Chinese 1 Unit 2 School Information + Addressing People

漂亮 (piào liàng)

pretty, beautiful, good-looking

年 (nián)

years

小学生 (xiǎo xué shēng)

elementary school students

中学 (zhōng xué)

secondary school

高中 (gāo zhōng)

Senior high school

中学生 (zhōng xué shēng)

secondary school students

大学生 (dà xué shēng)

college students

先生 (xiān shēng)

Mr. (not in the school context when you address teachers.)

小姐 (xiǎo jiě)

Ms. / Miss. (When you address a young woman, not a teacher)

知道 (zhī dào)

know

真的啊！(zhēn de a!)

Really! (surprised)

真的吗？(zhēn de ma?)

Really?

很 (hén) + adj.

very + adj.

儿子 (ér zi)

son

女儿 (nǚ ér)

daughter

男孩子 (nánháizi)

boy(s)

女孩子 (nǚ háizi)

Girl(s)

小学 (xiǎo xué)

elementary school

初中 (chū zhōng)

junior high school

大学 (dà xué)

college

还是 (hái shì)

or (in a QUESTION)

太太 (tài tài)

Mrs. / (Addressing your wife)

都 (dōu)

both/all (adv.)

打字 (dǎ zì)

to type

太好了 (tài hǎo le)

Excellent

帅 (shuài)

handsome

酷 (kù)

cool

可爱 (kě ài)

cute

哪里哪里 (nǎli nǎli)

A response to compliment's to show humbleness

真 (zhēn) + adj.

really + adj.