… de 的 (e.g. dàde 大的 the big one)

extremely, the highest degree

jíle 极了

comparisons indicating a real extent of differences

duōle 多了

computer

diàn nǎo 电脑

to sell

mài 卖

to buy

mǎi 买

difference, don’t

bié 别

in the past

guòqù 过去

colours

yànse 颜色

interpret

kǒuyì 口译

period of time

qī 期

brain

nǎo 脑

to search, look for

chá 查

long, short

cháng 长, duǎn 短

wrong

cuò 错

to look for, look up

cháyīchá 查一查, cháchá 查查

measure word for clothes

jiàn 件

style

shì 式

already

yǐjīng 已经

measure word for shops

jiā shāngdiàn 家商店

quarter to/past, bad, wrong

chà 差

definitely

yīdìng 一定

start

kāishǐ 开始

tai chi

tàijíquán 太极拳

handsome

shuài 帅

I

wǒ 我

you

nǐ 你

you formal

nín 您

he, him

tā 他

she, her

tā 她

it, its

tā 它

that

nà 那

pronoun plural

men 们

this

zhè 这

yes or no question particle

ma 吗

elliptical question particle

ne 呢

which

nǎ 哪

mother

mā ma 妈妈

father

bà ba 爸爸

elder brother

gē ge 哥哥

younger brother

dì di 弟弟

elder sister

jiě jie 姐姐

younger sister

mèi mei 妹妹

paternal grandmother

nǎi nai 奶奶

paternal grandfather

yé ye 爷爷

maternal grandmother

wài pó 外婆

horse

mǎ 马

male

nán 男

boyfriend

nán péng you 男朋友

girlfriend

nǚ péng you 女朋友

teacher

lǎo shī 老师

china

Zhōng guó 中国

person

re4n 人

foreign language

wài yǔ 外语

language

yǔ 语

doctor

yī shēng 医生

student

xué sheng 学生

good

hǎo 好

busy

máng 忙

both, all

dōu 都

foreign

wài 外

to be

shì 是

to want

yāo 要

to have

yǒu 有

to eat

chī 吃

to drink

hé 喝

maternal grandfather

wài gōng 外公

who

shéi 谁

what

shénme 什么

surname

xíng 姓

possessive particle

de 的

may

kěyǐ 可以

please imperative

qǐng 请

thanks

xièxiè 谢谢

to be called

jiào 叫

to study

xué xí 学习

hot

rè 热

sun

ri4 日

remember

jì 记

wrong

cuò 错

package

bāoguǒ 包裹

wrap, envelop

bāo 包

some, plural

xiē 些, yīxiē 一些

these

zhèxiē 这些

those

nàxiē 那些

dictionary

cìdiǎn 词典

old, used a lot

jiù 旧

towards

wǎng 往

aviation

hángkōng 航空

transport by sea

hǎiyùn 海运

transport by air

kōngyùn 空运

postal fee, cost

yóufèi 邮费

take, receive

qǔ 取

notification, ticket, receipt

tōngzhǐdān 通知单

customs

hǎiguān 海关

other, don’t

bié 别

passport

hùzhào 护照

protect

bǎohù 保护

get a passport

bànhùzhào 办护照