Chinese Midterm Exam

nǐ - you (singular)

你

hǎo - good

好

qǐng - please

请

Wèn- to ask

问

guì - honorable; expensive

贵

xìng - surname

姓

wǒ - I, me

我

ne (question particle)

呢

xiǎo jiě - Miss; young lady

小姐

jiào - to be called, to call

叫

shén me - what (pron)

什么

míng zi (name)

名字

(xiān sheng) Mr.; husband; teacher

先生

shì - am, is, are

是

lǎo shī - teacher

老师

ma - a question particle for yes/no questions

吗

(bù) not; no

不

xué sheng - student

学生

yě - too; also (adv)

也

rén - person

人

zhōng guó - China

中国

bei jing (Běijīng) /capital of China

北京

měi guó - America

美国

niǔ yuē - New York

纽约

Nà/nèi

That

那

De

(a possessive or descriptive particle)

的

Zhàopiàn

Picture, photo

照片

Zhe

this

这

Bàba

Father, dad

爸爸

Māma

Mother, mom

妈妈

Ge

(measure word for many common everyday objects)

个

Nǚ

Female

女

Háizi

Child

孩子

Shéi

Who

谁

Tā

She, her

她

Jiějie

Older sister

姐姐

Nán

Male

男

Dìdi

Younger brother

弟弟

Tā

He, him

他

Érzi

Son

儿子

Yǒu

To have, to exist

有

Nǚ'ér

Daughter

女儿

Méi

Not

没

Jiā

Family, home

家

Jǐ

How many, some, a few

几

Gēge

Older brother

哥哥

Liǎng

Two, a couple of

两

Mèimei

Younger sister

妹妹

Hé

And

和

Zuò

To do

做

Gōngzuò

job; to work

工作

Lǜshī

Lawyer

律师

Yīngwén

English (Language)

英文

Dōu

Both, all

都

Dàxuéshēng

College student

大学生

Yīshēng

Doctor, physician

医生

Yuè

Month

月

Hào

(measure word for number in a series, day of the month)

号

Xīngqī

Week

星期

Tiān

Day

天

Shēngri

Birthday

生日

Jīnnián

This year

今年

Duō

How many/much, to what extent, many

多

Dà

Big, old

大

Suì

Year (of age)

岁

Chī

To eat

吃

Fàn

Meal, cooked rice

饭

Zěnmeyàng

Is it OK?, How is that?, How does that sound?

怎么样

Tài...le

Too, extremely

太...了

Xièxie

To thank

谢谢

Xǐhuan

To like

喜欢

Cài

dish, cuisine

菜

Háishi

Or

还是

Kěshì

But

可是

Wǒmen

We, us

我们

Diǎn

o'clock

点

Bàn

Half, half an hour

半

Wǎnshang

Evening, night

晚上

Jiàn

To see

见

Zàijiàn

Goodbye, see you again

再见

Yīngguó

Britian

英国

Xiànzài

Now

现在

Kè

Quarter (of an hour)

刻

Shì(r)

Matter, affair, event

事儿

Jīntiān

Today

今天

Hěn

Very

很

Máng

Busy

忙

Míngtiān

Tomorrow

明天

Wǎnfàn

Dinner, supper

晚饭

Wèishénme

Why

为什么

Yīnwèi

Because

因为

Tóngxué

Classmate

同学

Rènshi

To be acquainted with, to recognize

认识

Péngyǒu

friend

朋友

Zhōumò

Weekend

周末

Dǎqiú

To play ball

打球

Kàn

To watch, to look, to read

看

Diànshì

Television

电视

Chànggē(r)

To sing (a song)

唱歌儿

Tiàowǔ

To dance

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