L2 chinese

那

Pinyin: nà

Meaning: that

Example: 那是谁？ (Who is that?)

的

Pinyin: de

Meaning: possessive particle ('s; of)

Example: 我的妈妈。 (My mom.)

照片

Pinyin: zhàopiàn

Meaning: photograph; picture

Example: 这是我的照片。 (This is my photo.)

这

Pinyin: zhè

Meaning: this

Example: 这是谁？ (Who is this?)

爸爸

Pinyin: bàba

Meaning: dad

Example: 这是我爸爸。 (This is my dad.)

妈妈

Pinyin: māma

Meaning: mom

Example: 我妈妈很好。 (My mom is very well.)

个

Pinyin: gè

Meaning: general measure word

Example: 一个人。 (One person.)

女

Pinyin: nǚ

Meaning: female; woman

Example: 她是女生。 (She is a girl/student.)

孩子

Pinyin: háizi

Meaning: child

Example: 那个孩子很好。 (That child is nice.)

谁

Pinyin: shéi

Meaning: who

Example: 她是谁？ (Who is she?)

她

Pinyin: tā

Meaning: she; her

Example: 她是老师。 (She is a teacher.)

姐姐

Pinyin: jiějie

Meaning: older sister

Example: 我姐姐是医生。 (My older sister is a doctor.)

男

Pinyin: nán

Meaning: male

Example: 他是男学生。 (He is a male student.)

弟弟

Pinyin: dìdi

Meaning: younger brother

Example: 我有一个弟弟。 (I have a younger brother.)

他

Pinyin: tā

Meaning: he; him

Example: 他是学生。 (He is a student.)

大哥

Pinyin: dàgē

Meaning: eldest brother

Example: 我大哥在北京工作。 (My oldest brother works in Beijing.)

儿子

Pinyin: érzi

Meaning: son

Example: 他有一个儿子。 (He has one son.)

有

Pinyin: yǒu

Meaning: to have; there is/are

Example: 我有两个姐姐。 (I have two older sisters.)

女儿

Pinyin: nǚ'ér

Meaning: daughter

Example: 她有一个女儿。 (She has one daughter.)

没

Pinyin: méi

Meaning: not; do not have

Example: 我没有弟弟。 (I don't have a younger brother.)

家

Pinyin: jiā

Meaning: family; home

Example: 我家有四口人。 (There are four people in my family.)

几

Pinyin: jǐ

Meaning: how many; a few

Example: 你家有几口人？ (How many people are in your family?)

口

Pinyin: kǒu

Meaning: measure word for family members

Example: 三口人。 (Three family members.)

哥哥

Pinyin: gēge

Meaning: older brother

Example: 我哥哥是大学生。 (My older brother is a college student.)

两

Pinyin: liǎng

Meaning: two (used before measure words)

Example: 两个人。 (Two people.)

妹妹

Pinyin: mèimei

Meaning: younger sister

Example: 我妹妹是学生。 (My younger sister is a student.)

和

Pinyin: hé

Meaning: and

Example: 爸爸和妈妈。 (Dad and Mom.)

大姐

Pinyin: dàjiě

Meaning: oldest sister

Example: 我大姐是老师。 (My oldest sister is a teacher.)

二姐

Pinyin: èrjiě

Meaning: second-oldest sister

Example: 我二姐在美国。 (My second-oldest sister is in the United States.)

做

Pinyin: zuò

Meaning: to do; to make

Example: 你做什么？ (What do you do?)

工作

Pinyin: gōngzuò

Meaning: job; work; to work

Example: 我爸爸在北京工作。 (My dad works in Beijing.)

律师

Pinyin: lǜshī

Meaning: lawyer

Example: 她是律师。 (She is a lawyer.)

英文

Pinyin: Yīngwén

Meaning: English (language)

Example: 我学英文。 (I study English.)

都

Pinyin: dōu

Meaning: both; all

Example: 我们都是学生。 (We are all students.)

大学生

Pinyin: dàxuéshēng

Meaning: college student

Example: 我哥哥是大学生。 (My older brother is a college student.)

大学

Pinyin: dàxué

Meaning: university; college

Example: 她在大学学习。 (She studies at a university.)

医生

Pinyin: yīshēng

Meaning: doctor; physician

Example: 我妈妈是医生。 (My mom is a doctor.)