Chinese LOTE Vocab List Packet

Lesson 1 - Greetings

  1. 你 (nǐ) - you

  2. 好 (hǎo) - fine; good; nice; O.K.; it’s settled

  3. 请 (qǐng) - please; to treat or to invite (somebody)

  4. 问 (wèn) - to ask (a question)

  5. 贵 (guì) - honorable; expensive

  6. 姓 (xìng) - (one’s) surname is...; to be surnamed; surname

  7. 我 (wǒ) - I; me

  8. 呢 (ne) - (question particle)

  9. 小姐 (xiǎojiě) - Miss; young lady

  10. 叫 (jiào) - to be called; to call

  11. 什么 (shénme) - what

  12. 名字 (míngzi) - name

  13. 先生 (xiānsheng) - Mr.; husband; teacher

  14. 李 (lǐ) - (a surname); plum

  15. 王 (wáng) - (a surname); king

  16. 是 (shì) - to be

  17. 老师 (lǎoshī) - teacher

  18. 吗 (ma) - (question particle)

  19. 不 (bù) - not; no

  20. 学生 (xuésheng) - student

  21. 也 (yě) - too; also

  22. 人 (rén) - people; person

  23. 中国 (Zhōngguó) - China

  24. 北京 (Běijīng) - Beijing

  25. 美国 (Měiguó) - America

  26. 纽约 (Niǔyuē) - New York

Lesson 2 - Family

  1. 那 (nà) - that

  2. 的 (de) - (a possessive or descriptive particle)

  3. 照片 (zhàopiàn) - picture; photo

  4. 这 (zhè) - this

  5. 爸爸 (bàba) - father, dad

  6. 妈妈 (māma) - mother, mom

  7. 个 (gè/ge) - (measure word for many common everyday objects)

  8. 女 (nǚ) - female

  9. 孩子 (háizi) - child

  10. 谁 (shéi) - who

  11. 她 (tā) - she; her

  12. 姐姐 (jiějie) - older sister

  13. 男 (nán) - male

  14. 弟弟 (dìdi) - younger brother

  15. 他 (tā) - he; him

  16. 大哥 (dàgē) - eldest brother

  17. 儿子 (érzi) - son

  18. 有 (yǒu) - to have; to exist

  19. 女儿 (nǚ’ér) - daughter

  20. 没 (méi) - not

  21. 高 (gāo) - tall; high

  22. 家 (jiā) - family; home

  23. 几 (jǐ) - how many; some; a few

  24. 口 (kǒu) - (measure word for number of family members)

  25. 哥哥 (gēge) - older brother

  26. 两 (liǎng) - two; a couple of

  27. 妹妹 (mèimei) - younger sister

  28. 和 (hé) - and

  29. 大姐 (dàjiě) - eldest sister

  30. 二姐 (èrjiě) - second oldest sister

  31. 做 (zuò) - to do

  32. 工作 (gōngzuò) - job; to work

  33. 律师 (lǜshī) - lawyer

  34. 英文 (Yīngwén) - English (language)

  35. 都 (dōu) - both; all

  36. 大学生 (dàxuéshēng) - college student

  37. 大学 (dàxué) - university; college

  38. 医生 (yīshēng) - doctor; physician

Lesson 3 - Dates and Time

  1. 九月 (jiǔyuè) - September

  2. 月 (yuè) - month

  3. 十二 (shí'èr) - twelve

  4. 号 (hào) - (measure word for number in a series; day of the month)

  5. 星期 (xīngqī) - week

  6. 星期四 (xīngqīsì) - Thursday

  7. 天 (tiān) - day

  8. 生日 (shēngrì) - birthday

  9. 生 (shēng) - to give birth to; to be born

  10. 日 (rì) - day; sun

  11. 今年 (jīnnián) - this year

  12. 年 (nián) - year

  13. 多 (duō) - how many/much; to what extent; many

  14. 大 (dà) - big; old

  15. 十八 (shíbā) - eighteen

  16. 岁 (suì) - year (of age)

  17. 吃 (chī) - to eat

  18. 饭 (fàn) - meal; (cooked) rice

  19. 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) - Is it O.K.? How is that? How does that sound?

  20. 太…了 (tài…le) - too; extremely

  21. 谢谢 (xièxie) - to thank

  22. 喜欢 (xǐhuan) - to like

  23. 菜 (cài) - dishes, cuisine

  24. 还是 (háishi) - or

  25. 可是 (kěshì) - but

  26. 我们 (wǒmen) - we

  27. 点 (diǎn) - o'clock (lit. dot, point, thus “points on the clock”)

  28. 半 (bàn) - half; half an hour

  29. 晚上 (wǎnshang) - evening; night

  30. 见 (jiàn) - to see

  31. 再见 (zàijiàn) - goodbye; see you again

  32. 再 (zài) - again

  33. 英国 (Yīngguó) - Britain; England

  34. 现在 (xiànzài) - now

  35. 刻 (kè) - quarter (of an hour)

