Grade 8 Vocabulary Summary

Vocabulary List

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  • 手提包 (shǒu tí bāo): Handbag
  • 宠物包 (chǒng wù bāo): Pet bag
  • 服装店 (fú zhuāng diàn): Clothing store
  • 钥匙 (yào shi): Key
  • 警察 (jǐng chá): Police
  • 看电视 (kàn diàn shì): Watch TV
  • 邻居 (lín jū): Neighbor
  • 提醒 (tí xǐng): Remind
  • 半夜 (bàn yè): Midnight
  • 烦人 (fán rén): Annoying
  • 邻居 (lín jū): Neighbor (repeated)
  • 记得 (jì de): Remember
  • 加 (jiā): Add
  • 别着凉 (bié zhāo liáng): Don’t catch a cold
  • 课余时间 (kè yú shí jiān): Free time

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  • 很难受 (hěn nán shòu): Feels really bad
  • 提醒 (tí xǐng): Remind (repeated)
  • 挺便宜 (tǐng pián yi): Quite cheap
  • 弄坏 (nòng huài): Break
  • 戴眼镜 (dài yǎn jìng): Wear glasses
  • 咳嗽 (ké sou): Cough
  • 需要 (xū yào): Need
  • 没有机会 (méi yǒu jī huì): No opportunity
  • 平均 (píng jūn): Average
  • 明显 (míng xiǎn): Obvious
  • 季节变化 (jì jié biàn huà): Seasonal changes
  • 倒觉得 (dào jué de): Actually feel
  • 签证 (qiān zhèng): Visa
  • 办下来 (bàn xià lái): Get things done
  • 气温 (qì wēn): Temperature
  • 红绿灯往前 (hóng lǜ dēng wǎng qián): Go straight at the traffic lights
  • 出门的时候记得加件外套 (chū mén de shí hou jì de jiā jiàn wài tào): Remember to put on a coat when you go out

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  • 整个人都很难受 (zhěng gè rén dōu hěn nán shòu): I feel really unwell
  • 谢谢你提醒我 (xiè xie nǐ tí xǐng wǒ): Thank you for reminding me
  • 我今天没戴眼镜 (wǒ jīn tiān méi dài yǎn jìng): I didn’t wear glasses today
  • 我则更喜欢打网球 (wǒ zé gèng xǐ huan dǎ wǎng qiú): I prefer playing tennis
  • 放松一下 (fàng sōng yí xià): Relax a little
  • 不舒服 (bù shū fu): Uncomfortable
  • 我给你开一些药 (wǒ gěi nǐ kāi yì xiē yào): I’ll prescribe some medicine for you
  • 我给你量一下体温 (wǒ gěi nǐ liáng yí xià tǐ wēn): I’ll take your temperature
  • 需要 (xū yào): Need (repeated)
  • 休息 (xiū xi): Rest
  • 需要在家里休息两天 (xū yào zài jiā xiū xi liǎng tiān): You need to rest at home for two days
  • 请病假 (qǐng bìng jià): Take sick leave

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  • 请病假两天 (qǐng bìng jià liǎng tiān): Take sick leave for two days
  • 季节 (jì jié): Season
  • 暖和 (nuǎn huo): Warm
  • 夏天很热 (xià tiān hěn rè): Summer is hot
  • 带一把伞 (dài yì bǎ sǎn): Take an umbrella
  • 有时候 (yǒu shí hou): Sometimes
  • 戴领带 (dài lǐng dài): Wear a tie
  • 高跟鞋 (gāo gēn xié): High heels
  • 特别忙 (tè bié máng): Very busy
  • 工作特别忙 (gōng zuò tè bié máng): Work is especially busy
  • 经常出差 (jīng cháng chū chāi): Often travel for work
  • 当然可以 (dāng rán kě yǐ): Of course
  • 太贵了 (tài guì le): Too expensive
  • 皮靴 (pí xuē): Leather boots
  • 气温 (qì wēn): Temperature (repeated)
  • 差不多 (chà bù duō): Almost the same

