Chinese Vocabulary: Lunar Calendar, Mid-Autumn Festival, Food, and Shapes

阴历

yīnlì lunar calendar

阳历

yánglì

solar calendar

月亮

yuè liang - moon

月饼

yuèbǐng

moon cake

特别

(tèbié) especially, special

圆

yuán - round

千

qiān - thousand

万

wàn - ten thousand

百

bǎi - hundred

传说

chuán shuō legend; folklore; tradition; it is said; they say that...

有名

yǒumíng

famous

拐

guǎi - to turn

挂

guà - hang, hang up

牌子

páizi - brand/sign

中秋节

zhōng qiū jié - Mid-Autumn Festival

杏花楼

xìng huā lóu (plum blossom restaurant)

subject + 就要 + time/location + 了

jiu yao... le used to indicate an action about to happen

subject + 快到 + time/location 了

(kuàiyào...le) About to happen soon （no specific time frame)

subject + 要到 + thing/place + 了

yào dào ... le - about to happen (in general)

是+adj+的

emphasis on description

location + verb + 着 + object

something is put there and it stays

三角

san jiao, triangle

方

fang, square

长方

chang fang, rectangle

心

xin, heart

星

xing, star

五角

wǔjiǎo

pentagon

蔬菜

shū cài - vegetables

生菜

shēng cài - lettuce

黄瓜

huáng guā - cucumber

菜花儿

cai huar - cauliflower

土豆

tǔ dòu- potato

西红柿

xī hóng shì - tomato

水果

shuǐguǒ - fruit

苹果

píng guǒ - apple

香蕉

xiāng jiāo - banana

橘子

júzi - mandarin, tangerine

橙子

(chéng zi) orange

西瓜

xī guā - watermelon

草莓

strawberry

咖啡

kāfēi

coffee

牛奶

niú nǎi - milk

橙汁

chéng zhī － orange juice

可乐

kělè - cola

茶

chá - tea

汉堡包

hàn bǎo bāo - hamburger

薯条

shǔ tiáo - french fries

比萨饼

bǐ sà bǐng - pizza

三明治

sān míng zhì - sandwich

饺子

jiǎozi - dumpling

炒面

chǎo miàn -stir-fried noodles