CHIN 10AD Lesson 1: Greetings

你

nǐ, you

好

hǎo, fine/good/nice/ok/it’s settled

请

qǐng, please/to treat or to invite (somebody)

问

wèn, to ask (a question)

贵

guì, honorable/expensive

姓

xìng, family name

我

wǒ, I/me

呢

ne, (question particle)

姐

jiě, older sister

叫

jiào, to be called

什

shén, what

么

me, (question particle)

名

míng, name

字

zì, character

先

xiān, first

生

shēng, to give birth to

李

lǐ, (a family name) or plum

友

yǒu, friend

王

wáng, (a family name) or king

朋

péng, friend

是

shì, to be

老

lǎo, old

师

shī, teacher

吗

ma, (question particle)

不

bù, not/no

学

xué, to study

也

yě, too/also

人

rén, people/person

中

zhōng, center/middle

国

guó, country/nation

北

běi, north

京

jīng, capital city

美

měi, beautiful

纽

niǔ, knob/button

约

yuē, agreement/appointment