  36. 事(儿)(shì(r)) - matter; affair; event

  37. 今天 (jīntiān) - today

  38. 很 (hěn) - very

  39. 忙 (máng) - busy

  40. 明天 (míngtiān) - tomorrow

  41. 晚饭 (wǎnfàn) - dinner; supper

  42. 为什么 (wèishénme) - why

  43. 为 (wèi) - for

  44. 因为 (yīnwèi) - because

  45. 还 (hái) - also; too; as well

  46. 同学 (tóngxué) - classmate

  47. 认识 (rènshi) - to be acquainted with; to recognize

  48. 朋友 (péngyou) - friend

Lesson 4 - Hobbies

  1. 周末 (zhōumò) - weekend

  2. 打球 (dǎ qiú) - to play ball

  3. 打 (dǎ) - to hit

  4. 球 (qiú) - ball

  5. 看 (kàn) - to watch; to look; to read

  6. 电视 (diànshì) - television

  7. 电 (diàn) - electricity

  8. 视 (shì) - vision

  9. 唱歌(儿) (chàng gē(r)) - to sing (a song)

  10. 唱 (chàng) - to sing

  11. 歌 (gē) - song

  12. 跳舞 (tiào wǔ) - to dance

  13. 跳 (tiào) - to jump

  14. 舞 (wǔ) - dance

  15. 听 (tīng) - to listen

  16. 音乐 (yīnyuè) - music

  17. 书 (shū) - book

  18. 对 (duì) - right; correct

  19. 有的 (yǒude) - some

  20. 时候 (shíhou) - (a point in) time; moment; (a duration of) time

  21. 电影 (diànyǐng) - movie

  22. 影 (yǐng) - shadow

  23. 常常 (chángcháng) - often

  24. 那 (nà) - in that case; then

  25. 去 (qù) - to go

  26. 外国 (wàiguó) - foreign country

  27. 请客 (qǐng kè) - to invite someone (to dinner, coffee, etc.); to play the host

  28. 昨天 (zuótiān) - yesterday

  29. 所以 (suǒyǐ) - so

  30. 小 (xiǎo) - small; little

  31. 好久 (hǎo jiǔ) - a long time

  32. 好 (hǎo) - very

  33. 久 (jiǔ) - long (of time)

  34. 不错 (búcuò) - pretty good

  35. 错 (cuò) - wrong

  36. 想 (xiǎng) - to want to; would like to; to think

  37. 觉得 (juéde) - to feel; to think

  38. 有意思 (yǒu yìsi) - interesting

  39. 意思 (yìsi) - meaning

  40. 只 (zhǐ) - only

  41. 睡觉 (shuì jiào) - to sleep

  42. 睡 (shuì) - to sleep

  43. 觉 (jiào) - sleep

  44. 算了 (suàn le) - forget it; never mind

  45. 找 (zhǎo) - to look for

  46. 别人 (biérén) - other people; another person

  47. 别 (的) (bié (de)) - other

Lesson 5 - Visiting Friends

  1. 呀 (ya) - (interjectory particle used to soften a question)

  2. 进 (jìn) - to enter

  3. 快 (kuài) - fast, quick; quickly

  4. 进来 (jìn lái) - to come in

  5. 来 (lái) - to come

  6. 介绍 (jièshào) - to introduce

  7. 一下 (yí xià) - once; a bit

  8. 高兴 (gāoxìng) - happy, pleased

  9. 漂亮 (piàoliang) - pretty

  10. 坐 (zuò) - to sit

  11. 在 (zài) - at; in; on

  12. 哪儿 (nǎr) - where

  13. 学校 (xuéxiào) - school

  14. 喝 (hē) - to drink

  15. 点(儿) (diǎn(r)) - a little, a bit; some

  16. 茶 (chá) - tea

  17. 咖啡 (kāfēi) - coffee

  18. 吧 (ba) - (a sentence-final particle)

  19. 要 (yào) - to want

  20. 瓶 (píng) - (measure word for bottles); bottle

  21. 可乐 (kělè) - cola

  22. 可以 (kěyǐ) - can; may

  23. 对不起 (duìbuqǐ) - sorry

  24. 给 (gěi) - to give

  25. 杯 (bēi) - (measure word for cups and glasses)

  26. 水 (shuǐ) - water

  27. 玩(儿) (wán(r)) - to have fun; to play

  28. 了 (le) - (a dynamic particle)

  29. 图书馆 (túshūguǎn) - library

  30. 一起 (yìqǐ) - together

  31. 聊天(儿) (liáo tiān(r)) - to chat

  32. 聊 (liáo) - to chat

  33. 天 (tiān) - sky

  34. 才 (cái) - not until, only then

  35. 回家 (huí jiā) - to go home

  36. 回 (huí) - to return

Lesson 6 - Making Appointments

  1. 给 (gěi) - to; for

  2. 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) - to make a phone call

  3. 电话 (diànhuà) - telephone

  4. 喂 (wéi/wèi) - Hello!; Hey! (on telephone)

  5. 在 (zài) - to be present; to be at (a place)

  6. 就 (jiù) - precisely; exactly

  7. 您 (nín) - you (honorific for 你)

  8. 哪 (nǎ/něi) - which

  9. 位 (wèi) - (polite measure word for people)

  10. 下午 (xiàwǔ) - afternoon

  11. 时间 (shíjiān) - time

  12. 问题 (wèntí) - question; problem

  13. 要 (yào) - will, be going to; to want to, to have a desire to

  14. 开会 (kāi huì) - to have a meeting

  15. 上午 (shàngwǔ) - morning

  16. 节 (jié) - (measure word for class periods)

  17. 课 (kè) - class; course; lesson

  18. 年级 (niánjí) - grade in school

  19. 考试 (kǎo shì) - to give or take a test; test

  20. 以后 (yǐhòu) - after; from now on, later on

  21. 空(儿) (kòng(r)) - free time

  22. 要是 (yàoshi) - if

  23. 方便 (fāngbiàn) - convenient

  24. 到 (dào) - to go to; to arrive

  25. 办公室 (bàngōngshì) - office

  26. 行 (xíng) - all right; O.K.

