Chinese 1 Study Guide Vocab Only

先生

xīan shēng. - Mr.; husband; sir

请问

qǐng wèn. - excuse me; may I ask…

贵姓

guì xìng. - what is your honorable surname?

老师

lǎo shī. - teacher

学生

xué shēng. - student

美国人

měi guó rén. - American person

照片

zhào piàn. - photo; picture

女孩子

nǚ hái zi. - girl

男

nán. - male

她

tā. - she; her

儿子

ér zi. - son

大学生

dà xué shēng. - college student

律师

lǜ shī. - lawyer

今年

jīn nián. - this year

星期

xīng qī. - week

岁

suì. - year (of age)

吃晚饭

chī wǎn fàn. - to eat dinner

喜欢

xǐ huān. - to like

我们

wǒ mén. - we; us

再见

zài jiàn. - goodbye

晚上

wǎn shàng. - evening; night

现在

xiàn zài. - now

刻

kè. - a quarter (of an hour)

明天

míng tiān. - tomorrow

因为

yīn wéi. - because

认识

rèn shí. - to know (someone); to recognize

很忙

hěn máng. - very busy

同学

tóng xué. - classmate

朋友

péng yǒu. - friend

周末

zhōu mò. - weekend

打球

dǎ qiú. - to play ball

看电视

kàn diàn shì. - to watch TV

电影

diàn yǐng. - movie

书

shū. - book

唱歌

chàng gē. - to sing a song

音乐

yīn yuè. - music

有的时候

yǒu de shí hòu. - sometimes

常常

cháng cháng. - often

请客

"qǐng kè. - to treat someone (to a meal, etc.)"

所以

suǒ yǐ. - so; therefore

昨天

zuó tiān. - yesterday

好久

hǎo jiǔ. - a long time

不错

bú cuò. - not bad; pretty good

觉得

jué de. - to feel; to think

睡觉

shuì jiào. - to sleep

别人

bié rén. - other people; another person

找

zhǎo. - to look for

进来

jìn lái. - to come in

介绍

jiè shào. - to introduce

高兴

gāo xìng. - happy; pleased

漂亮

piào liàng. - pretty; beautiful

坐

zuò. - to sit

在

zài. - at; in; on

哪儿

nǎ er. - where

工作

gōng zuò. - work; to work

学校

xué xiào. - school

喝

hē. - to drink

茶

chá. - tea

杯

bēi. - cup; measure word for cup/glass

水

shuǐ. - water