bsc unit 6

shūshu

(noun) uncle (father's younger brother)

shàng

(verb) to go to, attend

xiǎoxué

(verb) elementary school

niánjí

(noun) grade, level in school

yīniánjí

(time word) first grade

sòng

(verb) to give (as a gift)

-gěi

(post verb) give, for, to

sònggěi

(verb + post verb) to give as a present

lǐwù

(noun) gift

zhēn

(adverb) really

hǎochī

(stative verb) delicious

péngyǒu

(noun) friend

nánpéngyǒu

(noun) boyfriend

nǚpéngyǒu

(noun) girlfriend

hǎokàn

(stative verb) good-looking

āyí

(noun) aunt (mother's sister)

xǐhuān

(verb) to like

táng

(noun) sugar, candy

chūzhōng

(place word) junior high school

gāozhōng

(place word) high school

zhōngxué

(place word) middle school

chūyī

(time word) first year in junior high school

chū'èr

(time word) second year in junior high school

chūsān

(time word) third year in junior high school

gāoyī

(time word) sophomore year of high school

gāo'èr

(time word) junior year of high school

gāosān

(time word) senior year of high school

dàyī

(time word) first year of college

dà'èr

(time word) sophomore year in college

dàsān

(time word) junior year in college

dàsì

(time word) senior year in college

Niǔyuē

(place word) New York

jiù

(stative verb) be old (of objects, not living things)

Jiùjīnshān

(place word) San Francisco

zhǎng

(verb) to grow

-dà

(resultative ending) big

nǎlǐ

(question word) where

nǎlǐ rén

(question word) a person from where

qǐlái

(resultative ending) in the VERBing

kànqǐlái

(resultative compound) in the looking

niánqīng

(stative verb) be young

jiéhūn

(verb-object compound) to get married

xiǎohái(r)

(noun) small child, kid

érzi

(noun) son

nǚ'ér

(noun) daughter

zhèlǐ

(place word) here

nàlǐ

(place word) there

zuò

(verb) to do, to make

bān jiā

(verb-object compound) to move (one's residence)

líhūn

(verb-object compound) divorce

yìsi

(noun) meaning

shàngxué

attend school

méiyǒu

indicates past negative of action verbs

jiǔ ge yuè dà

be nine months old

suóyi

therefore, so

méi shàngxxué

didn't attend school

háiméi shàngxxué

haven't attended school yet

Nǐ zài náli gōngzuò

Where do you work?

xiéhuì

association, society

Měiguó zài tái xiéhuì

American Institute in Taiwan

fúwù

serve,

Shàngbān

work, go to work

Xuéxiào

school

Táiběi měiguó xuéxiào

Taipei American School

jiāoshū

teach

yīnwei

because

yīnwei háizi hái xiǎo

because the kids are still small

Néng

be able to

dōngnán

southeast [PW]

Dōngběi

northeast [PW]

xīnán

southwest [PW]

xīběi

northwest [PW]

hangkōng

aviation [N]

Hángkōng gōngsī

airline [PH]

Xīnán hángkōnggōngsī

Southwest Airlines® [PW]

xiàbān

get off from work [VO]

wèishénme

why [QW]

Nánxué

be hard to learn

xiōngdì

(noun) older and younger brothers

jiěmèi

(noun) older and younger sisters

xiōngdì jiěmèi

(noun) siblings

páiháng

(noun) one's seniority among siblings

lǎo-

(bound form) (indicates rank among siblings)

lǎodà

(noun) oldest (among siblings)

dàmèi

(noun) oldest younger sister

xiǎomèi

(noun) younger younger sister

liúxué

(VO compound/verb) study as a foreign student

yímín

(verb) immigrate, emigrate

Àozhōu (TW) / Àodàlìyà (B)

(PW) Australia

wàng

(verb) to forget

zìwǒ jièshào

(phrase) introduce oneself

gěi

(verb) to give

yǐhòu

(time word) in the future

jīhuì

(noun) opportunity, chance

liáo

(verb) to chat

fùmǔ

(noun) parents

zǔfù

(noun) (formal) paternal grandfather

zǔmǔ

(noun) (formal) paternal grandmother

wàizǔfù

(noun) (formal) maternal grandfather

wàizǔmǔ

(noun) (formal) maternal grandmother