Bài 20: grammar chinese

Vocabulary flashcards for learning Mandarin Chinese words and phrases.

是

shì

Be (to be)

Example: 我是学生 (wǒ shì xuéshēng) - I am a student.

有

yǒu

Have/Exist

Example: 我有书 (wǒ yǒu shū) - I have a book.

会

huì

Can/Will (ability)

Example: 我会说汉语 (wǒ huì shuō Hànyǔ) - I can speak Chinese.

能

néng

Can (permission)

Example: 我能帮你 (wǒ néng bāng nǐ) - I can help you.

要

yào

Want/Must (desire)

Example: 我要水 (wǒ yào shuǐ) - I want water.

应该

yīng gāi

Should (ought to)

Example: 你应该学习 (nǐ yīnggāi xuéxí) - You should study.

可能

kě néng

Maybe (possibility)

Example: 他可能来 (tā kěnéng lái) - Maybe he will come.

不

bù

Not (negative)

Example: 我不是 (wǒ bù shì) - I am not.

很

hěn

Very (degree)

Example: 很好 (hěn hǎo) - Very good.

也

yě

Also (too)

Example: 我也是 (wǒ yě shì) - I also am.

就

jiù

Then,liền, thì (consequence)

Example: 那就这样 (nà jiù zhèyàng) - Then that's it.

还

hái

Still (yet)

Example: 我还在 (wǒ hái zài) - I am still here.

太

tài

Too (excessive)

Example: 太好了 (tài hǎole) - Too good.

都

dōu

All (every)

Example: 我们都 (wǒmen dōu) - We all.

已经

yǐ jīng

Already (before)

Example: 已经好了 (yǐjīng hǎole) - Already good.

才

cái

Just/Only (recently)

Example: 我才来 (wǒ cái lái) - I just came.

别

bié

Don’t (prohibition)

Example: 别动 (bié dòng) - Don't move.

一起

yī qǐ

Together (group)

Example: 一起走 (yīqǐ zǒu) - Walk together.

那

nà

Then (in that case)

Example: 那好吧 (nà hǎo ba) - Then okay.

多

duō

Many/Much (quantity)

Example: 很多 (hěn duō) - Many.

再

zài

Again (repeatedly)

Example: 再见 (zài jiàn) - Goodbye (again).

只

zhǐ

Only (merely)

Example: 只有我 (zhǐyǒu wǒ) - Only me.

当然

dāng rán

Of course (certainly)

Example: 当然可以 (dāngrán kěyǐ) - Of course, can.

没

méi

Not yet (haven't)

Example: 还没 (hái méi) - Not yet.

怎么样

zěn me yàng

How (condition)

Example: 怎么样？(zěnme yàng?) - How is it?

什么时候

shén me shí hou

When (time)

Example: 什么时候？(shénme shíhou?) - When?

为什么

wèi shén me

Why (reason)

Example: 为什么？(wèi shénme?) - Why?

一点儿

yī diǎnr

A little (amount)

Example: 一点儿 (yīdiǎnr) - A little.

常常

cháng cháng

Often (frequently)

Example: 常常来 (chángcháng lái) - Often come.

又

yòu

Again (repetition)

Example: 又来了 (yòu láile) - Came again.

的

de

Of (possession)

Example: 我的 (wǒ de) - Mine.

吗

ma

Question particle

Example: 好吗？(hǎo ma?) - Okay?

了

le

Completed action

Example: 吃了 (chī le) - Ate.

吧

ba

Suggestion particle

Example: 走吧 (zǒu ba) - Let's go.

得

de

Degree particle

Example: 说得好 (shuō de hǎo) - Speaks well.

着

zhe

Continuous action

Example: 看着 (kànzhe) - Watching.

过

guò

Experienced action

Example: 去过 (qù guò) - Been to.

呢

ne

Emphasis particle

Example: 你呢？(nǐ ne?) - And you?

和

hé

And (conjunction)

Example: 我和你 (wǒ hé nǐ) - Me and you.

因为

yīn wèi

Because (reason)

Example: 因为… (yīnwèi…) - Because…

所以

suǒ yǐ

Therefore (so)

Example: 所以… (suǒyǐ…) - Therefore…

但是

dàn shì

But (however)

Example: 但是… (dànshì…) - But…

或者

huò zhě

Or (alternative)

Example: 或者… (huòzhě…) - Or…

虽然

suī rán

Although (though)

Example: 虽然… (suīrán…) - Although…

可是

kě shì

But (yet)

Example: 可是… (kěshì…) - But…

如果

rú guǒ

If (condition)

Example: 如果… (rúguǒ…) - If…

还是

hái shì

Or/Still (choice)

Example: 还是… (háishì…) - Or/Still…

在

zài

At/In (location)

Example: 在家 (zài jiā) - At home.

从

cóng

From (origin)

Example: 从这儿 (cóng zhèr) - From here.

到

dào

To (destination)

Example: 到那儿 (dào nàr) - To there.

对

duì

To/Toward (direction)

Example: 对我说 (duì wǒ shuō) - Say to me.

跟

gēn

With (accompaniment)

Example: 跟我来 (gēn wǒ lái) - Come with me.

给

gěi

To/Give (recipient)

Example: 给我 (gěi wǒ) - Give me.

比

bǐ

Than (comparison)

Example: 比我 (bǐ wǒ) - Than me.

关于

guān yú

About (regarding)

Example: 关于我 (guānyú wǒ) - About me.

啊

a

Ah (exclamation)

Example: 啊！(a!) - Ah!

哎呀

āi yā

Oh (surprise)

Example: 哎呀！(āiyā!) - Oh!

嗯

èn

Hmm (agreement)

Example: 嗯… (èn…) - Hmm…

哦

ò

Oh (realization)

Example: 哦！(ò!) - Oh!

喂

wèi

Hello (telephone)

Example: 喂？(wèi?) - Hello?