Michel Thomas Mandarin Foundation Vocabulary

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Complete indexed vocabulary cards from the Michel Thomas Mandarin Chinese Foundation review list, containing Pinyin, tone marks, English definitions, and component breakdowns.

153 Terms

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中

zhōng — middle • 1st tone

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人

rén — person • 2nd tone

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我

wǒ — I / me • 3rd tone

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是

shì — am / is / are • 4th tone

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吗

ma — question marker • neutral

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我是

wǒ shì — I am

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我是人

wǒ shì rén — I am a person

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中国

Zhōng guó — China | 中 (zhōng) middle + 国 (guó) country

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中国人

Zhōng guó rén — Chinese person | 中 (zhōng) middle + 国 (guó) country + 人 (rén) person

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我是中国人

Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén — I am Chinese

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你

nǐ — you

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他

tā — he / him; she / her when spoken

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我们

wǒ men — we / us | 我 (wǒ) I + 们 (men) plural marker

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你们

nǐ men — you (plural) | 你 (nǐ) you + 们 (men) plural marker

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他们

tā men — they / them | 他 (tā) he + 们 (men) plural marker

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都

dōu — both / all

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和

hé — and

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你和他都是中国人

Nǐ hé tā dōu shì Zhōngguó rén — You and he are both Chinese

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国

guó — country / nation

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美

měi — beautiful

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美国

Měi guó — America / USA | 美 (měi) beautiful + 国 (guó) country

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美国人

Měi guó rén — American | 美 (měi) beautiful + 国 (guó) country + 人 (rén) person

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英

yīng — brave; England in the name

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英国

Yīng guó — Britain / England | 英 (yīng) England/English + 国 (guó) country

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英国人

Yīng guó rén — British / English person | 英 (yīng) England/English + 国 (guó) country + 人 (rén) person

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呢

ne — and / how about …?

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是吗?

Shì ma? — Is that so?

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你呢?

Nǐ ne? — And you?

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他们呢?

Tāmen ne? — How about them?

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你好吗?

Nǐ hǎo ma? — How are you?

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好

hǎo — good / well

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你好

nǐ hǎo — hello | 你 (nǐ) you + 好 (hǎo) good

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很

hěn — very; adjective linker

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忙

máng — busy

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不忙

bù máng — not busy

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不很好

bù hěn hǎo — not very good / well

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也

yě — also / too

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不

bù — no / not

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不是

bú shì — am not / is not

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可是

kě shì — but | 可 (kě) may/possible + 是 (shì) be; opaque as a conjunction

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不想

bù xiǎng — do not want to

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不能

bù néng — cannot

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什么

shén me — what

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为什么

wèi shén me — why | 为 (wèi) for + 什么 (shénme) what

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这

zhè — this

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那

nà — that

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这是什么?

Zhè shì shénme? — What is this?

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那是什么?

Nà shì shénme? — What is that?

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谁

shéi — who

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真的吗?

Zhēn de ma? — Really?

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看

kàn — look / see

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书

shū — book

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看书

kàn shū — read books | 看 (kàn) look + 书 (shū) book

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现在

xiàn zài — now | 现 (xiàn) present + 在 (zài) at

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在

zài — at / in; doing now

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看见

kàn jiàn — catch sight of / see | 看 (kàn) look + 见 (jiàn) see

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电视

diàn shì — television | 电 (diàn) electricity + 视 (shì) vision

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看电视

kàn diàn shì — watch television | 看 (kàn) watch + 电 (diàn) electric + 视 (shì) vision

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看看

kàn kan — take a look | 看 (kàn) look + 看 (kan) repeated

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想

xiǎng — would like to

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见

jiàn — meet / see

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能

néng — can / able

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会

huì — know how to; able to

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不会

bú huì — not able to

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要

yào — want

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不要

bú yào — do not want

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太

tài — too

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一点儿

yì diǎnr — a little bit

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的

de — possessive marker

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朋友

péng you — friend | 朋 (péng) companion + 友 (yǒu) friend

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我的

wǒ de — my / mine | 我 (wǒ) I + 的 (de) possessive marker

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你的

nǐ de — your / yours | 你 (nǐ) you + 的 (de) possessive marker

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他的

tā de — his / her / hers | 他 (tā) he + 的 (de) possessive marker

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我们的

wǒmen de — our / ours

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你们的

nǐmen de — your (plural)

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他们的

tāmen de — their / theirs

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认识

rèn shi — know / be acquainted with

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文

wén — writing / language / culture

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中文

Zhōng wén — Chinese language | 中 (zhōng) Chinese + 文 (wén) language/writing

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英文

Yīng wén — English language | 英 (yīng) English + 文 (wén) language/writing

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说

shuō — speak / say

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说中文

shuō Zhōngwén — speak Chinese

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说英文

shuō Yīngwén — speak English

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会说

huì shuō — be able to speak

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能说

néng shuō — can speak

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老师

lǎo shī — teacher | 老 (lǎo) experienced/elder + 师 (shī) teacher

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学生

xué sheng — student | 学 (xué) study + 生 (shēng) student/person

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太太

tài tai — wife / Mrs.

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妈妈

mā ma — mother / Mom

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爸爸

bà ba — father / Dad

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先生

xiān sheng — Mr. / husband | 先 (xiān) first + 生 (shēng) born; conventional title

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女

nǚ — female / woman

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男

nán — male / man

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个

gè — general classifier

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这个

zhè ge — this one | 这 (zhè) this + 个 (gè/ge) classifier

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那个

nà ge — that one | 那 (nà) that + 个 (gè/ge) classifier

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一个

yí ge — one / a / an | 一 (yī/yí) one + 个 (gè/ge) classifier

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这个书

zhège shū — this book (course wording)

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那个人

nàge rén — that person

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那个朋友

nàge péngyou — that friend