Chinese 8&9 Exam

Unit 8: Daily Routine & Time

Time Words

• 早上 (zǎoshàng) – Morning

• 上午 (shàngwǔ) – Late morning

• 中午 (zhōngwǔ) – Noon

• 下午 (xiàwǔ) – Afternoon

• 晚上 (wǎnshàng) – Evening

• 半夜 (bànyè) – Midnight

• 现在 (xiànzài) – Now

• 以前 (yǐqián) – Before

• 以后 (yǐhòu) – After

• 每天 (měitiān) – Every day

• 平时 (píngshí) – Usually

Daily Activities

Daily Activities

• 起床 (qǐchuáng) – Wake up

• 刷牙 (shuāyá) – Brush teeth

• 洗脸 (xǐliǎn) – Wash face

• 洗澡 (xǐzǎo) – Take a shower

• 吃早饭 (chī zǎofàn) – Eat breakfast

• 上学 (shàngxué) – Go to school

• 上课 (shàngkè) – Attend class

• 下课 (xiàkè) – Finish class

• 放学 (fàngxué) – School is over

• 做作业 (zuò zuòyè) – Do homework

• 运动 (yùndòng) – Exercise

• 看电视 (kàn diànshì) – Watch TV

• 玩游戏 (wán yóuxì) – Play games

• 睡觉 (shuìjiào) – Sleep

• 上厕所 (shàng cèsuǒ) – Go to the bathroom

• 上床 (shàng chuáng) – Get into bed

• 脱衣服 (tuō yīfu) – Take off clothes

• 穿睡衣 (chuān shuìyī) – Put on pajamas

Unit 9: Shopping & Bargaining

Shopping Terms

• 逛街 (guàngjiē) – Go shopping

• 商场 (shāngchǎng) – Shopping mall

• 商店 (shāngdiàn) – Store

• 超市 (chāoshì) – Supermarket

• 便宜 (piányi) – Cheap

• 贵 (guì) – Expensive

• 价格 (jiàgé) – Price

Clothing & Accessories

• 衣服 (yīfu) – Clothes

• 衬衫 (chènshān) – Shirt

• 裤子 (kùzi) – Pants

• 短裤 (duǎnkù) – Shorts

• 长裤 (chángkù) – Long pants

• 裙子 (qúnzi) – Skirt

• 外套 (wàitào) – Jacket

• 帽子 (màozi) – Hat

• 手套 (shǒutào) – Gloves

• 围巾 (wéijīn) – Scarf

Colors

• 红色 (hóngsè) – Red

• 蓝色 (lánsè) – Blue

• 绿色 (lǜsè) – Green

• 黄色 (huángsè) – Yellow

• 黑色 (hēisè) – Black

• 白色 (báisè) – White

• 灰色 (huīsè) – Gray

• 棕色 (zōngsè) – Brown

• 粉色 (fěnsè) – Pink

• 金色 (jīnsè) – Gold

• 银色 (yínsè) – Silver

• 紫色 (zǐsè) – Purple

• 橙色 (chéngsè) – Orange

• 米色 (mǐsè) – Beige

Common Bargaining Phrases

• 多少钱？(Duōshǎo qián?) – How much is it?

• 太贵了！(Tài guì le!) – Too expensive!

• 可以便宜一点吗？(Kěyǐ piányi yīdiǎn ma?) – Can it be cheaper?

• 这个有别的颜色吗？(Zhège yǒu bié de yánsè ma?) – Does this come in other colors?

• 你喜欢这个吗？(Nǐ xǐhuān zhège ma?) – Do you like this?

🔧 Assisting Verbs / Helping Words

These words often help express tense, aspect, or possibility in Chinese:

• 会 (huì) – Will / Can (know how to)

• 能 (néng) – Can / Be able to (physical ability or permission)

• 可以 (kěyǐ) – May / Can (permission or possibility)

• 要 (yào) – Want to / Going to

• 想 (xiǎng) – Want / Would like / Think

• 应该 (yīnggāi) – Should / Ought to

• 得 (děi) – Must / Have to

• 需要 (xūyào) – Need to

💰 Currency Terms

Useful for shopping and handling money:

• 钱 (qián) – Money

• 块 (kuài) – Yuan (spoken form of RMB)

• 元 (yuán) – Yuan (written/formal form)

• 毛 (máo) – 0.1 Yuan (spoken form of jiao)

• 角 (jiǎo) – 0.1 Yuan (written/formal form)

• 分 (fēn) – Cent (0.01 Yuan)

• 人民币 (rénmínbì) – RMB (Renminbi, Chinese currency)