CHI 101 - First Step Chinese Chapters 1-12 Vocabulary

今天

jīn tiān - today

很

hěn - very

忙

máng - busy

节

jié - measure word for class periods

中文

Zhōngwén - Chinese language

课

kè - class, lesson

英文

Yīngwén - English

喜欢

xǐ huān - to like

为什么

wèi shén me - why

因为

yīnwèi - because

所以

suǒ yǐ - so, therefore

漂亮

piàoliang - pretty

现在

xiàn zài - now

空

kòng - free time

请

qǐng - to invite, please

喝

hē - to drink

咖啡

kāfēi - coffee

只

zhǐ - only

茶

chá - tea

绿

lǜ - green

英国

Yīngguó - England

红

hóng - red

想

xiǎng - to want to; would like to; to think

吃

chī - to eat

点心

diǎn xin - pastry snack

面包

miàn bāo - bread

饼干

bǐng gān - cracker

谢谢

xièxie - thanks

客气

kèqi - polite

不客气

bú kèqi - you're welcome

书

shū - book

在

zài - at, in, on

桌子

zhuōzi - table, desk

上

shàng - on top of

这

zhè - this, these

支

zhī - measure word for pens

笔

bǐ - pen

那

nà - that, those

两

liǎng - two (with measure words)

本

běn - measure word for books

哪儿

nǎr - where

有

yǒu - to have, there is/are

没有

méi yǒu - don't have, there is not

下头

xiàtou - under

几

jǐ - how many

张

zhāng - a measure word for flat objects

白

bái - white

纸

zhǐ - paper

字

zì - character

黑

hēi - black

旁边(儿)

pángbiān(r) - beside, next to

把

bǎ - measure word for chairs

椅子

yǐzi - chair

东西

dōng xi - things, stuff

个

gè - measure word

汉堡包

hànbǎobāo - hamburger

谁的

shéide - whose

四

sì - four

五

wǔ - five

六

liù - six

七

qī - seven

八

bā - eight

九

jiǔ - nine

十

shí - ten

老师

lǎoshī - teacher

和

hé - and

学生

xuésheng - student

您

nín - you (polite)

好

hǎo - good

你好

ní hǎo - hello

贵姓

guì xìng - honorable surname

我

wǒ - I, me

姓

xìng - surname, to have the surname

王

Wáng - last name wang

叫

jiào - to be called, to call

二

èr - two

是

shì - to be

你

nǐ - you (singular)

什么

shénme - what

丁

Dīng - last name Ding

的

de - (makes previous noun possessive)

名字

míngzi - name

一

yī - one

他/她

tā - he/she

谁

shéi - who

张

Zhāng - last name Zhang

三

sān - three

也

yě - also, too

吗

ma - (indicates a yes/no question at the end of a sentence)

们

mén - (makes previous noun plural)

都

dōu - both, all

中国

Zhōngguó - China

还是

háishì - or (only in questions)

美国

Měiguó - United States

不

bù - not, no

日本

Rìběn - Japan

人

rén - person

北京

Běijīng - Beijing

烤鸭

kǎoyā - roast duck

难

nán - difficult