  27. 等 (děng) - to wait; to wait for

  28. 别 (bié) - don’t

  29. 客气 (kèqi) - polite

  30. 下个 (xià ge) - next

  31. 中文 (Zhōngwén) - Chinese language

  32. 帮 (bāng) - to help

  33. 准备 (zhǔnbèi) - to prepare

  34. 练习 (liànxí) - to practice

  35. 说 (shuō) - to say; to speak

  36. 啊 (a) - (a sentence-final particle of exclamation, interrogation, etc.)

  37. 但是 (dànshì) - but

  38. 得 (děi) - must; to have to

  39. 跟 (gēn) - with

  40. 见面 (jiàn miàn) - to meet up; to meet with

  41. 面 (miàn) - face

  42. 回来 (huí lái) - to come back

Lesson 7 - Studying Chinese

  1. 说话 (shuō huà) - to talk

  2. 话 (huà) - word; speech

  3. 上个 (shàng ge) - the previous one

  4. 得 (de) - (a structural particle)

  5. 复习 (fùxí) - to review

  6. 写 (xiě) - to write

  7. 字 (zì) - character

  8. 枝 (zhī) - (measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects such as pens, rifles, etc.)

  9. 笔 (bǐ) - pen

  10. 张 (zhāng) - (measure word for flat objects, paper, pictures, etc.)

  11. 纸 (zhǐ) - paper

  12. 教 (jiāo) - to teach

  13. 怎么 (zěnme) - how; how come

  14. 懂 (dǒng) - to understand

  15. 真 (zhēn) - really

  16. 哪里 (nǎli) - where

  17. 预习 (yùxí) - to preview

  18. 学 (xué) - to study; to learn

  19. 第 (dì) - (prefix for ordinal numbers)

  20. 语法 (yǔfǎ) - grammar

  21. 容易 (róngyì) - easy

  22. 生词 (shēngcí) - new words; vocabulary

  23. 多 (duō) - many; much

  24. 汉字 (Hànzì) - Chinese characters

  25. 难 (nán) - difficult

  26. 平常 (píngcháng) - usually

  27. 早 (zǎo) - early

  28. 这么 (zhème) - so; this (late, etc.)

  29. 晚 (wǎn) - late

  30. 早上 (zǎoshang) - morning

  31. 功课 (gōngkè) - homework; schoolwork

  32. 大家 (dàjiā) - everybody

  33. 上课 (shàng kè) - to go to a class; to start a class; to be in class

  34. 开始 (kāishǐ) - to begin, to start; beginning

  35. 念 (niàn) - to read aloud

  36. 课文 (kèwén) - text of a lesson

  37. 录音 (lùyīn) - sound recording; to record

  38. 学习 (xuéxí) - to study; to learn

  39. 帅 (shuài) - handsome

  40. 酷 (kù) - cool

Lesson 8 - School Life

  1. 篇 (piān) - (measure word for essays, articles, etc.)

  2. 日记 (rìjì) - diary

  3. 累 (lèi) - tired

  4. 起床 (qǐ chuáng) - to get up

  5. 床 (chuáng) - bed

  6. 洗澡 (xǐ zǎo) - to take a bath/shower

  7. 早饭 (zǎofàn) - breakfast

  8. 一边 (yìbiān) - simultaneously; at the same time

  9. 教室 (jiàoshì) - classroom

  10. 发音 (fāyīn) - pronunciation

  11. 新 (xīn) - new

  12. 电脑 (diànnǎo) - computer

  13. 脑 (nǎo) - brain

  14. 中午 (zhōngwǔ) - noon

  15. 餐厅 (cāntīng) - dining room, cafeteria

  16. 午饭 (wǔfàn) - lunch, midday meal

  17. 上网 (shàng wǎng) - to go online; to surf the internet

  18. 宿舍 (sùshè) - dormitory

  19. 那儿 (nàr) - there

  20. 正在 (zhèngzài) - in the middle of (doing something)

  21. 以前 (yǐqián) - before

  22. 告诉 (gàosu) - to tell

  23. 已经 (yǐjīng) - already

  24. 知道 (zhīdao) - to know

  25. 封 (fēng) - (measure word for letters)

  26. 信 (xìn) - letter (correspondence)

  27. 最近 (zuìjìn) - recently

  28. 学期 (xuéqī) - school term; semester/quarter

  29. 除了…以外 (chúle...yǐwài) - in addition to; besides

  30. 专业 (zhuānyè) - major (in college); specialty

  31. 会 (huì) - can; know how to

  32. 后来 (hòulái) - later

  33. 音乐会 (yīnyuèhuì) - concert

  34. 希望 (xīwàng) - to hope; hope

  35. 能 (néng) - can; to be able to

  36. 用 (yòng) - to use

  37. 笑 (xiào) - to laugh at; to laugh; to smile

  38. 祝 (zhù) - to wish (well)

Lesson 9 - Shopping

  1. 商店 (shāngdiàn) - store; shop

  2. 买 (mǎi) - to buy

  3. 东西 (dōngxi) - things; objects

  4. 售货员 (shòuhuòyuán) - shop assistant; salesclerk

  5. 衣服 (yīfu) - clothes

  6. 件 (jiàn) - (measure word for shirts, dresses, jackets, coats, etc.)