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  • 零下二十度左右 (líng xià èr shí dù zuǒ yòu): About negative twenty degrees
  • 游泳衣 (yóu yǒng yī): Swimsuit
  • 一副耳环 (yí fù ěr huán): A pair of earrings
  • 已经 (yǐ jīng): Already
  • 一条项链 (yì tiáo xiàng liàn): A necklace
  • 物理 (wù lǐ): Physics
  • 我觉得物理很有用 (wǒ jué de wù lǐ hěn yǒu yòng): I think physics is very useful
  • 你喜欢哪个科目？(nǐ xǐ huan nǎ ge kē mù?): Which subject do you like?
  • 很有意思 (hěn yǒu yì si): Very interesting
  • 美术室在二楼 (měi shù shì zài èr lóu): The art room is on the second floor
  • 借你的计算器用一下 (jiè nǐ de jì suàn qì yòng yí xià): Let me borrow your calculator for a moment
  • 新鲜 (xīn xiān): Fresh
  • 蔬菜和水果 (shū cài hé shuǐ guǒ): Vegetables and fruit
  • 三明治 (sān míng zhì): Sandwich

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  • 薯条 (shǔ tiáo): French fries
  • 炸鸡翅 (zhá jī chì): Fried chicken wings
  • 糖果 (táng guǒ): Candy
  • 不算太贵 (bú suàn tài guì): Not too expensive
  • 特别喜欢 (tè bié xǐ huan): Really like/especially like
  • 吃零食 (chī líng shí): Eat snacks
  • 巧克力 (qiǎo kè lì): Chocolate
  • 冰淇淋 (bīng qí lín): Ice cream
  • 饼干 (bǐng gān): Cookies
  • 有时候 (yǒu shí hou): Sometimes
  • 吃中餐 (chī zhōng cān): Eat Chinese food
  • 吃西餐 (chī xī cān): Eat Western food
  • 吃自助餐 (chī zì zhù cān): Eat buffet
  • 三文鱼 (sān wén yú): Salmon
  • 牛排 (niú pái): Steak
  • 一共 (yí gòng): Altogether / in total
  • 花了 (huā le): Spent (money or time)

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  • 这是菜单 (zhè shì cài dān): This is the menu
  • 很饿 (hěn è): Very hungry
  • 你喜欢吃中餐吗？(nǐ xǐ huan chī zhōng cān ma?): Do you like eating Chinese food?
  • 点菜 (diǎn cài): Order dishes
  • 市中心 (shì zhōng xīn): City center
  • 生活 (shēng huó): Life / Living
  • 很方便 (hěn fāng biàn): Very convenient
  • 邮局 (yóu jú): Post office
  • 超级市场 (chāo jí shì chǎng): Supermarket
  • 对面 (duì miàn): Opposite / Across from
  • 左边 (zuǒ biān): Left side
  • 右边 (yòu biān): Right side
  • 银行 (yín háng): Bank
  • 诊所 (zhěn suǒ): Clinic
  • 百货公司 (bǎi huò gōng sī): Department store
  • 后面 (hòu miàn): Behind / Back
  • 前面 (qián miàn): In front
  • 公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē): Bus

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  • 公园 (gōng yuán): Park
  • 戏院 (xì yuàn): Theater
  • 附近 (fù jìn): Nearby
  • 一直往前走 (yì zhí wǎng qián zǒu): Go straight ahead
  • 红绿灯 (hóng lǜ dēng): Traffic light
  • 向右拐 (xiàng yòu guǎi): Turn right
  • 钱包里有什么？(qián bāo lǐ yǒu shén me): What’s in the wallet?
  • 现金 (xiàn jīn): Cash
  • 两百多块 (liǎng bǎi duō kuài): More than 200 yuan
  • 电话号码 (diàn huà hào mǎ): Phone number
  • 学生证 (xué shēng zhèng): Student ID
  • 搬家 (bān jiā): Move (house)
  • 要多穿点儿衣服 (yào duō chuān diǎnr yī fu): Need to wear more clothes
  • 太贵了 (tài guì le): Too expensive
  • 吵醒 (chǎo xǐng): Wake someone up (due to noise)