Chinese vocab - chapter 3

去健身房

go to the gym

练体操

practise gymnastics

打太极拳

to practice tai chi

打羽毛球

to play badminton

玩儿滑板

to skateboard

锻炼

to workout

爬山

to climb mountains

参观博物馆

to visit a museum

交朋友

to make new friends

上网

to surf the internet

聊天

to chat

发邮件

to send emails

弹吉他

to play the guitar

弹钢琴

to play the piano

看小说

to read a novel

过生日

to celebrate a birthday

送礼物

to give gifts

遛狗

to walk a dog

不行

no (for refusing)

关门

to close （shops）

请

to invite / please - depends on situation

找

to look for

希望

to wish/hope

刮风

to be windy

愿意

to be willing to

英镑

pound sterling

半价

half price

票

ticket

门票

entrance ticket

一般

generally

周末

weekend

很少

rarely

多长

how long

时间

time

一会儿

a short while

将来

future

原本

originally

条

measure word for long, narrow items

次

measure word for occurrence

晚

late

安静

quiet

舒服

comfortable

年轻

young

更多

even more

一样

same

还

also

先

first

更（多)

even more

给

to；for

突然

suddenly

才

- indicates lateness of the past action -

去健身房跑步

to go to the gym to run

去公园打太极拳

to go to the park to practice Tai Chi

去伦敦参加奥运会

to go to London to participate in the Olympic Games