  7. 衬衫 (chènshān) - shirt

  8. 颜色 (yánsè) - color

  9. 黄 (huáng) - yellow

  10. 红 (hóng) - red

  11. 穿 (chuān) - to wear; to put on

  12. 条 (tiáo) - (measure word for pants and long, thin objects)

  13. 裤子 (kùzi) - pants

  14. 号 (hào) - size

  15. 中 (zhōng) - medium; middle

  16. 便宜 (piányi) - cheap; inexpensive

  17. 如果…的话 (rúguǒ…de huà) - if

  18. 长短 (chángduǎn) - length

  19. 长 (cháng) - long

  20. 短 (duǎn) - short

  21. 合适 (héshì) - suitable

  22. 试 (shì) - to try

  23. 不用 (búyòng) - need not

  24. 一共 (yígòng) - altogether

  25. 多少 (duōshao) - how much/many

  26. 钱 (qián) - money

  27. 块 (kuài) - (measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit)

  28. 毛 (máo) - (measure word for 1/10 of a kuai, dime)

  29. 分 (fēn) - (measure word for 1/100 of a kuai, cent)

  30. 百 (bǎi) - hundred

  31. 找钱 (zhǎo qián) - to give change

  32. 双 (shuāng) - (measure word for a pair)

  33. 鞋 (xié) - shoes

  34. 换 (huàn) - to exchange; to change

  35. 一样 (yíyàng) - same; alike

  36. 虽然 (suīrán) - although

  37. 大小 (dàxiǎo) - size

  38. 咖啡色 (kāfēisè) - brown; coffee color

  39. 种 (zhǒng) - (measure word for kinds, sorts, types)

  40. 黑 (hēi) - black

  41. 样子 (yàngzi) - style

  42. 挺 (tǐng) - very; rather

  43. 它 (tā) - it

  44. 这儿 (zhèr) - here

  45. 刷卡 (shuā kǎ) - to pay with a credit card

  46. 刷 (shuā) - to brush; to swipe

  47. 卡 (kǎ) - card

  48. 收 (shōu) - to receive; to accept

  49. 信用卡 (xìnyòngkǎ) - credit card

  50. 不过 (búguò) - however; but

  51. 再 (zài) - again

  52. 付钱 (fù qián) - to pay money

  53. 付 (fù) - to pay

Lesson 10 - Transportation

  1. 寒假 (hánjià) - winter vacation

  2. 飞机 (fēijī) - airplane

  3. 飞 (fēi) - to fly

  4. 机 (jī) - machine

  5. 票 (piào) - ticket

  6. 机场 (jīchǎng) - airport

  7. 坐 (zuò) - to travel by

  8. 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) - bus

  9. 公共 (gōnggòng) - public

  10. 汽车 (qìchē) - automobile

  11. 车 (chē) - vehicle; car

  12. 或者 (huòzhě) - or

  13. 地铁 (dìtiě) - subway

  14. 走 (zǒu) - to go by way of; to walk

  15. 先 (xiān) - first

  16. 站 (zhàn) - (measure word for stops of bus, train, etc.)

  17. 下车 (xià chē) - to get off (a bus, train, etc.)

  18. 然后 (ránhòu) - then

  19. 绿 (lǜ) - green

  20. 线 (xiàn) - line

  21. 最后 (zuìhòu) - final; last

  22. 蓝 (lán) - blue

  23. 麻烦 (máfan) - troublesome

  24. 打车 (dǎ chē) - to take a taxi

  25. 出租汽车 (chūzū qìchē) - taxi

  26. 出租 (chūzū) - to rent out; to let

  27. 租 (zū) - to rent

  28. 开车 (kāi chē) - to drive a car

  29. 开 (kāi) - to drive; to operate

  30. 送 (sòng) - to see off or out; to take (someone somewhere)

  31. 电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn) - email

  32. 电子 (diànzǐ) - electron

  33. 让 (ràng) - to allow or cause (somebody to do something)

  34. 花 (huā) - to spend

  35. 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) - to feel embarrassed

  36. 每 (měi) - every; each

  37. 城市 (chéngshì) - city

  38. 特别 (tèbié) - especially

  39. 高速公路 (gāosù gōnglù) - highway

  40. 高速 (gāosù) - high speed

  41. 公路 (gōnglù) - public road

  42. 路 (lù) - road; path

  43. 紧张 (jǐnzhāng) - nervous, anxious

  44. 自己 (zìjǐ) - oneself

  45. 手机 (shǒujī) - cell phone

  46. 发短信 (fā duǎnxìn) - to send a text message

  47. 新年 (xīnnián) - new year

  48. 快乐 (kuàilè) - happy

Lesson 11 - Talking About the Weather

  1. 天气 (tiānqì) - weather

  2. 比 (bǐ) - (comparison marker); to compare

  3. 下雪 (xià xuě) - to snow

  4. 约 (yuē) - to make an appointment

  5. 公园 (gōngyuán) - park

  6. 滑冰 (huá bīng) - to ice skate

  7. 会 (huì) - will

  8. 刚才 (gāngcái) - just now; a moment ago

  9. 网上 (wǎng shang) - on the internet

  10. 预报 (yùbào) - to forecast

  11. 那么 (nàme) - so, such (indicating degree)

