Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards for Mandarin Chinese lecture notes.

小姐 (xiǎo jiě)

Miss, Ms.

先生 (xiān sheng)

Mr.

請問 (qǐng wèn)

May I ask…/Excuse me…

喝 (hē)

To drink

茶 (chá)

Tea

好喝 (hǎo hē)

Taste good

喜歡 (xǐ huan)

To like

咖啡 (kā fēi)

Coffee

漂亮 (piào liang)

Pretty

房子 (fáng zi)

House

照片 (zhào piàn)

Photo

好看 (hǎo kàn)

Good-looking

姐姐 (jiě jie)

Older sister

妹妹 (mèi mei)

Younger sister

爸爸 (bà ba)

Dad

媽媽 (mā ma)

Mom

名字 (míng zi)

Name

老師 (lǎo shī)

Teacher

運動 (yùn dòng)

To exercise

週末 (zhōu mò)

Weekend

音樂 (yīn yuè)

Music

網球 (wǎng qiú)

Tennis

棒球 (bàng qiú)

Baseball

游泳 (yóu yǒng)

To swim

籃球 (lán qiú)

Basketball

足球 (zú qiú)

Soccer

覺得 (jué de)

To feel/think

好玩 (hǎo wán)

Interesting/fun

明天 (míng tiān)

Tomorrow

早上 (zǎo shàng)

Morning

電影 (diàn yǐng)

Movie

晚上 (wǎn shàng)

Evening/night

中文 (zhōng wén)

Chinese Language

晚飯 (wǎn fàn)

Dinner

菜 (cài)

Cuisine

老闆 (lǎo bǎn)

Store-owner, boss

包子 (bāo zi)

Steamed buns with meat stuffing/filling

手機 (shǒu jī)

Cell Phone

上網 (shàng wǎng)

To access/use the internet

便宜 (pián yí)

Cheap/inexpensive

多少 (duō shǎo)

How much

一共 (yí gòng)

Altogether