Chinese Key Terms!!

你

nǐ

you

好

hǎo

good

请

qǐng

please

问

wèn

to ask

贵

guì

expensive; honorable

姓

xìng

surname

我

wǒ

I; me

呢

ne

question 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)

王朋

Wáng Péng

(a personal name)

是

shì

to be

老师

lǎoshī

teacher

吗

ma

question particle

不

bù

not; no

学生

xuésheng

student

也

yě

also; too

人

rén

person; people

中国

Zhōngguó

China

北京

Běijīng

Beijing

美国

Měiguó

America

纽约

Niǔyuē

New York

那

nà

that

的

de

possessive particle

照片

zhàopiàn

picture; photo

这

zhè

this

爸爸

bàba

dad, father

妈妈

māma

mom, mother

个

ge

measure word for many common everyday objects

女

nǚ

female

孩子

háizi

child

谁

shéi

who

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 brother

儿子

érzi

son

有

yǒu

to have; to exist

女儿

nǚ'ér

daughter

没

méi

not

高

gāo

high; tall

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 sister

二姐

èrjiě

second oldest sister

做

zuò

to do

工作

gōngzuò

job; to work

律师

lǜshī

lawyer

英文

Yīngwén

English (language)

都

dōu

both; all

大学生

dàxuéshēng

college student

大学

dàxué

university; college

医生

yīshēng

doctor; physician

九月

jiǔyuè

September

月

yuè

month

十二

shí'èr

twelve

号

hào

(measure word for number in a series; day of the month)

星期

xīngqī

week

星期四

xīngqīsì

Thursday

天

tiān

day

生日

shēngrì

birthday

生

shēng

to give birth to; to be born

日

rì

day; sun

今年

jīnnián

this year

年

nián

year

多

duō

how many/much; to what extent; many

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 O.K.? How is that? How does that sound?

太...了

tài...le

too; extremely

谢谢

xièxie

to thank

喜欢

xǐhuan

to like

菜

cài

dishes, cuisine

还是

háishi

or

可是

kěshì

but

我们

wǒmen

we; us

点

diǎn

o'clock

半

bàn

half; half an hour

晚上

wǎnshang

evening; night

见

jiàn

to see

再见

zàijiàn

goodbye, see you again

再

zài

again

英国

Yīngguó

England

现在

now

xiànzài

刻

quarter-hour

kè

事（儿）

matter; affair；event

shì(r)