chiense

北边

běi biān — north; north side

东边

dōng biān — east; east side

东北

dōng běi — northeast

东南

dōng nán — southeast

南边

nán biān — south; south side

西边

xī biān — west; west side

西北

xī běi — northwest

西南

xī nán — southwest

前边／前面

qiánbian／qiánmiàn — front; in front

后边／后面

hòubian／hòumiàn — back; behind

上面

shàngmiàn — above; on top

下面

xiàmiàn — below; underneath

左边

zuǒbian — left side

右边

yòubian — right side

中间

zhōngjiān — middle; between

这儿

zhèr — here

那儿

nàr — there

哪儿

nǎr — where

楼上

lóushàng — upstairs

楼下

lóuxià — downstairs

楼

lóu — multistory building

教学楼

jiàoxuélóu — classroom building

宿舍

sùshè — dormitory

地铁站

dìtiězhàn — subway station

站

zhàn — stop; station

电梯

diàntī — elevator

扶手电梯／自动扶梯

fúshǒu diàntī／zìdòng fútī — escalator

红绿灯

hónglǜdēng — traffic light

商店

shāngdiàn — store

百货商店

bǎihuò shāngdiàn — department store

购物中心

gòuwù zhōngxīn — shopping center; mall

层

céng — floor/layer when counting building floors

你家有几层？

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ céng? — How many floors does your home have?

你住几楼？

Nǐ zhù jǐ lóu? — What floor do you live on?

我住三楼。

Wǒ zhù sān lóu. — I live on the third floor.

地铁

dìtiě — subway

公共汽车／公车

gōnggòng qìchē／gōngchē — public bus

火车

huǒchē — train

摩托车

mótuōchē — motorcycle

自行车

zìxíngchē — bicycle

打的

dǎ dī — to take a taxi

开车

kāi chē — to drive

走路

zǒu lù — to walk

坐地铁

zuò dìtiě — to take the subway

坐公共汽车

zuò gōnggòng qìchē — to take the bus

骑自行车

qí zìxíngchē — to ride a bicycle

搭

dā — to take a form of transportation

坐

zuò — to ride; to take

骑

qí — to ride astride

辆

liàng — measure word for vehicles

买

mǎi — to buy

卖

mài — to sell

买东西

mǎi dōngxi — to shop; buy things

日用品

rìyòngpǐn — articles of daily use

价钱

jiàqian — price

现金

xiànjīn — cash

信用卡

xìnyòngkǎ — credit card

付钱

fù qián — to pay

付现金

fù xiànjīn — to pay cash

刷卡

shuā kǎ — to pay by card

打折

dǎ zhé — to give a discount

减价

jiǎn jià — to reduce the price; be on sale

找

zhǎo — to look for; give change

用

yòng — to use

要

yào — to want; need

有

yǒu — to have

其他

qítā — other; the rest

从

cóng — from

到

dào — to; arrive

离

lí — away from; distant from

往

wǎng — toward

在

zài — at; in; on

拐

guǎi — to turn

过

guò — to pass; cross

出门

chūmén — to leave home

到了

dào le — we are here; we have arrived

接

jiē — to meet; pick up

告诉

gàosu — to tell; inform

打电话

dǎ diànhuà — to make a phone call

上课

shàng kè — to attend or teach class

觉得

juéde — to feel; think

看

kàn — to look

你看

nǐ kàn — look; take a look

钟头

zhōngtóu — hour

不到

bú dào — less than

近

jìn — near

远

yuǎn — far

累

lèi — tired

便宜

piányi — inexpensive

常常

chángcháng — often

很少

hěn shǎo — rarely

通常

tōngcháng — usually

当然

dāngrán — certainly; of course

最好

zuì hǎo — best; had better

太

tài — too; extremely

那么

nàme — then; in that case

就

jiù — then; precisely

还有

hái yǒu — in addition; furthermore

和

hé — and

然后

ránhòu — then; after that