Chinese beginner - Semester 2

家

jiā - home, family

口

kǒu - measure word for family members

和

hé - and

个

gè - general measue word

苹果

píngguǒ - apple

几

jǐ - how much, how many

还

hái - in addition, still

一共

yí gòng - altogether, in total, collectively

照片

zhàopiàn - photo

张

zhāng - measure word for flat objects

真

zhēn - real, really

工作

gōngzuò - to work

做

zuò - to do, to make

当然

dāngrán - of course

谁

shéi - who

可爱

kě'ài - cute

多

duō - much, many

少

shǎo - little, few

多少

duōshǎo - how many, how much

不太

bútài - not so

外国

wàiguó - foreign

车

chē - vehicule

电脑

diànnǎo - computer

孩子

háizǐ - child年

年

nián - year

前

qián - ago

常常

chángcháng - often

百

bǎi - hundred

千

qiān - thousand

加

jiā - plus

减

jiǎn - minus

乘

chéng - multiply

除号

chú - divide

号

hào - number

星期

xīnɡ qī - week

去年

qù nián - last year

今年

jīn nián - this year

明年

mínɡ nián - next year

这个月

zhège yuè - this month

下个月

xià gè yuè - next month

上个月

shàng gè yuè - last month

多大

duō dà - how old

出生

chūshēng - to be born

岁

suì - year of age

属

shǔ - to be born in the year of [chinese zodiac sign]

周末

zhōu mò - week end

上午

shànɡ wǔ - morning

下午

xià wǔ - afternoon

晚上

wǎn shanɡ

课

kè - class

上

shànɡ - above, last

下

xià - below, next

出

chū - to go, to come out

参加

cānjiā - to attend, to participate

瓶

píng - bottle (measure word for bottles)

祝贺

zhù hè - to congratulate

蛋糕

dàn ɡāo - cake

红葡萄酒

hónɡ pú tao jiǔ - red wine

买

mǎi - to buy

礼物

lǐwù - present

零食

língshí - snacks

商场

shāng chǎng - shopping mall

光盘

guāng pán - CD

书

shū - book

报纸

bào zhǐ - newspaper

本子

běn zi - notebook

有名

yǒu míng - famous

学习

xué xí - to study

跟

gēn - with

怎么

zěnme - how ?

草莓

cǎo méi - strawberry

香蕉

xiāng jiāo - banana

葡萄

pú táo - grape

斤

jīn - measure word for weight

多少钱

duō shǎo qián - how much ?

贵

guì - expensive

便宜

pián yi - cheap

给

gěi - to give

送

sòng - to give (for free)

找

zhǎo - to return change

很

hěn - very

点

diǎn - hour (o’clock)

分

fēn - minute

半

bàn - half

刻

kè - quarter

差

chà - to be short of, to lack

回

huí - to go back

到

dào - to arrive

上课

shàngkè - to take class

教

jiāo - to teach

能

néng - can, to be able to (possibility)

会

huì - can (skill required through learning)

(一)点儿

(yī)diǎn er - a little bit

司机

sī jī - driver

熊猫

xióng māo - panda

梅努斯

méi nǔ sī - Maynooth

可以

kěyǐ - can (permission)

应该

yīgāi - should, ought to

练习

liànxí - to practice

起 床

qǐ chuáng - to get up, to wake up