Modern Chinese 1

你

nǐ

you

好

hăo

fine; good; nice; O.K.; it’s settled

你好

nǐ hǎo

请

qǐng

please (polite form of request); to treat or to invite (somebody)

问

wèn

to ask (a question)

贵

gui

honorable; expensive

姓

xìng

(one's) surname is...; to be surnamed; surname

贵姓

gui xìng

(someone else's) honorable surname 

我

wǒ

I; me

呢

ne

(question particle)

小姐

xiǎo jiě

Miss; young lady

매

jiào

to be called; to call

什么

shénme

what

名字

míngzi

name

先生

xiānsheng

Mr.; husband; teacher

李友

Lǐ Yǒu

(personal name)

李

lǐ

plum; (a surrname)

王朋

Wáng Péng

(a personal name)

王

wáng

king; (a surname)

问好

wènhǎo

“Greetings“, to send regards

你姓什么？

nǐ xìng shénme?

What is your surname?

你贵姓？

nǐ guì xìng?

What is your surname?(reply)

是

shì

to be

老师

lǎoshī

teacher

吗

ma

(question particle)

不

bù

not, no

学生

xuésheng

student

也

yě

too, also

人

rén

people, person

中国

Zhōngguó

China

北京

Běijīng

Beijing

美国

Měiguó

America

纽约

Niŭyuē

New York

英国

Yīngguó

Britain; England

法国

Făguó

France

德国

Déguó

Germany

日本

Rìběn

Japan

韩国

Hánguó

South Korea

加拿大

Jiā’nádà

Canada

墨西哥

Mòxīgū

Mexico

印度

Yìndù

India

越南

Yuènán

Vietnam

加州

Jiāzhōu

California

夏威夷

Xiaweiyi

Hawaii

上海

Shànghăi

Shanghai

捷克

Jiékè

Czech

斯洛伐克

Sīluòfákù

Slovakia

荷兰

Hélán

Netherlands

立陶宛

Lìtáowǎn

Lithuania

乌克兰

Wūkèlán

Ukraine

台湾

Tàiguó

Taiwan

奥󠇡地利

Àodìlì

Austria

布尔诺

Bùěrnuò

Brno

他

tā

he, him

她

tā

she, her

那

nà

that

的

de

(a possessive or descriptive particle)

照片

zhàopiàn

picture, photo

这

zhè

this

爸爸

bàba

father, dad

妈妈

māma

mother, mom

个

gè/ge

(measure word for many common everyday objects)

女

nǚ

female

孩子

háizi

child

谁

shéi

who

姐姐

jiějie

older sister

男

nán

male

弟弟

dìdi

younger brother

大哥

dàgē

eldest brother

儿子

érzi

son

有

yǒu

to have, to exist

女儿

nǚ’ér

daughter

没

méi

not

高文中

Gāo Wénzhōng

(a personal name)

高

gāo

tall, high; (a personal surname)

家

jiā

family, home

Л

jǐ

how many; some; a few

口

kǒu

(measure word for number of family members)

哥哥

gēge

older brother

两

liăng

two; a couple of

妹妹

mèimei

younger sister

和

hé

and

大姐

dàjiě

eldest sister

二姐

èrjiě

second oldest sister

做

zuò

to do

工作

gōngzuò

job; to work

律师

lǜshī

lawyer

英文

Yīngwén

English (language)

都

dōu

both; all

大学生

dàxuéshēng

college students

大学

dàxué

university, college

医生

yīshēng

doctor; physician

白英爱

Bái Yīng’ài

(a personal name)