Chinese Book 3: Intermediate

数学

Math

shuxue

科学

Science

keji

历史

History

lishi

猜

Guess

cai

地理

Geography

dili

美术

Art

meishu

下

Next, under

xia

怎么

How

zenme

唉

Exclaim

ai

讨厌

Hate

taoyan

细胞

Cell

xibao

就是

Just, simply

jiushi

头脑

Brain

tounao

聪明

Clever

congming

还可以

Okay, not bad

haikeyi

差

Bad

cha

得

Used after verb to indicate degree 考 得 很 好

(dei) Have to, must 我 得 去

Receive, get 得 十 分

准备

Prepare

zhunbei

开夜车

Study or work late into the night

kaiyeche

生活

Life/live

shenghuo

以前

Before

yiqian

千

Thousand

qian

久

Long (of time)

jiu

流利

Fluent

liuli

意思

Meaning

yisi

课本

Textbook

keben

借

Lend, borrow

jie

说话

Talk, speak

shuohua

忘

Forget

wang

吃到

Be late

chidao

睡过头

Sleep in accidentally

shuiguotou

以后

Later, after

yihou

注意

Pay attention

zhuyi

糟糕

Oh no

zaogao

问题

Question

wenti

交

Hand in

jiao

走

Walk

zou

走路

Walk

zoulu

到

Arrive, go to

dao

钟

Clock

zhong

小时

Hour

xiaoshi

公里

Kilometer

gongli

差不多

Approximately

chabuduo

邮局

Post office

youju

十字路口

Crossroad

shizilukou

柺

Turn

guai

马路

Road

malu

红绿灯

Stoplight

honglvdeng

路口

Intersection

lukou

过

Pass, cross

guo

办公室

Office

bangongshi

礼堂

Assembly hall

litang

小卖部

Canteen

xiaomaibu

操场

Sports ground

caochang

休闲

Liesure, relax

xiuxian

无聊

Bored, boring

wuliao

场

Measure word for shows, ball games

chang

动画片儿

Cartoon

donghuapianer

次

Measure word for time

ci

一天到晚

All day long

yitiandaowan

迷

Enthusiast, fan

mi

周末

Weekend

zhoumo

张

Measure word for paper

zhang

功夫

Kung fu

gongfu

对

To, towards (regarding an attitude)

dui

兴趣

Interest (in something)

xingqu

球赛

Ball game, match

qiusai

拉小提琴

Play violin

laxiaotiqin

弹钢琴

Play piano

tangangqin

地点

Place

didian

古筝

A 21 or 25 stringed plucked instrument

guzheng

二胡

A two stringed instrument played with a bow

erhu

免费

Free of charge

mianfei

西游记

Journey to the West, a Chinese classical novel telling the story of the Monkey King