  12. 好玩儿 (hǎowánr) - fun, amusing, interesting

  13. 出去 (chū qu) - to go out

  14. 非常 (fēicháng) - very, extremely, exceedingly

  15. 糟糕 (zāogāo) - in a terrible mess; how terrible

  16. 下雨 (xià yǔ) - to rain

  17. 又 (yòu) - again

  18. 面试 (miànshì) - to interview; interview

  19. 回去 (huí qu) - to go back; to return

  20. 冬天 (dōngtiān) - winter

  21. 夏天 (xiàtiān) - summer

  22. 热 (rè) - hot

  23. 春天 (chūntiān) - spring

  24. 秋天 (qiūtiān) - autumn; fall

  25. 舒服 (shūfu) - comfortable

  26. 加州 (Jiāzhōu) - California

Lesson 12 - Dining

  1. 饭馆(儿) (fànguǎn(r)) - restaurant

  2. 好像 (hǎoxiàng) - to seem; to be like

  3. 位子 (wèizi) - seat

  4. 服务员 (fúwùyuán) - waiter; attendant

  5. 服务 (fúwù) - to serve; to provide service

  6. 桌子 (zhuōzi) - table

  7. 点菜 (diǎn cài) - to order food

  8. 盘 (pán) - plate; dish

  9. 饺子 (jiǎozi) - dumplings (with vegetable and/or meat filling)

  10. 素 (sù) - vegetarian; made from vegetables

  11. 家常 (jiācháng) - home-style

  12. 豆腐 (dòufu) - tofu; bean curd

  13. 放 (fàng) - to put; to place

  14. 肉 (ròu) - meat

  15. 碗 (wǎn) - bowl

  16. 酸辣汤 (suānlàtāng) - hot and sour soup

  17. 酸 (suān) - sour

  18. 辣 (là) - spicy; hot

  19. 汤 (tāng) - soup

  20. 味精 (wèijīng) - monosodium glutamate (MSG)

  21. 盐 (yán) - salt

  22. 白菜 (báicài) - bok choy

  23. 卖完 (mài wán) - to be sold out

  24. 完 (wán) - finished

  25. 青菜 (qīngcài) - green/leafy vegetable

  26. 冰茶 (bīngchá) - iced tea

  27. 冰 (bīng) - ice

  28. 渴 (kě) - thirsty

  29. 些 (xiē) - (measure word for an indefinite amount); some

  30. 够 (gòu) - enough

  31. 饿 (è) - hungry

  32. 上菜 (shàng cài) - to serve food

  33. 师傅 (shīfu) - master worker

  34. 好吃 (hǎochī) - delicious

  35. 糖醋鱼 (tángcùyú) - fish in sweet and sour sauce

  36. 糖 (táng) - sugar

  37. 醋 (cù) - vinegar

  38. 甜 (tián) - sweet

  39. 极 (jí) - extremely

  40. 红烧 (hóngshāo) - to braise in soy sauce

  41. 牛肉 (niúròu) - beef

  42. 牛 (niú) - cow; ox

  43. 鱼 (yú) - fish

  44. 凉拌 (liángbàn) - (of food) cold “blended”; cold tossed

  45. 黄瓜 (huánggua) - cucumber

  46. 米饭 (mǐfàn) - cooked rice

  47. 忘 (wàng) - to forget

  48. 带 (dài) - to bring; to take; to carry; to come with

  49. 饭卡 (fànkǎ) - meal card

  50. 错 (cuò) - wrong

  51. 清楚 (qīngchu) - clear

  52. 没关系 (méi guānxi) - it doesn’t matter

  53. 上海 (Shànghǎi) - Shanghai

Lesson 13 - Asking Directions

  1. 上 (shàng) - to go [colloquial]

  2. 中心 (zhōngxīn) - center

  3. 听说 (tīngshuō) - to be told; to hear of

  4. 运动 (yùndòng) - sports

  5. 场 (chǎng) - field

  6. 旁边 (pángbiān) - side

  7. 远 (yuǎn) - far

  8. 离 (lí) - away from

  9. 近 (jìn) - near

  10. 活动 (huódòng) - activity

  11. 中间 (zhōngjiān) - middle

  12. 书店 (shūdiàn) - bookstore

  13. 地方 (dìfang) - place

  14. 里边 (lǐbian) - inside

  15. 过 (guo) - (particle used after a verb to indicate a past experience)

  16. 中国城 (Zhōngguóchéng) - Chinatown

  17. 城 (chéng) - town; city

  18. 地图 (dìtú) - map

  19. 拿 (ná) - to take; to get

  20. 次 (cì) - (measure word for frequency)

  21. 从 (cóng) - from

  22. 一直 (yìzhí) - straight; continuously

  23. 往 (wǎng) - towards

  24. 南 (nán) - south

  25. 过 (guò) - to pass

  26. 路口 (lùkǒu) - intersection

  27. 西 (xī) - west

  28. 拐 (guǎi) - to turn

  29. 哎 (ài) - (exclamatory particle to express surprise or dissatisfaction)

