Chinese Vocabulary Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on Chinese language lecture notes.

可樂 (kělè)

Coca-Cola

麵 (miàn)

Noodle

餃子 (jiǎozi)

Dumpling crescent shape

盤 (pán)

Plate

炒 (chǎo)

To stir fry

點菜 (diǎncài)

To order food

碗 (wǎn)

Bowl

雙 (shuāng)

Pair

湯 (tang)

Soup

筷子 (kuàizi)

Chopstick

朋友 (péngyou)

Friend

來 (lái)

To come

介紹 (jièshào)

To introduce/introduction

一下 (yixià)

Used after a verb to indicate a brief action

室友 (shìyou)

Roommate

幾 (jǐ)

How many?

兩 (liǎng)

Two

個 (gè)

Most commonly used measure word for people, characters, things in general

都 (dōu)

All, both

常 (cháng)

Often, frequently

跟 (gēn)

With

住 (zhù)

To live

那兒 (nǎr)

Where?

宿舍 (sùshè)

Dorm

多少 (duōshǎo)

How many, how much

號 (hào)

Number

房間 (fángjiān)

Room

電話 (diànhuà)

Phone

電 (diàn)

Electric/electricity

號碼 (hàomǎ)

Number

手機 (shǒujī)

Cell phone

校外 (xiàowài)

Off campus

校內 (xiàonèi)

On campus

公寓 (gōngyù)

Apartment

零 (líng)

Zero

認識 (rènshi)

To know

去 (qù)

To go

上課 (shàngkè)

To attend/start class

下課 (xiàkè)

To end class

以後 (yǐhòu)

After, later, in the future

事兒 (shìr)

Matter

想 (xiǎng)

To want, to think, to miss

回 (huí)

To return

一起 (yìqǐ)

Together

吃飯 (chīfàn)

To eat

菜 (cài)

Dish (type of food)

下次 (xiàcì)

Next time

怎麼樣 (zěnmeyàng)

How is it, how about it?

行 (xíng)

To be alright

名片 (míngpiàn)

Name card, business card

休息 (xiūxi)

To rest

早飯 (zǎofàn)

Breakfast

午飯 (wŭfàn)

Lunch

晚飯 (wǎnfàn)

Dinner

宵夜 (xiāoyè)

Midnight snack

正在 (zhèngzài)

In the process of

打電話 (dǎ diànhuà)

To make a phone call

喂 (wèi)

Hello, hey (used in greeting or to attract attention)

等一下 (děng yíxià)

To wait for a moment

知道了 (zhīdào le)

Got it

謝謝 (xièxiè)

Thank you

吧 (ba)

Indicates assumption or suggestion

對 (duì)

Correct

忙 (máng)

Busy

看 (kàn)

To see/watch

電視 (diànshì)

Television

做 (zuò)

To do

上網 (shàngwǎng)

To be online

我就是 (wǒ jiù shì)

(On the phone) This is he/she speaking

喂 (wèi)

Polite measure word for people, also measure word for phone calls

不謝 (búxiè)

You're welcome

半 (bàn)

Half

起床 (qǐchuáng)

To get up

大學 (dàxué)

College, university

生活 (shēnghuó)

Life

學期 (xuéqī)

Semester

門 (mén)

Measure word for school courses

點 (diǎn)

O'clock (point on clock)

睡覺 (shuìjiào)

To sleep/go to bed

就 (jiù)

As early as, precisely

才 (cái)

Not until, only then

刻 (kè)

A quarter of an hour

分 (fēn)

Minute

然後 (ránhòu)

After that

圖書館 (túshūguǎn)

Library

下午 (xiàwǔ)

Afternoon

晚上 (wǎnshàng)

Evening, night

現在 (xiànzài)

Now

紅 (hóng)

Red

茶 (chá)

Tea

還是 (háishì)

Or

還 (hái)

Still, also

綠 (lǜ)

Green

服務員 (fúwùyuán)

Waiter/Waitress

坐 (zuò)

To sit

小姐 (xiǎojiě)

Miss

先生 (xiānsheng)

Mister

先 (xiān)

First

喝 (hē)

To drink

杯 (bēi)

Cup