Chinese Language Lecture Notes Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes covering measure words, sentence structure, numbers, family vocabulary, and descriptive adjectives in Chinese.

个 (gè)

General, people, fruit, things

只 (zhī)

Small animals, one of a pair, body parts

条 (tiáo)

Long, narrow items, animals

头 (tóu)

Large animals

张 (zhāng)

Flat objects

本 (běn)

Books and bound items

份 (fèn)

A portion/order (food)

碗 (wǎn)

Bowl of something

杯 (bēi)

Cup of something

瓶 (píng)

Bottle of something

盘 (pán)

Plate of something

块 (kuài)

Slice or chunk

口 (kǒu)

Bite or mouthful

位 (wèi)

Polite form for people

口 (kǒu)

Measure word for family members

Number + MW + Noun

What is the Chinese sentence structure for a basic quantity statement?

Zhè/Nà + Number + MW + Noun

What is the Chinese sentence structure for a demonstrative?

Jǐ + MW + Noun

What is the Chinese sentence structure for asking “How many?” (<10)

Duō shǎo + MW + Noun

What is the Chinese sentence structure for asking “How many?” (>10)

Nǐ yǒu + jǐ/duō shǎo + MW + Noun?

What is the Chinese sentence structure for asking “How many do you have?”

Wǒ yǒu + Number + MW + Noun

What is the Chinese sentence structure for answering quantity?

Wǒ yào + Number + MW + Noun

What is the Chinese sentence structure for expressing desire/intent?

líng

What is the pinyin for the number 0?

yī / yāo*

What is the pinyin for the number 1? (Note phone number usage)

èr

What is the pinyin for the number 2?

sān

What is the pinyin for the number 3?

sì

What is the pinyin for the number 4?

wǔ

What is the pinyin for the number 5?

liù

What is the pinyin for the number 6?

qī

What is the pinyin for the number 7?

bā

What is the pinyin for the number 8?

jiǔ

What is the pinyin for the number 9?

shí

What is the pinyin for the number 10?

wǔshí

What is the pinyin for the number 50?

yībǎi

What is the pinyin for the number 100?

爸爸 (bàba)

Dad

妈妈 (māma)

Mom

哥哥 (gēge)

Older Brother

姐姐 (jiějie)

Older Sister

弟弟 (dìdi)

Younger Brother

妹妹 (mèimei)

Younger Sister

爷爷 (yéye)

Grandpa (paternal)

奶奶 (nǎinai)

Grandma (paternal)

外公 (wàigōng)

Grandpa (maternal)

外婆 (wàipó)

Grandma (maternal)

家 (jiā)

Family

很 (hěn)

Adverb of degree meaning "very"

非常 (fēicháng)

Adverb of degree meaning "extremely"

特别 (tèbié)

Adverb of degree meaning "especially"

太…了 (tài…le)

Adverb of degree meaning "too…"

真 (zhēn)

Adverb of degree meaning "really"

挺…的 (tǐng…de)

Adverb of degree meaning "quite"

高 (gāo)

Adjective meaning "tall"

矮 (ǎi)

Adjective meaning "short"

胖 (pàng)

Adjective meaning "fat"

瘦 (shòu)

Adjective meaning "thin"

可爱 (kě'ài)

Adjective meaning "cute"

漂亮 (piàoliang)

Adjective meaning "beautiful"

帅 (shuài)

Adjective meaning "handsome"

幽默 (yōumò)

Adjective meaning "humorous"

友好 (yǒuhǎo)

Adjective meaning "friendly"

勤劳 (qínláo)

Adjective meaning "hardworking"

懒 (lǎn)

Adjective meaning "lazy"