  30. 东 (dōng) - east

  31. 北 (běi) - north

  32. 前 (qián) - forward; ahead

  33. 红绿灯 (hónglǜdēng) - traffic light

  34. 灯 (dēng) - light

  35. 右 (yòu) - right

  36. 左 (zuǒ) - left

  37. 前面 (qiánmian) - ahead; in front of

  38. 日文 (Rìwén) - Japanese (language)

  39. 东京 (Dōngjīng) - Tokyo

  40. 日本 (Rìběn) - Japan

Lesson 14 - Birthday Party

  1. 舞会 (wǔhuì) - dance party; ball

  2. 表姐 (biǎojiě) - older female cousin

  3. 中学 (zhōngxué) - middle school; secondary school

  4. 送 (sòng) - to give as a gift

  5. 礼物 (lǐwù) - gift; present

  6. 本 (běn) - (measure word for books)

  7. 饮料 (yǐnliào) - beverage

  8. 水果 (shuǐguǒ) - fruit

  9. 把 (bǎ) - (measure word for bunches of things, and chairs)

  10. 花 (huā) - flower

  11. 爱 (ài) - to love; to like; to be fond of

  12. 苹果 (píngguǒ) - apple

  13. 梨 (lí) - pear

  14. 西瓜 (xīguā) - watermelon

  15. 住 (zhù) - to live (in a certain place)

  16. 重 (zhòng) - heavy; serious

  17. 接 (jiē) - to catch; to meet; to welcome

  18. 楼 (lóu) - multi-storied building; floor (of a multi-level building)

  19. 钟头 (zhōngtóu) - hour

  20. 以为 (yǐwéi) - to assume erroneously

  21. 聪明 (cōngming) - smart; bright; clever

  22. 用功 (yònggōng) - hard-working; diligent; studious

  23. 暑期 (shǔqī) - summer term

  24. 班 (bān) - class

  25. 长 (zhǎng) - to grow; to appear

  26. 可爱 (kě’ài) - cute; lovable

  27. 去年 (qùnián) - last year

  28. 属 (shǔ) - to belong to

  29. 狗 (gǒu) - dog

  30. 脸 (liǎn) - face

  31. 圆 (yuán) - round

  32. 眼睛 (yǎnjing) - eye

  33. 鼻子 (bízi) - nose

  34. 嘴 (zuǐ) - mouth

  35. 像 (xiàng) - to be like; to look like; to take after

  36. 长大 (zhǎng dà) - to grow up

  37. 一定 (yídìng) - certain(ly); definite(ly)

  38. 蛋糕 (dàngāo) - cake

  39. 最 (zuì) - most, (of superlative degree) -est

Lesson 15 - Seeing a Doctor

  1. 医院 (yīyuàn) - hospital

  2. 看病 (kàn bìng) - to see a doctor; (of a doctor) to see a patient

  3. 病 (bìng) - illness; to become ill

  4. 病人 (bìngrén) - patient

  5. 肚子 (dùzi) - belly; abdomen

  6. 疼死 (téng sǐ) - really painful

  7. 疼 (téng) - aching

  8. 死 (sǐ) - to die; (a complement indicating an extreme degree)

  9. 夜里 (yèli) - at night

  10. 好几 (hǎo jǐ) - quite a few

  11. 厕所 (cèsuǒ) - restroom, toilet

  12. 把 (bǎ) - prep (indicating a thing is disposed of)

  13. 冰箱 (bīngxiāng) - refrigerator

  14. 发烧 (fāshāo) - to have a fever

  15. 躺下 (tǎng xià) - to lie down

  16. 躺 (tǎng) - to lie

  17. 检查 (jiǎnchá) - to examine

  18. 吃坏 (chī huài) - to get sick because of bad food

  19. 坏 (huài) - bad

  20. 打针 (dǎ zhēn) - to get an injection

  21. 针 (zhēn) - needle

  22. 药 (yào) - medicine

  23. 片 (piàn) - (measure word for tablet; slice)

  24. 遍 (biàn) - (measure word for complete courses of an action or instances of an action)

  25. 最好 (zuìhǎo) - had better

  26. 小时 (xiǎoshí) - hour

  27. 办法 (bànfǎ) - method; way (of doing something)

  28. 感冒 (gǎnmào) - to have a cold

  29. 生病 (shēng bìng) - to get sick

  30. 身体 (shēntǐ) - body; health

  31. 痒 (yǎng) - itchy

  32. 过敏 (guòmǐn) - to be allergic to

  33. 药店 (yàodiàn) - pharmacy

  34. 健康 (jiànkāng) - healthy; health

  35. 保险 (bǎoxiǎn) - insurance

  36. 赶快 (gǎnkuài) - right away; quickly; in a hurry

  37. 要不然 (yàobùrán) - otherwise

  38. 越来越 (yuè lái yuè) - more and more

  39. 上次 (shàng cì) - last time

  40. 休息 (xiūxi) - to take a break; to rest

  41. 懒 (lǎn) - lazy

  42. 再说 (zàishuō) - moreover

  43. 乱 (luàn) - randomly; arbitrarily; messily

Lesson 16 - Dating

  1. 同 (tóng) - same; alike

  2. 印象 (yìnxiàng) - impression

  3. 成 (chéng) - to become

  4. 演 (yǎn) - to show (a film); to perform

  5. 费 (fèi) - to spend; to take (effort)

