Mandarin Ab Initio - Theme: Daily Life and Social Interactions (Vocabulary flashcards)

A selection of Mandarin vocabulary covering daily routines, school life, work, shopping, health, travel, and basic interactions.

起床

to get up

洗澡

to take a shower/bath

刷牙

to brush teeth

洗脸

to wash face

吃饭

to eat (a meal)

喝茶

to drink tea

上厕所

to go to the toilet

睡觉

to go to bed

有时候

sometimes

经常/常常

often

几点

what time

点

o’clock (hour)

分

minute

刻

a quarter of an hour

小时

hour

玩

to play

洗碗

to wash dishes

洗衣

to wash clothes

照顾

to look after

帮

to help

上午

morning

中午

noon

下午

afternoon

晚上

evening

同学

classmate

上学

to go to school

放学

school finishes

上课

class starts

下课

class finishes

迟到

late

准时

on time; punctual

请假

to ask for leave

运动

to do sport

锻炼

to train; to exercise

休息

to take a break

工作单位

workplace

同事

colleague

你好

hello

再见

goodbye

对不起

sorry

没关系

It’s okay; no problem

谢谢

thanks

不客气/不谢

You’re welcome

请问

Excuse me (before a question)

贵姓

What is your surname (polite)

叫

to be called

什么

what

名字

name

多大

How old; how big (age/size)

最近

recently

您身体好吗

How is your health

你好吗

How are you

怎么样

What’s up; how is it going

忙吗

Are you busy?

很好

Very well

不错

Not bad

一般

So-so; not bad

还可以

Not too bad

欢迎

Welcome

打扰您

Sorry for bothering you

介绍

to introduce

祝贺

to congratulate

恭喜

Congratulations; to congratulate

请客

to invite someone (to dinner)

做客

to be a guest

客人

guest

来

to come

去

to go

看朋友

to visit a friend

信

letter

条子

note

出去

to go out

有空

being free

有事

busy; occupied

晚会

evening party

聚会

gathering

见面

to meet

送行

to see off

接

to collect (someone)

请慢用

Enjoy your meal

请坐

Please take a seat

年

year

月

month

日/号

date; day of the month

每天

everyday

今天

today

昨天

yesterday

明天

tomorrow

后天

the day after tomorrow

前天

the day before yesterday

星期一

Monday

星期二

Tuesday

星期三

Wednesday

星期四

Thursday

星期五

Friday

星期六

Saturday

星期日

Sunday

周末

weekend

校服

school uniform

制服

uniform