Chinese 1 Final Study Set

你

nǐ - you

好

hǎo - fine, good, nice, OK, it's settled

请

qǐng - please (polite form of request), to treat or to invite (somebody)

问

wèn - to ask (a question)

贵

guì - honorable, expensive

姓

xìng - (one's) family name is...; family name

我

wǒ - I, me

吗

ma - (question particle) [particle]

小姐

xiǎojiě - Miss, young lady

叫

jiào - to be called, to call

什么

shénme - what

名字

míngzi - name

先生

xiānsheng - Mr., husband, teacher

李友

Lǐ Yǒu - (a personal name)

李

lǐ - a family name; plum

王朋

Wáng Péng - (a personal name)

王

wáng - a family name; king

是

shì - to be

老师

lǎoshī - teacher

呢

ne - (question particle) [particle]

不

bù - not, no

学生

xuéshēng - student

也

yě - too, also

人

rén - people, person

中国

Zhōngguó - China

北京

Běijīng - Beijing

美国

Měiguó - America

纽约

Niǔyuē - New York

那

nà - that

的

de - (a possessive or descriptive particle) [particle]

照片

zhàopiàn - picture, photo

这

zhè - this

爸爸

bàba - father, dad

妈妈

māma - mother, mom

个

gè - (measure word for many common everyday objects)

女

nǚ - female

孩子

háizi - child

谁

shéi - who, whom

她

tā - she, her

姐姐

jiějie - older sister

男

nán - male

弟弟

dìdi - younger brother

他

tā - he, him

大哥

dàgē - eldest/oldest brother

儿子

érzi - son

有

yǒu - to have, to exist

女儿

nǚ'ér - daughter

没

méi - not

高文中

Gāo Wénzhōng - (a personal name)

高

gāo - a family name; tall, high

家

jiā - family, home

几

jǐ - how many, some, a few

口

kǒu - (measure word for number of family members)

哥哥

gēge - older brother

两

liǎng - two, a couple of

妹妹

mèimei - younger sister

和

hé - and

大姐

dàjiě - eldest/oldest sister

二姐

èrjiě - second oldest sister

做

zuò - to do

工作

gōngzuò - job; to work

律师

lǜshī - lawyer

英文

Yīngwén - the English language

都

dōu - both, all

大学生

dàxuéshēng - college student

大学

dàxué - university, college

医生

yīshēng - doctor, physician

白英爱

Bái Yīng'ài - (a personal name)

九月

jiǔ yuè - September

月

yuè - month

十二

shí'èr - twelve

号

hào - (measure word for position in a numerical series, day of the month)

星期

xīngqī - week

星期四

xīngqīsì - Thursday

天

tiān - day

生日

shēngrì - birthday

今年

jīnnián - this year

年

nián - year

多大

duō dà - how many/much, to what extent

大

dà - big, old

十八

shíbā - eighteen

岁

suì - year (of age)

吃

chī - to eat

饭

fàn - meal, (cooked) rice

怎么样

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

太

tài - too, extremely

谢谢

xièxie - to thank

喜欢

xǐhuan - to like

菜

cài - dish, cuisine

还是

háishi - or

可是

kěshì - but

我们

wǒmen - we, us

点

diǎn - o'clock (lit. dot, point)

半

bàn - half, half an hour

晚上

wǎnshang - evening, night

看

kàn - to see

再见

zàijiàn - goodbye, see you again

再

zài - again

英国

Yīngguó - Britain

现在

xiànzài - now