Chinese Vocabulary and Phrases for Daily Life

藍色

blue

黑色

black

穿

to wear

最近

recently

胖

fat

遠

far

從

from

外套

coat, jacket

看

to see, to look

樣子

style

顏色

color

好看

nice, pretty

了

sentence final particle indicating a change of status

得

to have to, must

條

measure word for skirts and pants

裙子

skirt

白色

white

試

to try

雖然

although

塊

measure word for monetary unit/dollar

錢

money

長褲

pants (long)

一共

altogether

運動衫

T-shirt

毛

measure word for monetary unit/ten cents

付

to pay

現金

cash

信用卡

credit card

再

again

付錢

to pay bills

中號

medium size

大號

large size

刷卡

to swipe card, to pay with a credit card

分

measure word for monetary unit/cent

離

(away) from

東區

eastern district

城市

city

附近

vicinity

那裡

that place, there

近

near

到

(from)...to

分鐘

minute

超級市場

supermarket

社區

community, neighborhood

游泳池

swimming pool

天天

every day

地方

place

搬家

to move (home)

搬到

to move to (a new place)

開車

to drive

多久

how long

買菜

to go grocery shopping

游泳

to swim

走路

to walk

鐘頭

hour

日本

Japan

蘋果

apple

旁邊

(by the) side, next to

恭喜

to congratulate

新

new

客氣

polite

客廳

living room

水果

fruit

點心

dessert, snack

漂亮

pretty

介紹

to introduce

房子

house

樓下

downstairs

廚房

kitchen

樓上

upstairs

房間

room

間

measure word for houses, rooms, etc

浴室

bathroom

後面

back

對面

opposite, across

外面

outside

請進

Please come in.

散步

to take a walk, to stroll

前面

front

裡面

inside

左邊

left (side)

右邊

right (side)

上面

above

下面

below, under

想

to think; to want

去

to go

法國

France

九月

September

去新加坡

to go to Singapore

一月

January

看家人

to visit family

六月

June

七月

July

出差

business trip

當然

of course

羽毛球

badminton

會

will

炒青菜

stir-fried vegetables

吃素

to be vegetarian

麻醬麵

sesame paste noodles