Chinese Vocabulary Lessons 1–5 Flashcards

Comprehensive practice flashcards covering vocabulary, family members, numbers, and key phrases from Chinese Lessons 1 through 5.

How do you say 'yesterday', 'today', and 'tomorrow' in Chinese?

昨天 (zuó tiān), 今天 (jīn tiān), and 明天 (míng tiān)

What are the Chinese terms for 'daytime' and 'night time'?

白天 (bái tiān) and 黑夜 (hēi yè)

What are the two ways to say 'Sunday' provided in the notes?

星期日 (xīng qī rì) or 星期天 (xīng qī tiān)

How do you say 'happy' in Chinese using two different terms?

开心 (kāi xīn) and 高兴 (gāo xìng)

What is the Chinese word for 'weather' and the word for 'hot'?

天气 (tiān qì) and 热 (rè)

What are the Chinese words for 'dog' and 'cat'?

狗 (gǒu) and 猫 (māo)

How do you say 'to drink' and 'to eat' in Chinese?

喝 (hē) and 吃 (chī)

Translate the words for 'small' and 'big' into Chinese.

小 (xiǎo) and 大 (dà)

What is the Chinese word for 'cup' or 'glass'?

杯子 (bēi zi)

How do you say 'teacher' and 'student' in Chinese?

老师 (lǎo shī) and 学生 (xué shēng)

What are the Chinese terms for 'chicken', 'chick', and 'egg'?

鸡 (jī), 小鸡 (xiǎo jī), and 鸡蛋 (jī dàn)

What is the difference between the two ways to say 'two' (二 and 两)?

二 (èr) is used for the number 2, while 两 (liǎng) is used with measure words.

What are the Chinese words for 'to have' and 'to not have'?

有 (yǒu) and 没有 (méi yǒu)

How do you say 'thank you' and 'you're welcome' in Chinese?

谢谢 (xiè xie) and 不客气 (bú kè qi)

Translate the members of a family: older brother, older sister, younger brother, and younger sister.

哥哥 (gē ge), 姐姐 (jiě jie), 弟弟 (dì di), and 妹妹 (mèi mei)

What are the Chinese words for 'dad' and 'mom'?

爸爸 (bà ba) and 妈妈 (mā ma)

How do you say 'white' and 'black' in Chinese?

白 (bái) and 黑 (hēi)

What are the pinyin markers for the different versions of 'they' or 'them'?

They are all pronounced 'tā men', but written as 他们 (male/mixed), 她们 (female), or 它们 (objects/animals).

What are the Chinese possessive pronouns for 'my' and 'your'?

我的 (wǒ de) and 你的 (nǐ de)

What does the particle '吗' (ma) indicate at the end of a sentence?

It is a question particle used to turn a statement into a question.

Translate 'Nice to meet you' into Chinese.

很高兴认识你 (hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ)

How do you ask 'Which one?' in Chinese using an ordinal marker?

第几个? (dì jǐ gè?)

How do you say 'football match' in Chinese?

足球比赛 (zú qiú bǐ sài)

What is the Chinese term for 'hobby'?

爱好 (ài hào)

How do you say 'to rain' in Chinese?

下雨 (xià yǔ)

Translate 'I don't like watching football matches' into Chinese pinyin.

wǒ bù xǐ huan kàn zú qiú bǐ sài