Chinese Vocabulary Flashcards

A collection of vocabulary flashcards from the lecture notes.

现在 (xiànzài)

currently; now

在中国 (zài Zhōngguó)

in China

越来越多人 (yuè lái yuè duō rén)

more and more people

开车 (kāichē)

are driving cars

以前 (yǐqián)

previously; in the past

买不起 (mǎi bù qǐ)

could not afford

买得起 (mǎi dé qǐ)

can afford

要考试 (yào kǎoshì)

have to take a test

拿到驾照 (ná dào jiàzhào)

get a license

合法的 (héfǎ de)

legal

非法的 (fēifǎ de)

illegal

技术很差 (jìshù hěn chà)

skills are lacking

还没有通过 (hái méiyǒu tōngguò)

still hasn’t passed

几次 (jǐ cì)

several times

撞车了 (zhuàngchēle)

crashed the car

虽然 不严重 (suīrán bù yánzhòng)

although not serious

差一点 (chà yīdiǎn)

almost; just about

开到河里 (kāi dào hé lǐ)

drove into a river

考官都不敢 (kǎoguān dōu bù gǎn)

officer won’t dare

坐他开的车 (zuò tā kāi de chē)

sit in his car

下次考试 (xià cì kǎoshì)

next time he takes the test

要去 (yào qù)

he wants to go

远一点的地方 (yuǎn yīdiǎn dì dìfāng)

a little further away

这样考官 (zhèyàng kǎoguān)

so that the officials

都不会认识他 (dōu bù huì rènshí tā)

won’t recognize him