ASIANLAN 104 Lesson 1

中国

zhōng guo - China

人

ren - human being; person; people

的

de - marker (of noun modifier)

姓

xing - one's surname/surname

名

ming - name; given name

前面

qian mian - the front; ahead; preceding

是

shi - to be

后面

hou mian - back; behind; rear

很

hen - very; quite

多

duo - many; much

常用

chang yong - commonly used

有

you - have; exist; there is/are

一

yi - one

百

bai - hundred

个

ge - general measure word

都

dou - all

来源

lai yuan - origin; source

比方说

bi fang shuo - for example

以前

yi qian - before; previously; formerly

地名

di ming - place name

动物

dong wu - animal

名字

ming zi - given name; full name

一定

yi ding - certain; certainly; definitely

意思

yi si - meaning

有的

you de - some

父

fu - father

母

mu - mother

希望

xi wang - to hope; hope; to expect; expectation

男

nan - male (as modifier only)

孩

hai - child

叫

jiao - to call; to name; to be name

女

nü - female

出生

chu sheng - to be born

地方

di fang - place; space

北京

Bei'jing

可能

ke neng - probably; maybe; possibly

美国

mei guo - America

也

ye - too; also; as well; either

时间

shi jian - time

您

nin - you

好

hao - good; well

请

qing - please; to invite

问

wen - to ask

贵

gui - expensive; costly; (honorific) your

我

wo - I, me

呢

ne - participle for follow-up questions

吧

ba - particle for presuppositions, suggestions, etc.

先生

xian sheng - gentleman; Mr.; husband

小姐

xiao jie - Miss; young lady

什么

shen me - what

上海

Shang'hai

这

zhe - this

太太

tai tai - lady; Mrs.; wife

高兴

gao xing - happy; glad

认识

ren shi - to know; to recognize

你

ni - you

吗

ma - particle for yes/no questions

不

bu - no; not

那

na - that

位

wei - polite measure word for persons

请问

qing wen - may I ask

贵姓

gui xing - your honorable surname

对不起

dui bu qi - I am sorry; excuse me

没关系

mei guan xi - It doesn't matter

再见

zai jian - goodbye

张

zhang - surname

李

li - surname

王

wang - surname

刘

liu - surname

赵

zhao - surname

周

zhou - surname

马

ma - horse; also surname

牛

niu - ox; cow; bull; a surname

明

ming - bright; brilliant

伟

wei - great

美

mei - beautiful

英

ying - blossom; abbreviation for England

华

hua - flower; abbreviation for China

春

chun - spring

秋

qiu - autumn