  6. 力气 (lìqi) - strength; effort

  7. 就 (jiù) - just; only (indicating a small number)

  8. 俩 (liǎ) - two (colloquial)

  9. 后天 (hòutiān) - the day after tomorrow

  10. 一言为定 (yì yán wéi dìng) - that settles it; that’s settled; it’s decided

  11. 记得 (jìde) - to remember

  12. 想起来 (xiǎng qǐ lái) - to remember; to recall

  13. 号码 (hàomǎ) - number

  14. 搬 (bān) - to move

  15. 打扫 (dǎsǎo) - to clean up (a room, apartment, or house)

  16. 扫 (sǎo) - to sweep

  17. 整理 (zhěnglǐ) - to put in order

  18. 房间 (fángjiān) - room

  19. 旅行 (lǚxíng) - to travel

  20. 电 (diàn) - electricity

Lesson 17 - Renting an Apartment

  1. 吵 (chǎo) - to quarrel; noisy

  2. 连 (lián) - even

  3. 做饭 (zuò fàn) - to cook; to prepare a meal

  4. 报纸 (bàozhǐ) - newspaper

  5. 广告 (guǎnggào) - advertisement

  6. 附近 (fùjìn) - vicinity; neighborhood; nearby area

  7. 套 (tào) - (measure word for suite or set)

  8. 公寓 (gōngyù) - apartment

  9. 出租 (chūzū) - to rent out

  10. 走路 (zǒu lù) - to walk

  11. 分钟 (fēnzhōng) - minute

  12. 卧室 (wòshì) - bedroom

  13. 厨房 (chúfáng) - kitchen

  14. 卫生间 (wèishēngjiān) - bathroom

  15. 客厅 (kètīng) - living room

  16. 家具 (jiājù) - furniture

  17. 可能 (kěnéng) - maybe; possible

  18. 一房一厅 (yī fáng yī tīng) - one bedroom and one living room

  19. 干净 (gānjìng) - clean

  20. 沙发 (shāfā) - sofa

  21. 饭桌 (fànzhuō) - dining table

  22. 椅子 (yǐzi) - chair

  23. 书桌 (shūzhuō) - desk

  24. 书架 (shūjià) - bookcase; bookshelf

  25. 那里 (nàli) - there

  26. 安静 (ānjìng) - quiet

  27. 房租 (fángzū) - rent

  28. 元 (yuán) - yuan (measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit)

  29. 美元 (Měiyuán) - U.S. currency

  30. 人民币 (Rénmínbì) - renminbi (RMB, Chinese currency)

  31. 人民 (rénmín) - the people

  32. 币 (bì) - currency

  33. 差不多 (chàbuduō) - almost; nearly; similar

  34. 费 (fèi) - fee; expenses

  35. 押金 (yājīn) - security deposit

  36. 当 (dāng) - to serve as; to be

  37. 还 (huán) - to return (something)

  38. 另外 (lìngwài) - furthermore; in addition

  39. 准 (zhǔn) - to allow; to be allowed

  40. 养 (yǎng) - to raise

  41. 宠物 (chǒngwù) - pet

  42. 兴趣 (xìngqù) - interest

Lesson 18 - Sports

  1. 当然 (dāngrán) - of course

  2. 胖 (pàng) - fat

  3. 怕 (pà) - to fear; to be afraid of

  4. 简单 (jiǎndān) - simple

  5. 跑步 (pǎo bù) - to jog

  6. 跑 (pǎo) - to run

  7. 难受 (nánshòu) - hard to bear; uncomfortable

  8. 网球 (wǎngqiú) - tennis

  9. 拍 (pāi) - racket

  10. 篮球 (lánqiú) - basketball

  11. 游泳 (yóu yǒng) - to swim

  12. 危险 (wēixiǎn) - dangerous

  13. 淹死 (yān sǐ) - to drown

  14. 愿意 (yuànyì) - to be willing

  15. 上大学 (shàng dàxué) - to attend college/university

  16. 为了 (wèile) - for the sake of

  17. 提高 (tígāo) - to improve; to raise; to heighten

  18. 水平 (shuǐpíng) - level; standard

  19. 足球 (zúqiú) - soccer; football

  20. 比赛 (bǐsài) - game; match; competition; to compete

  21. 国际 (guójì) - international

  22. 美式 (Měishì) - American-style

  23. 脚 (jiǎo) - foot

  24. 踢 (tī) - to kick

  25. 手 (shǒu) - hand

  26. 抱 (bào) - to hold or carry in the arms

  27. 压 (yā) - to press; to hold down; to weigh down

  28. 被 (bèi) - by (used to indicate the passive voice)

  29. 担心 (dān xīn) - to worry

  30. 棒 (bàng) - fantastic; super

  31. 运动服 (yùndòngfú) - sportswear; athletic clothing

  32. 半天 (bàntiān) - half a day; a long time

Lesson 19 - Travel

  1. 马上 (mǎshàng) - immediately; right away

  2. 放假 (fàng jià) - go on vacation; have time off

  3. 公司 (gōngsī) - company

  4. 实习 (shíxí) - to intern

  5. 打工 (dǎ gōng) - to work at a temporary job (often part-time)

