Chinese 2 – Comprehensive Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary flashcards summarizing greetings, campus life, health, art & music, and key grammar structures from Chinese 2 modules.

你好

nǐ hǎo — hello

您好

nín hǎo — hello (respectful)

你好吗？

nǐ hǎo ma? — how are you?

很高兴认识你

hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ — nice to meet you

我也很高兴认识你

wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ — nice to meet you too

幸会幸会

xìng huì xìng huì — pleasure to meet you

大家好

dà jiā hǎo — hello everyone

老师好

lǎo shī hǎo — hello teacher

早上好

zǎo shàng hǎo — good morning

早

zǎo — morning (short greeting)

下午好

xià wǔ hǎo — good afternoon

晚上好

wǎn shàng hǎo — good evening

你吃了吗？

nǐ chī le ma? — have you eaten? (casual greeting)

你今天怎么样？

nǐ jīn tiān zěn me yàng? — how are you today?

最近好吗？

zuì jìn hǎo ma? — how have you been lately?

…怎么样？

…zěn me yàng? — how is …?

还好

hái hǎo — okay / so-so

还行

hái xíng — not bad

还不错

hái bú cuò — pretty good

我很好

wǒ hěn hǎo — I’m very good

马马虎虎

mǎ mǎ hū hū — so-so

不太好

bú tài hǎo — not so good

我很累

wǒ hěn lèi — I’m tired

我最近有点忙

wǒ zuì jìn yǒu diǎn máng — I’ve been a bit busy

太糟糕了

tài zāo gāo le — that’s terrible / too bad

再见

zài jiàn — goodbye

拜拜

bái bái — bye-bye

明天见

míng tiān jiàn — see you tomorrow

下星期见

xià xīng qī jiàn — see you next week

一会见

yí huì jiàn — see you later

有空再聊

yǒu kòng zài liáo — catch up later

我得走了

wǒ děi zǒu le — I have to go

我先告辞了

wǒ xiān gào cí le — I must leave first

失陪了

shī péi le — sorry, I must excuse myself

参观

cān guān — to visit, look around

猜

cāi — to guess

出生

chū shēng — to be born

长大

zhǎng dà — to grow up

长 (cháng)

cháng — long; lasting

长 (zhǎng)

zhǎng — to grow; to grow up

认识

rèn shi — to know (a person); to recognize

弓

gōng — bow (archery)

张天明

Zhāng Tiānmíng — a personal name

林高然

Lín Gāorán — a personal name

新生

xīn shēng — freshman / new student

芝加哥

Zhī jiā gē — Chicago

纽约

Niǔyuē — New York

校园

xiào yuán — campus

天高气爽

tiān gāo qì shuǎng — clear sky & crisp air (pleasant autumn weather)

聪明伶俐

cōng ming líng lì — clever and quick-witted

欢迎

huān yíng — welcome

请多多指教

qǐng duō duo zhǐ jiào — please give me your guidance / I look forward to working with you

保持联系

bǎo chí lián xì — keep in touch

随时

suí shí — anytime; whenever

最近

zuì jìn — recently

高兴

gāo xìng — happy; glad

虽然

suī rán — although

学校

xué xiào — school

年级

nián jí — grade / year level

研究生

yán jiū shēng — graduate student

本科生

běn kē shēng — undergraduate

教授

jiào shòu — professor

教学

jiào xué — teaching

学术

xué shù — academic (study)

专业

zhuān yè — major / specialty

法学院

fǎ xué yuàn — law school

法学

fǎ xué — law (as a major)

计算机

jì suàn jī — computer (science)

经济学

jīng jì xué — economics

理科

lǐ kē — science subjects

排名

pái míng — ranking

就读

jiù dú — to attend (a school)

实习

shí xí — internship / to intern

打算

dǎ suàn — to plan

申请

shēn qǐng — to apply (for)

适应

shì yìng — to adapt

帮助

bāng zhù — to help

照顾

zhào gù — to take care of

暂住

zàn zhù — to live temporarily

来自

lái zì — come from

本地人

běn dì rén — local person

目前

mù qián — currently; at present

兴趣

xìng qù — interest

了不起

liǎo bù qǐ — amazing; incredible

第一印象

dì yī yìn xiàng — first impression

紧张

jǐn zhāng — nervous

必须

bì xū — must; have to

当然

dāng rán — of course

舒服

shū fu — comfortable

兴奋

xīng fèn — excited

压力

yā lì — pressure; stress

恐怕

kǒng pà — I’m afraid that…

别着急

bié zháo jí — don’t worry; don’t rush

宿舍

sù shè — dormitory

卫生间

wèi shēng jiān — bathroom / restroom

商店

shāng diàn — store; shop

日用品

rì yòng pǐn — daily necessities

洗衣机

xǐ yī jī — washing machine

烘干机

hōng gān jī — dryer

空调

kōng tiáo — air-conditioner