Oh, China - Lesson 2

我的

wǒde - my

家

jiā - home

在

zài - be located in; at; on

哪儿

nǎr - where

父亲

fù qīn - father

书

shū - book

书房

shūfáng - a study

里

lǐ - inside

挂/掛

guà - hang

V着

zhe - keep on V-ing

小

xiǎo - young; small

时候

shíhou - time

他

tā - he

常

cháng - often

指

zhǐ - point

西南

xīnán - southwest

边(儿)

biān(r) - side

黑

hēi - black

点(儿)

diǎn(r) - spot; dot

我们的

wǒmende - our

老家

lǎojiā - hometown

觉得

juéde - think; feel

很

hěn - very

奇怪

qíguài - weird

纽约

Niǔyuē - New York

怎么

zěm me - how; how come

会

huì - could; would; can

后来

hòulái - later

才

cái - later than expected or emphasizing contrast

知道

zhīdào - to know

成都

Chéngdū - name of a city

虽然

suīrán - although

来/來

lái - come

美国

Měiguó - America

快......了

kuài... le - almost; about to

总

zǒng - always

还是

hái shì - still/or

四川

Sìchuān - a province in Southwest China

生

shēng - be born

长/長

zhǎng- grow (up)

从小

cóngxiǎo - from one's childhood

就

jiù - sooner than expected

跟

gēn - with; to

中文

Zhōngwén - the Chinese language

吃

chī - eat

菜

cài - food; vegetables

有时

yǒushí - sometimes

看

kàn - see; look

电视

diànshì - television

节目

jiémù - program

星期

xīngqī - week

星期六

xīngqīliù - Saturday

还

hái - also

去

qù - go

附近

fùjìn - nearby; vicinity

学校

xuéxiào - school

学/學

xué - study; learn

同学

tóngxué - classmates

到底

dàodǐ - after all(emphatic use)

意思

yì.si - meaning