Core Vocabulary for AQA GCSE Chinese (Spoken Mandarin)

个

general measure word

口

for members of the family

本

for books

张

for flat things

只

for animals and birds

件

for clothes and glasses

杯

for cups

碗

for bowls

瓶

for bottles

双

for pairs of

条

for long things

是

to be

有

to have

问

to ask

吃

to eat

喝

to drink

知道

to know (a fact)/to be aware of (a person)

认识

to know (a person)

叫

to call/to be named

学

to learn/to study

懂/明白

to understand

说

to say/speak

要

to want

想

to want to/to think

觉得

to feel

写

to write

画

to draw/to paint

住

to live

坐

to sit

玩

to play

睡觉

to sleep

用

to use

希望

to hope

来

to come

去

to go

回

to return

买

to buy

卖

to sell

换

to change

试

to try

发

to send (an email)

寄

to send (a letter)

忘

to forget

记得

to remember

洗

to wash

找

to look for/to find

参观

to visit

参加

to take part in

穿

to wear (clothes)

戴

to wear (accessories)

好

good

坏

bad

快

quick

慢

slow

漂亮

beautiful

难看

ugly

有意思

interesting

没意思

boring

干净

clean

脏

dirty

忙

busy

累

tired

饿

hungry

渴

thirsty

高兴

happy

好吃

delicious

强

strong

弱

weak

旧/老

old

新

new

贵

expensive

便宜

cheap

一样

the same

跟/和 。。。 一样

…is the same as…

跟/和 。。。 不一样

…is not the same as…

没有 。。。 那么好

…is not as good as…

比

to compare

。。。比 。。。好

…is better than…

比较好

quite good

最好

best

最坏/最差

worst

更好

even better

除了。。。以外。

apart from …and also…

虽然。。。但是。

although…but…

要是/如果。。。就。

if …then…

又 。。。 又 。

both…and…

越 。。。 越 。

more and more

的时候

when

因为。。。所以。

because…therefore…

可是/但是

but

不过

however

而且

moreover

。。。或者。。。

or… (statement)

。。。 还是 。。。

or… (question)

因此

because of this

一边 。。。 一边 。。。

on the one hand…on the other hand…

一。。。就。。。

as soon as …then…

第一

firstly

第二

secondly

第 三

thirdly