Chinese Checkpoint B Review

第一 (dì yī)

first

以色列 (yǐ sè liè)

Israel

餐厅 (cān tīng)

restaurant

厕所(cè suǒ) / 洗手间(xǐ shǒu jiān)

bathroom; restroom

咖啡色 / 棕色 (kā fēi sè / zōng sè)

brown color

参加比赛 (cān jiā bǐ sài)

to participate in a competition

写书法 (xiě shū fǎ)

write Chinese calligraphy

喜剧 (xǐ jù)

comedy

恐怖片 (kǒng bù piàn)

horror movie

电视剧 (diàn shì jù)

TV drama; TV series

吹口琴 (chuī kǒu qín)

to play the harmonica

住院 (zhù yuàn)

to be hospitalized

一百(yī bǎi)

100

一千 (yī qiān)

1000

一万 (yí wàn)

10,000

打八折 (dǎ bā zhé)

20% off (80% of its original price)

打四五折 (dǎ sì wǔ zhé)

55% off (45% of its original price)

年 (nián)

year

月 (yuè)

month

日(rì)

day

星期 / 周 (xīng qí/ zhōu)

week

周一 (zhōu yī) = 星期一 = 礼拜一 (lǐ bài yī)

Monday

周日 (zhōu rì) = 星期日 = 礼拜天(lǐ bài tiān)

Sunday

前天 (qián tiān)

the day before yesterday

昨天 (zuó tiān)

yesterday

今天 (jīn tiān)

today

后天 (hòu tiān)

the day after tomorrow

明天 (míng tiān)

tomorrow

今年 (jīn nián)

this year

去年 (qù nián)

last year

明年 (míng nián)

next year

上(个)星期 (shàng ge xīng qí)

last week

这(个)星期 (zhè ge xīng qī)

this week

下(个)星期 (xìa xīng qī)

next week

周末 (zhōu mò)

weekend

V + 以前 (yǐ qián)

before + v

上学 以前 (shàng xué yǐ qián)

before going to school

V + 以后 (yǐ hòu)

after + V

放学 以后 (fàng xué yǐ hòu)

after finishing school

早上/上午 (zǎo shàng/shàng wǔ)

morning

中午 (zhōng wǔ)

noon

下午 (xià wǔ)

afternoon

晚上 (wǎn shàng)

evening

总是/老是 (zǒng shì/lǎo shì)

always

经常/常常 (jīng cháng/cháng cháng)

often

平时 (píng shí)

in normal times

一般 (yì bān)

generally

有时候 (yǒu shí hòu)

sometimes

偶尔 (ǒu'ěr)

occasionally, once in a while

很少/不常 (hěn shǎo/bù cháng)

rarely

几乎不 (jī hū bù)

almost never

从来没有 / 从来不 (cónglái méi yǒu/cóng lái bu)

never

现在 (xiàn zài)

right now

最近 (zuì jìn)

recently, lately

...时/... 的时候 (shí/...de shí hòu)

when/during

小时候 (xiǎo shí hou)

in one's childhood

从小就 + V (cóng xiǎo jiù)

since childhood

小时 (xiǎo shí)

hour

分钟 (fēn zhōng)

minute

时间 (shí jiān)

time, length of time

上午一点十分 (shàng wǔ yī diǎn shí fēn)

1:10 am

下午两点半 (xià wǔ liǎng diǎn bàn)

2:15 pm

三点三刻 (sān diǎn sān kè)

Three forty-five

家 (jiā)

family

家人 (jiā rén)

family member

爷爷 (yé yé)

grandfather from father side

奶奶 (nǎi nai)

grandmother from father side

外公 (wài gōng)

grandfather from mother side

外婆 (wài gōng)

grandmother from mother side

爸爸/父亲 (bà ba/fù qīn)

father

妈妈/母亲(mā mā/mǔ qīn)

mother

父母亲 (fù mǔ qīn)

parents

哥哥 (gē gē)

older brother

姐姐 (jiě jiě)

older sister

弟弟 (dì dì)

younger brother

妹妹 (mèi mei)

younger sister

兄弟姐妹 (xiōng dì jiě mèi)

sibling

叔叔 (shū shu)

uncle, father's younger brother

婶婶 (shěn shen)

aunt (wife of father's younger brother)

伯伯 (bó bo)

uncle, father's older brother

伯母 (bó mǔ)

aunt; wife of father's older brother

姑姑 (gū gū)

aunt, father's sister

姑父 (gū fu) / 姑丈 (gū zhàng)

father's sister's husband

舅舅 (jiù jiu)

uncle, mother's brother

舅妈 (jiù mā)

aunt (wife of mother's brother)

阿姨 (ā yí)

aunt, mother's sister

姨父 (yí fù) / 姨丈(yí zhàng)

mother's sister's husband

堂妹 (táng mèi)

younger female cousin from father side

堂哥 (táng gē)

older male cousin from father side

表弟 (biǎo dì)

younger male cousin from mother side

表姐 (biǎo jiě)

older female cousin from mother side

学生 (xué shēng)

student

老师 (lǎo shī)

teacher

校长 (xiào zhǎng)

principal (of school, college, or university)

医生 (yī shēng)

doctor

护士 (hù shì)

nurse

律师 (lǜ shī)

lawyer

商人 (shāng rén)

businessmen

运动员 (yùn dòng yuán)

athlete

服务员 (fú wù yuán)

waiter/waitress