Chinese 1 Vocab

你

nǐ - you

好

hǎo - good

請

qǐng - please

問

wèn - ask

您

nǐn - you (formal)

姐

jiě - older sister

貴

guì - expensive; honorable

姓

xìng - surname; last name

我

wǒ - I; me

呢

ne - a particle used for emphasizing or indicating a question

叫

jiào - to be called; to call

什麼

shénme - what

先

xiān - first; before.

紐約

niǔyuē - New York

師

shī - teacher; master.

那

nà - that; those.

照

zhào - to shine; to reflect.

片

piàn - slice; piece; film.

照片

zhàopiàn - photograph; picture.

這

zhè - this; these.

個

gè - a measure word for common objects

孩

háizi - child; kid.

誰

shéi - who; whom.

男

nán - male

文

zhong wén - chinese

做

zuò - do

律師

Lǜshī - Lawyer

都

dōu - all; both

醫生

yīshēng - Doctor

號

hào - number; date

期

xīngqí - week

歲

jǐ suì - years (of age)

飯

fàn - meal/rice

怎

zěnme - how

一樣

yīyàng - the same

還

hái - also

現在

xiànzài - now

刻

kè - ¼ of hour

事

shìr - event/stuff

忙

máng - busy

為什麼

wèishéme - why

因為

yīnwèi - because

認識

rèn shí- recognize

週末

zhōumò - weekend

週

zhōu

末

mò

認

rèn

識

shí

辦公室

bàngōngshì - office

一半

yībàn - half

幫

bāng - help

杯

bēi - cup

筆

bǐ - pen

別

bié - don’t

別人

biérén - other people

不錯

bùcuò - not bad

不過

bùguò - however, but

不好意思

bù hǎoyìsi - to feel embarassed

不用

bù yòng - need not

才

cái - not until, only then

菜

cài - vegatable, dish

餐廳

cāntīng - resturant

茶

chá

常常

cháng cháng - often

長短

chángduǎn - length

唱歌

chànggē - sing

襯衫

chènshān - dress shirt

城市

chéngshì - city

除了

chúle - besides

以外

yǐwài - in addition to, besides

出租汽車

chūzū qìchē - taxi

穿

chuān - wear

打車

dǎchē - take a taxi

打電話

dǎ diànhuà - make a phone call

打球

dǎqiú - play ball

但是

dànshì - but

到

dào - arrive

等

děng - wait

地鐵

dìtiě - subway

點

diǎn - o’clock

一點點

Yīdiǎn diǎn - a little bit

電腦

diànnǎo - computer

電視

diànshì - television

電影

Diànyǐng - movie

電子郵件

Diànzǐ yóujiàn - email

東西

Dōngxī - things, stuff

懂

dǒng - understand

對

Duì - right, correct

對不起

Duìbùqǐ - sorry

發短信

fā duǎn xìn - send a text message

發音

fā yīn - pronunciatoin

方便

Fāngbiàn - convenient

飛機

Fēijī - plane

分

Fēn - point

封

Fēng - seal

付錢

Fù qián - pay

複習

Fùxí - review

高速公路

Gāosù gōnglù - highway

高興

Gāoxìng - happy

告訴

Gàosù - tell