New Chinese Words/Phrases

盖好被子

Gài hǎo bèizǐ - cover up well with the blanket

珍贵

zhēnguì - valuable, precious

毯子

Tǎnzǐ - blanket

菜鸟

Càiniǎo - rookie, newbie

挂着

Guàzhe - hanging

适应

Shìyìng - to adapt, to become accustomed to

味精

Wèijīng - monosodium glutamate (MSG)

自由

Zìyóu - free, unconstrained

旅途愉快 / 旅途快乐

Lǚtú yúkuài / Lǚtú kuàilè - happy travels

全聚德

Quánjùdé - most famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing (est. 1864)

一路顺风

Yīlù shùnfēng - to travel with a favorable wind all the way

妈妈 / 母亲 (formal)

Māmā / Mǔqīn - mother

爷爷 / 祖父 (formal)

Yéyé / Zǔfù - paternal grandfather

奶奶 / 祖母 (formal)

Nǎinai / Zǔmǔ - paternal grandmother

老爷 (north) / 外公 (south) / 外祖父 (formal)

Lǎoyé / Wàigōng / Wàizǔfù - maternal grandfather

姥姥 (north) / 外婆 (south) / 外祖母 (formal)

Lǎolao / Wàipó / Wàizǔmǔ - maternal grandmother

伯伯 / 伯父 (formal)

Bóbo / Bófù - father’s older brother

大妈 / 大娘 (north) / 伯母 (formal)

Dàmā / Dàniáng / Bómǔ - father’s older brother’s wife

叔叔 / 叔父 (formal)

Shūshu / Shúfù - father’s younger brother

婶婶 / 婶儿 (formal)

Shěnshen / Shěn er - father’s younger brother’s wife

姑姑 / 姑妈

Gūgū / Gūmā - father’s sister

姑父 (formal) / 姑丈

Gūfu / Gūzhàng - father’s sister’s husband

舅舅

Jiùjiu - mother’s brother

舅妈

Jiùmā - mother’s brother’s wife

姨 (north) / 阿姨 / 姨妈

Yí / Āyí / Yímā - mother’s sister

姨父 (formal) / 姨丈

Yífu / Yízhàng - mother’s sister’s husband

嫂子 / 嫂嫂

Sǎozǐ / Sǎosǎo - older brother’s wife

姐夫

Jiěfū - older sister’s husband

弟妹

Dìmèi - younger brother’s wife

妹夫

Mèifū - younger sister’s husband

堂哥

Táng gē - father’s brother’s son (older than you)

堂弟

Táng dì - father’s brother’s son (younger than you)

堂姐

Táng jiě - father’s brother’s daughter (older than you)

堂妹

Táng mèi - father’s brother’s daughter (younger than you)

儿媳妇

Ér xífù - son’s wife

女婿

Nǚxù - daughter’s husband

孙子

Sūnzǐ - son’s son

孙女

Sūnnǚ - son’s daughter

外孙

Wàisūn - daughter’s son

外孙女

Wàisūnnǚ - daughter’s daughter

爸爸 / 父亲 (formal)

Bàba / Fùqīn - father

登机口 (Mainland) / 登机门 (Taiwan & HK)

Dēng jī kǒu / Dēng jī mén - boarding gate

超重

Chāozhòng - to be overweight (of luggage, freight, etc.)

登机牌 / 登机证

Dēng jī pái / Dēng jī zhèng - boarding pass

托运

Tuōyùn - to check (luggage)

服务台

Fúwù tái - service desk, information desk, reception desk

中国结

Zhōngguójié - Chinese knot

亿 / 万万

Yì / Wàn wàn - hundred million

商务座

Shāngwù zuò - Business Class seats (most expensive seats, higher than first class 一等座)

一等座

Yī děng zuò - first class seats

二等座

Èr děng zuò - second class seats

硬座

Yìngzuò - hard seat

软座

Ruǎn zuò - soft seats

硬卧

Yìngwò - hard sleeper

软卧

Ruǎnwò - soft sleeper

航班

Hángbān - scheduled flight

靠

Kào - to lean on, to lean against, to be next to

走道

Zǒudào - aisle

转机

Zhuǎnjī - change planes

土味情话

Tǔ wèi qínghuà - cheesy pick-up lines

旅行社

Lǚxíngshè - travel agency

导游

Dǎoyóu - tour guide

单程

Dānchéng - one-way trip

往返

Wǎngfǎn - make a round trip, go there and back

航空

Hángkōng - aviation

签证

Qiānzhèng - visa

名胜古迹

Míngshèng gǔjì - famous scenic spots and historic sites

首都

Shǒudū - capital (as in a city capital)

太极拳

Tàijí quán - tai chi

广场舞

Guǎngchǎng wǔ - public-square dancing

提高

Tígāo - to improve, to raise, to heighten

踢

Tī - kick

水电费

Shuǐdiàn fèi - utilities

书桌

Shūzhuō - desk

押金

Yājīn - security deposit

通用技术

Tōngyòng jìshù - General Technology

网球拍

Wǎngqiú pāi - tennis racket

淹死

Yān sǐ - to drown, drowning

愿意

Yuànyì - to be willing

饭桌

Fànzhuō - dining table

信息技术

Xìnxī jìshù - Information Technology

政治

Zhèngzhì - politics

地理

Dìlǐ - geography

道德与法治

Dàodé yǔ fǎzhì - Morality and the Rule of Law

美术 / 艺术

Měishù / Yìshù - art

认证

Rènzhèng - certification, authentication

科学

Kēxué - science

隐藏

Yǐncáng - hide, conceal

恶意

È yì - malicious

链接

Liànjiē - hyperlink, link (on a web page)

病毒

Bìngdú - virus

程序

Chéngxù - computer program

扫描

Sǎomiáo - to scan

导致

Dǎozhì - result in, lead to

设备

Shèbèi - verb (install, equip); noun(device, equipment)

受损

Shòu sǔn - to suffer damage

泄露

Xièlòu - leak or divulge (fluid, gas, information)

财产

Cáichǎn - property, assets, estate

损失

Sǔnshī - noun (loss, damage); verb (lose)

财产损失

Cáichǎn sǔnshī - financial loss