Chinese Lecture Vocabulary - Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8

Vocabulary practice cards providing Chinese characters and Pinyin with their corresponding English definitions across Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8.

你 (ni3)

You

好 (ha3o)

good

请 (qi3ng)

Please

问 (we4n)

To ask

姓 (xi2ng)

Family name

我 (wo3)

I

呢 (ne)

Question particle

小姐 (xia3ojie3)

Ms.

叫 (jia4o)

To call/be called

什么 (she2nme)

what

名字 (mi2ngzi)

name

先生 (xia1nsheng)

Mr

李友 (Li3 Yo3u)

Li You

李 (Li3)

Li (Plum)

王朋 (Wa2ng Pe2ng)

Wang Peng

王 (Wa2ng)

Wang （King）

是 (Shi4)

To be

老师 (la3oshi1)

Teacher

吗 (ma)

Question particle

不 (bu4)

not/no

学生 (xue3sheng)

Student

也 (ye3)

too/also

人 (re2n)

person

中国 (Zho1ngguo2)

China

北京 (Be3iji1ng)

Beijing

美国 (Me3iguo2)

America

纽约 (Niu1yue1)

New York

那 (na4) [Unit 3]

That

的 (de)

possessive/descriptive partic.

照片 (zhao4pia4n)

picture

这 (zhe4)

This

爸爸 (ba4ba)

father

妈妈 (ma1ma)

mom

个 (ge4/ge)

Measure for common objects

女 (nv)

female

孩子 (ha2izi)

child

谁 (she2i)

who

她 (ta1)

She

他 (ta1)

He

姐姐 (jie3jie)

Older sister

妹妹 (me4imei)

Younger sister

男 (na2n)

Male

大哥 (da4ge1)

Oldest brother

儿子 (e2rzi)

Son

有 (yo3u)

To have/exist

没 (me2i)

Not

高文中 (Ga1o We2nzho1ng)

Gao Wenzhong

高 (ga1o)

Gao (tall)

家 (Jia1)

Household

几 (ji3)

How many

口 (ko3u)

Measure for family members

哥哥 (ge1ge)

Older brother

和 (he2)

and

大姐 (da4jie3)

Oldest sister

二姐 (e4rjie3)

Second oldest sister

做 (zuo4)

To do

工作 (go1ngzuo4)

To work

律师 (lv4shi1)

Lawyer

英文 (Yi1ngwe2n)

English

都 (do1u)

both/all

大学生 (da4xue2she1ng)

College student

大学 (da4xue2)

college

医生 (yi1she1ng)

doctor

白英爱 (Ba2i Yi1ng’a4i)

Bai Ying’ai

月 (yue4)

Month

号 (ha4o)

Measure for position in series, day of the month

星期 (xi1ngqi1)

week

星期日 (xi1ngqi1ri4)

Sunday

天 (ti1an)

Day

生日 (shengri)

Birthday

生 (she1ng)

To give birth/born

日 (ri4)

day/sun

今年 (jinnia2n)

This year

年 (nia2n)

year

多 (duo1)

How many/much

大 (da4)

big/old

岁 (Sui4)

Year (of age)

吃 (chi1)

To eat

饭 (fa4n)

meal/cooked rice

怎么样 (ze3nmeya4ng)

Is it okay/how is that?

太。。。了 (ta4i…le)

too/extremely

谢谢 (xie4xie)

To thank

喜欢 (xi3huan)

To like

菜 (ca4i)

dish/cuisine

还是 (ha2ishi)

Or

可是 (ke1shi4)

But

我们 (wo3men)

we/us

点 (dia1n)

o’clock

半 (ba4n)

half/half hour

晚上 (wa1nshang)

evening/night

见 (jia4n)

To see

再见 (za4ijia4n)

goodbye

再 (za4i)

again

英国 (Yi1ngguo2)

Britain

现在 (xia4nza4i)

Now

刻 (ke4)

Quarter （15 minutes）

事 (shi4(r))

matter/affair/event

今天 (Ji1ntia1n)

today

很 (he3n)

very

忙 (ma2ng)

busy