Bài 8: Work and education

Flashcards of common Mandarin vocabulary with Pinyin.

工作

gōng zuò

Work

今天我有很多工作要做。(Jīntiān wǒ yǒu hěnduō gōngzuò yào zuò.) - Today I have a lot of work to do.

公司

gōng sī

Company

我在一家大公司上班。(Wǒ zài yījiā dà gōngsī shàngbān.) - I work at a big company.

老板

lǎo bǎn

Boss

我的老板很友善。(Wǒ de lǎobǎn hěn yǒushàn.) - My boss is very friendly.

同事

tóng shì

Colleague

我和我的同事一起午餐。(Wǒ hé wǒ de tóngshì yīqǐ wǔcān.) - I have lunch with my colleagues.

经理

jīng lǐ

Manager

经理正在开会。(Jīnglǐ zhèngzài kāihuì.) - The manager is in a meeting.

医生

yī shēng

Doctor

医生正在给病人看病。(Yīshēng zhèngzài gěi bìngrén kànbìng.) - The doctor is seeing a patient.

护士

hù shi

Nurse

护士照顾病人。(Hùshi zhàogù bìngrén.) - The nurse takes care of the patients.

警察

jǐng chá

Police

警察维持秩序。(Jǐngchá wéichí zhìxù.) - The police maintain order.

司机

sī jī

Driver

司机开车很快。(Sījī kāichē hěn kuài.) - The driver drives very fast.

服务员

fú wù yuán

Waiter/Waitress

服务员在餐厅工作。(Fúwùyuán zài cāntīng gōngzuò.) - The waiter/waitress works in a restaurant.

学生

xué sheng

Student

学生在学习。(Xuéshēng zài xuéxí.) - The student is studying.

大学

dà xué

University

我在大学学习。(Wǒ zài dàxué xuéxí.) - I study at the university.

考试

kǎo shì

Exam

考试很难。(Kǎoshì hěn nán.) - The exam is difficult.

课

kè

Lesson

我们今天有中文课。(Wǒmen jīntiān yǒu zhōngwén kè.) - We have Chinese lesson today.

作业

zuò yè

H होमवर्क

我有很多作业要完成。(Wǒ yǒu hěnduō zuòyè yào wánchéng.) - I have a lot of homework to complete.

书

shū

Book

我喜欢读这本书。(Wǒ xǐhuān dú zhè běn shū.) - I like to read this book.

报纸

bào zhǐ

Newspaper

我每天读报纸。(Wǒ měitiān dú bàozhǐ.) - I read the newspaper every day.

杂志

zá zhì

Magazine

她喜欢看杂志。(Tā xǐhuān kàn zázhì.) - She likes to read magazines.

笔

bǐ

Pen

我用笔写字。(Wǒ yòng bǐ xiě zì.) - I use a pen to write.

纸

zhǐ

Paper

我在纸上写字。(Wǒ zài zhǐ shàng xiě zì.) - I write on the paper.

电脑

diàn nǎo

Computer

我用电脑工作。(Wǒ yòng diànnǎo gōngzuò.) - I use the computer to work.

电话

diàn huà

Telephone

我用电话跟朋友聊天。(Wǒ yòng diànhuà gēn péngyǒu liáotiān.) - I use the telephone to chat with friends.

学习

xué xí

Study/Learn

我喜欢学习中文。(Wǒ xǐhuān xuéxí zhōngwén.) - I like to study Chinese.

教

jiāo

Teach

老师教我们数学。(Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen shùxué.) - The teacher teaches us math.

读

dú

Read

我每天读书。(Wǒ měitiān dú shū.) - I read books every day.

写

xiě

Write

我写一封信。(Wǒ xiě yī fēng xìn.) - I write a letter.

听

tīng

Listen

我喜欢听音乐。(Wǒ xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè.) - I like to listen to music.

说

shuō

Speak/Say

我会说中文。(Wǒ huì shuō zhōngwén.) - I can speak Chinese.

明白

míng bai

Understand

你明白了吗？(Nǐ míngbai le ma?) - Do you understand?

知道

zhī dao

Know

我知道答案。(Wǒ zhīdao dá'àn.) - I know the answer.

问题

wèn tí

Question

我有一个问题。(Wǒ yǒu yī gè wèntí.) - I have a question.

回答

huí dá

Answer

请回答我的问题。(Qǐng huídá wǒ de wèntí.) - Please answer my question.

开始

kāi shǐ

Start/Begin

比赛开始了。(Bǐsài kāishǐ le.) - The competition started.

结束

jié shù

End/Finish

会议结束了。(Huìyì jiéshù le.) - The meeting is over.

努力

nǔ lì

Try hard

你要努力学习。(Nǐ yào nǔlì xuéxí.) - You need to study hard.

忙

máng

Busy

我很忙。(Wǒ hěn máng.) - I am very busy.

休息

xiū xi

Rest

我们需要休息。(Wǒmen xūyào xiūxi.) - We need to rest.

上班

shàng bān

Go to work

我每天早上上班。(Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang shàngbān.) - I go to work every morning.

下班

xià bān

Get off work

我下午五点下班。(Wǒ xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn xiàbān.) - I get off work at 5 PM.

会议

huì yì

Meeting

我们有一个会议。(Wǒmen yǒu yī gè huìyì.) - We have a meeting.

计划

jì huà

Plan

我们有一个计划。(Wǒmen yǒu yī gè jìhuà.) - We have a plan.

重要

zhòng yào

Important

这很重要。(Zhè hěn zhòngyào.) - This is very important.

简单

jiǎn dān

Simple

这很简单。(Zhè hěn jiǎndān.) - This is very simple.

难

nán

Difficult

这很难。(Zhè hěn nán.) - This is very difficult.

累

lèi

Tired

我很累。(Wǒ hěn lèi.) - I am very tired.

工资

gōng zī

Salary

我的工资很高。(Wǒ de gōngzī hěn gāo.) - My salary is very high.

职业

zhí yè

Occupation

你的职业是什么？(Nǐ de zhíyè shì shénme?) - What is your occupation?

找

zhǎo

Find

我需要找我的钥匙。(Wǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de yàoshi.) - I need to find my keys.

需要

xū yào

Need

我需要帮忙。(Wǒ xūyào bāngmáng.) - I need help.

帮忙

bāng máng

Help

你能帮我忙吗？(Nǐ néng bāng wǒ máng ma?) - Can you help me?