Mandarin Chinese Lecture Notes

Flashcards covering vocabulary and grammar points from the Mandarin Chinese lecture.

shǒu jī

Cell phone; means hand, so it's like a hand telephone.

dǎ diànhuà

Make a phone call; literally hit the phone.

wèi

Hello; a phone greeting.

jiùshì

Exactly; also means just.

nín

Formal you.

nǎ

Which.

wèi

Measure word for people.

xiàwǔ

Afternoon.

shàngwǔ

Morning.

wèntí/

Question or problem.

wèn

To ask.

xiàkè

Class is over.

kè

Measure word for class periods; also means class.

nián

Year.

jǐ niánjí

Grade in school.

dú

Research.

kǎoshì

To give or take a test; also the noun test.

hòu

After.

shàngkè

To be in class.

yīyàng

Same thing.

xiǎng

Want; also a plan for the future.

yìhuǒ

Free time; also means empty.

rúguǒ

If.

fāngbiàn

Convenient.

dào

To arrive.

bàngōngshì

Office.

yǒu

Have.

shíjìshàng

Actually.

děng

Means to wait.

děng yíxià

Wait a minute.

bieren

Other people; also means other.

bié

Don't.

bú kèqì

You're welcome; literally means not polite.

méiguānxì

It doesn't matter; refers to the relationship between people.

gěi

To give, also can be used as a preposition.

shéi

Who.

gěi wǒ kànkan

Give me a look.

yào

To want; in this lesson, indicates a future action or commitment.

jīntiān wǎnshang

This evening.

míngtiān

Tomorrow.

bié shuōhuà

Be quiet; don't talk.

bié jìnlái

Don't come in.