  6. 计划 (jìhuà) - plan; to plan

  7. 暑假 (shǔjià) - summer vacation

  8. 打算 (dǎsuàn) - to plan; plan

  9. 父母 (fùmǔ) - parents; father and mother

  10. 首都 (shǒudū) - capital city

  11. 政治 (zhèngzhì) - politics

  12. 文化 (wénhuà) - culture

  13. 名胜古迹 (míngshèng gǔjì) - famous scenic spots and historic sites

  14. 有名 (yǒumíng) - famous; well-known

  15. 导游 (dǎoyóu) - tour guide

  16. 护照 (hùzhào) - passport

  17. 订 (dìng) - to reserve; to book (a ticket, a hotel room, etc.)

  18. 签证 (qiānzhèng) - visa

  19. 旅行社 (lǚxíngshè) - travel agency

  20. 长城 (Chángchéng) - the Great Wall

  21. 香港 (Xiānggǎng) - Hong Kong

  22. 台北 (Táiběi) - Taipei

  23. 初 (chū) - beginning

  24. 单程 (dānchéng) - one-way trip

  25. 往返 (wǎngfǎn) - make a round trip; go there and back

  26. 航空 (hángkōng) - aviation

  27. 查 (chá) - to check; to look into

  28. 航班 (hángbān) - scheduled flight

  29. 千 (qiān) - thousand

  30. 直飞 (zhí fēi) - fly directly

  31. 打折 (dǎ zhé) - to sell at a discount; to give a discount

  32. 转机 (zhuǎn jī) - change planes

  33. 靠 (kào) - to lean on; to lean against; to be next to

  34. 窗户 (chuānghu) - window

  35. 走道 (zǒudào) - aisle

  36. 份 (fèn) - (measure word for meal order, job)

  37. 素餐 (sùcān) - vegetarian meal

  38. 旅馆 (lǚguǎn) - hotel

  39. 租 (zū) - to rent

  40. 中国国际航空公司 (Zhōngguó Guójì Hángkōng Gōngsī) - Air China

  41. 西北航空公司 (Xīběi Hángkōng Gōngsī) - Northwest Airlines

Lesson 20 - At the Airport

  1. 行李 (xíngli) - luggage

  2. 托运 (tuōyùn) - to check (luggage)

  3. 包 (bāo) - bag; sack; bundle; package

  4. 箱子 (xiāngzi) - suitcase; box

  5. 超重 (chāozhòng) - to be overweight (of luggage, freight, etc.)

  6. 超 (chāo) - to exceed; to surpass

  7. 登机牌 (dēngjī pái) - boarding pass

  8. 登机口 (dēngjī kǒu) - boarding gate

  9. 哭 (kū) - to cry; to weep

  10. 地 (de) - (particle to link adverbial and verb)

  11. 照顾 (zhàogu) - to look after; to care for; to attend to

  12. 起飞 (qǐfēi) - (of airplanes) to take off

  13. 小心 (xiǎoxīn) - to be careful

  14. 一路平安 (yí lù píng'ān) - have a good trip; bon voyage

  15. 叔叔 (shūshu) - uncle

  16. 阿姨 (āyí) - aunt

  17. 欢迎 (huānyíng) - to welcome

  18. 瘦 (shòu) - thin, slim; lean

  19. 爷爷 (yéye) - paternal grandfather

  20. 奶奶 (nǎinai) - paternal grandmother

  21. 烤鸭 (kǎoyā) - roast duck

  22. 首都机场 (Shǒudū Jīchǎng) - the Capital Airport (in Beijing)

Lesson 21 - Social Media

  1. 社交媒体 (shè jiāo méi tǐ) - social media

  2. 社交平台 (shè jiāo píng tái) - social platform

  3. 搜索引擎 (sōu suǒ yǐn qíng) - search engine

  4. 网络 (wǎng luò) - internet

  5. 信息 (xìn xī) - information

  6. 账号 (zhàng hào) - account/account number

  7. 微信 (wēi xìn) - WeChat

  8. 朋友圈 (péngyǒu quān) - Moments (WeChat's social sharing feature)

  9. 脸书 (liǎn shū) - Facebook

  10. 微博 (wēi bó) - Weibo (Chinese twitter)

  11. 推特 (tuī tè) - Twitter

  12. 抖音 (dǒu yīn) - TikTok

  13. 知乎 (zhī hū) - Zhihu (Chinese Quora)

  14. 小红书 (xiǎo hóng shū) - Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book)

  15. 用户 (yòng hù) - user

  16. 粉丝 (fěn sī) - fans/followers

  17. 点赞 (diǎn zàn) - to like (an online post on Weibo, Facebook, etc.)

  18. 分享 (fēn xiǎng) - to share

  19. 评论 (píng lùn) - to comment / comment

  20. 一键三连 (yí jiàn sān lián) - "One-click Triple Connections" (like, share, comment)

  21. 订阅 (dìng yuè) - subscribe/subscription

  22. 关注 (guān zhù) - to follow with interest, to pay close attention to

  23. 发布 (fā bù) - to post

  24. 视频 (shì pín) - video

  25. 直播 (zhí bō) - live streaming