Chinese LOTE Vocab List Packet

你 (nǐ)

you

好 (hǎo)

fine; good; nice; O.K.; it’s settled

请 (qǐng)

please; to treat or to invite (somebody)

问 (wèn)

to ask (a question)

贵 (guì)

honorable; expensive

姓 (xìng)

(one’s) surname is...; to be surnamed; surname

我 (wǒ)

I; me

呢 (ne)

(question particle)

小姐 (xiǎojiě)

Miss; young lady

叫 (jiào)

to be called; to call

什么 (shénme)

what

名字 (míngzi)

name

先生 (xiānsheng)

Mr.; husband; teacher

李 (lǐ)

(a surname); plum

王 (wáng)

(a surname); king

是 (shì)

to be

老师 (lǎoshī)

teacher

吗 (ma)

(question particle)

不 (bù)

not; no

学生 (xuésheng)

student

也 (yě)

too; also

人 (rén)

people; person

中国 (Zhōngguó)

China

北京 (Běijīng)

Beijing

美国 (Měiguó)

America

纽约 (Niǔyuē)

New York

那 (nà)

that

的 (de)

(a possessive or descriptive particle)

照片 (zhàopiàn)

picture; photo

这 (zhè)

this

爸爸 (bàba)

father, dad

妈妈 (māma)

mother, mom

个 (gè/ge)

(measure word for many common everyday objects)

女 (nǚ)

female

孩子 (háizi)

child

谁 (shéi)

who

她 (tā)

she; her

姐姐 (jiějie)

older sister

男 (nán)

male

弟弟 (dìdi)

younger brother

他 (tā)

he; him

大哥 (dàgē)

eldest brother

儿子 (érzi)

son

有 (yǒu)

to have; to exist

女儿 (nǚ’ér)

daughter

没 (méi)

not

高 (gāo)

tall; high

家 (jiā)

family; home

几 (jǐ)

how many; some; a few

口 (kǒu)

(measure word for number of family members)

哥哥 (gēge)

older brother

两 (liǎng)

two; a couple of

妹妹 (mèimei)

younger sister

和 (hé)

and

大姐 (dàjiě)

eldest sister

二姐 (èrjiě)

second oldest sister

做 (zuò)

to do

工作 (gōngzuò)

job; to work

律师 (lǜshī)

lawyer

英文 (Yīngwén)

English (language)

都 (dōu)

both; all

大学生 (dàxuéshēng)

college student

大学 (dàxué)

university; college

医生 (yīshēng)

doctor; physician

九月 (jiǔyuè)

September

月 (yuè)

month

十二 (shí'èr)

twelve

号 (hào)

(measure word for number in a series; day of the month)

星期 (xīngqī)

week

星期四 (xīngqīsì)

Thursday

天 (tiān)

day

生日 (shēngrì)

birthday

生 (shēng)

to give birth to; to be born

日 (rì)

day; sun

今年 (jīnnián)

this year

年 (nián)

year

多 (duō)

how many/much; to what extent; many

大 (dà)

big; old

十八 (shíbā)

eighteen

岁 (suì)

year (of age)

吃 (chī)

to eat

饭 (fàn)

meal; (cooked) rice

怎么样 (zěnmeyàng)

Is it O.K.? How is that? How does that sound?

太…了 (tài…le)

too; extremely

谢谢 (xièxie)

to thank

喜欢 (xǐhuan)

to like

菜 (cài)

dishes, cuisine

还是 (háishi)

or

可是 (kěshì)

but

我们 (wǒmen)

we

点 (diǎn)

o'clock (lit. dot, point, thus “points on the clock”)

半 (bàn)

half; half an hour

晚上 (wǎnshang)

evening; night

见 (jiàn)

to see

再见 (zàijiàn)

goodbye; see you again

再 (zài)

again

英国 (Yīngguó)

Britain; England

现在 (xiànzài)

now

刻 (kè)

quarter (of an hour)

事（儿）(shì(r))

matter; affair; event