Mandarin On That Beat - New Action Verbs & Class Phrases

Vocabulary flashcards covering action verbs, opposite word pairs, and useful classroom phrases from Mandarin On That Beat.

买东西 (mǎi dōngxi)

buy things / go shopping

打电话 (dǎ diànhuà)

make a phone call

开车 (kāi chē)

drive

回家 (huí jiā)

go home

玩游戏 (wán yóuxì)

play games

学习 (xuéxí)

study

帮助 (bāngzhù)

help

洗衣服 (xǐ yīfu)

wash clothes

休息 (xiūxi)

rest / take a break

说话 (shuōhuà)

speak / talk

聊天 (liáotiān)

chat

觉得 (juéde)

think / feel

来 — 去 (lái — qù)

come — go

上 — 下 (shàng — xià)

up — down

大 — 小 (dà — xiǎo)

big — small

快 — 慢 (kuài — màn)

fast — slow

男 — 女 (nán — nǚ)

male — female

里 — 外 (lǐ — wài)

inside — outside

开 — 关 (kāi — guān)

open — close

多 — 少 (duō — shǎo)

many/much — few/little

高 — 矮 (gāo — ǎi)

tall — short

热 — 冷 (rè — lěng)

hot — cold

长 — 短 (cháng — duǎn)

long — short

远 — 近 (yuǎn — jìn)

far — near

贵 — 便宜 (guì — piányi)

expensive — cheap

早 — 晚 (zǎo — wǎn)

early — late

新 — 老 (xīn — lǎo)

new — old / longtime

胖 — 瘦 (pàng — shòu)

fat — thin

___ 用中文怎么说？ (___ yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō?)

How do you say ___ in Chinese?

这是什么意思？ (Zhè shì shénme yìsi?)

What does this mean?

请再说一遍。 (Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.)

Please say it again.

我需要帮助。 (Wǒ xūyào bāngzhù.)

I need help.