characters lesson 3

diǎn

o'clock

点

yuè

month

月

hào

measure word for position in a numerical series, day of the month

号

tian

day

天

shēng

to give birth to, to be born

生

nián

year

年

zài

again

再

xǐhuan

to like

喜欢

xīngqī

week

星期

shēngrì

birthday

生日

rì

day, sun

日

jīnnián

this year

今年

duō

how many/much, to what extent

多

dà

big, old

大

suì

year (of age)

岁

chī

to eat

吃

fàn

meal, (cooked) rice

饭

zěnmeyàng

Is it OK? How is that? How does that sound?

怎么样

tài...le

too, extremely

太...了

xièxie

to thank

谢谢

cài

dish, cuisine

菜

háishi

or

还是

kěshì

but

可是

wǒmen

we, us

我们

bàn

half, half an hour

半

wǎnshàng

evening, night

晚上

jiàn

to see

见

zàijiàn

goodbye, see you again

再见

Yīngguó

Britain

英国

yī

one

一

èr

two

二

sān

three

三

sì

four

四

wǔ

five

五

liù

six

六

qī

seven

七

bā

eight

八

jiǔ

nine

九

shí

ten

十

xiànzài

now

现在

kè

quarter (of an hour)

刻

shì(r)

matter; affair; event

事（儿）

tóngxué

classmate

同学

rènshi

to be acquainted with, to recognize

认识

péngyou

friend

朋友

hái

also, too , as well

还

jīntiān

today

今天

hěn

very

很

máng

busy

忙

míngtiān

tomorrow

明天

wǎnfàn

dinner

晚饭

wèishénme

why

为什么

wèi

for

为

yīnwèi

because

因为